James Stewart
(as George Bailey)
Beulah Bondi
(as Ma Bailey)
Ma Bailey:
[speaking of Mary Hatch] Why, she lights up like a firefly whenever you are around. Besides, Sam Wainright is off in New York, and you're here in Bedford Falls...
George Bailey: And all's fair in love and war, right?
Ma Bailey: [fixing his collar] Well, I don't know about war...
George Bailey: And all's fair in love and war, right?
Ma Bailey: [fixing his collar] Well, I don't know about war...
Lillian Randolph
(as Annie)
Thomas Mitchell
(as Uncle Billy Bailey)
Uncle Billy:
After all, Potter, some people like George HAD to stay at home. Not every heel was in Germany and Japan.
Henry Travers
(as Clarence)
Henry Travers
(as Clarence)
Clarence:
Clarence Oddbody, AS2.
George Bailey: Oddbody... Hey, what's an AS2?
Clarence: Angel, Second Class.
[the bridgekeeper, overhearing it, falls backwards in his chair]
George Bailey: Oddbody... Hey, what's an AS2?
Clarence: Angel, Second Class.
[the bridgekeeper, overhearing it, falls backwards in his chair]
Henry Travers
(as Clarence)
Henry Travers
(as Clarence)
Clarence:
Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?
Henry Travers
(as Clarence)
Clarence:
You see George, you've really had a wonderful life. Don't you see what a mistake it would be to just throw it away?
Henry Travers
(as Clarence)
Clarence:
You've been given a great gift, George: A chance to see what the world would be like without you.
