I never understood how great this scene was when I was younger, cause I didn't get quite what was going on. George really did kinda single-handedly keep the town afloat
@almcmemeshack8443 An army of George Baileys kept the nation afloat through Great Depression I, and beat two of the greatest war machines in the history of the world. And first private, lieutenant, captain, major, lieutenant colonel and colonel James Stewart, of Indiana, Pennsylvania and the U.S. Army Air Forces was a real, life George Bailey, except that Jimmy had the hearing in one ear ruined, flying bombers over Nazi Germany.
I always get choked up when Ms. Thompson is reluctant to take anything because it’s George’s personal money but George doesn’t so much as bat an eye and simply says don’t worry about it. Really shows how much he deserves the treatment he gets at the end of the movie.
Potter=Trump that's right I said it. LOL Tom= any asshole that tries to buy all the toilet paper in the store. when he can get by with a twenty roll case.
I still think that Jimmy Stewart should have won the Oscar for this movie his performance in this movie is one of the greatest and one of the most powerful acting performances I've seen.
@ericburns9132 "I still think that Jimmy Stewart should have won the Oscar for this movie..." I think he gave the greatest performance ever by a lead actor, in what was then the third greatest picture ever made. The problem was, Life bombed at the box office, and the critics weren't all that crazy about it, either. But he got nominated real good. Freddie March won the Best Actor Oscar that year for The Best Years of Our Lives. March was brilliant, and Best Years was the box office king that year, was beloved by the critics, remains the greatest picture ever made, and had long coattails.
@@_AGONY I think you're right. It's not the jolly Christmas classic that people think it is. Over and over again George gets screwed for doing the right thing. Think the ending is pat?
@@nicholasschroeder3678 Was thinking about this just the other day, almost don't even see how it's considered a christmas movie being how heavy it is. Not very many movies from that time touch on topics as deep.
@@_AGONY Well, it's got lots of sugary, sentiment, and of course it's set at Christmas with good triumphing over evil. What I like is that George's decency doesn't come cheap: he's basically the whole town's codependent. He kind of knows that he's being screwed, but he just can't help himself--he's always internally compelled to think of others. So I think at least it's a lesson in love. Love is costly, but it's worth it.
@@_AGONY The writer's made a riff on A Christmas Carol. Potter doesn't get redeemed, but George regains his faith in love. It's a great moment when Potter tries to seduce him, and George loses himself for a moment before he snaps out of it. It's all a fairy tale about the American Dream: George gives it up--wealth, power, status--and the movie is about showing he made the right decisions. Still, it's often a bitter pill to swallow that you might have to make really hard choices.
3:35 The actress playing Miss Davis was supposed to ask for $20 like everyone else. Frank Capra secretly told her to ask for $17.50 instead, prompting Jimmy Stewart's surprised unscripted response.
One man can make a difference. One decent, honorable man CAN make a difference. I believe that because I don't want to live if I can't believe it's true. I've seen this film I can't remember how many times, and the decency and courage of George Bailey always shines through.
Forever one of my favourite Christmas movies. It's completely different from most movies in the same genre, since it has a lot of realism, but yet it has the same spirit. Props to all the amazing actors in this movie.
Bro I worked as a bank teller during the 2020 covid pandemic and damn this is how it felt when everything closed in March. At one point all we had was 5000 in the vault and people were pissed as hell haha.
Although it may not seem significant on it's face, the blairing siren going by was brilliantly placed. It illustrated perfectly the natural herd mentality of human beings. Capra was a genius.
Yes, except she originally didn't want George to go back! She wanted him to get back in the cab and drive on! I'll never understand the writer upon hearing that. I wonder why he had her say that line in the movie. (It was totally at odds with her behavior in the Bldg & Loan when she flashed the money and yelled out, "How much do you need!?")
George and Mary are definitely my favorite onscreen couple, and I think a lot of it has to do with the way the character of Mary Bailey is written. In an era where women characters often failed the Bechdel Test, Mary stands out as one of the most reliable heroes in film, consistently making the best of bad circumstances and providing an emotionally stable foundation for her relationship with George (who, for all his good intentions, was often erratic). Here she literally saves Bedford Fallls, using her wedding and honeymoon money to keep the Building and Loan afloat during the Depression.
Which is a movie that we have seen because there was no copyright on it. So TV stations looking to save some pennies would play this copyright free movie over and over year after year. So now it's part of the cultural zeitgeist.
How so? By trusting someone who promises to have your back, no matter what, and then leaves you hanging?? You do know, that this was fiction and that real banks back in the great depression did nothing like this. In fact, what they told anyone who came in, was "if you don't have it - you don't own it". Sounds fair right? It was your money that was ENTRUSTED to them right? Or did you give it to them as a gift?
@@aphthorian4604 Pretty positive they weren’t really referring to such a specific situation let alone the integrity of depression era banks, but rather individuals being out for themselves when they know it’ll cost the group if they break away just to cover their asses.
Bart. what do you mean the banks out of money. insolvent. what you only have enough money for the next 3 customers Everyone rushes up to bank . Bank maneger hey hey hey just a second i dont have your money here its in bills house and freds house. Moe. what the hell you doing with my money in your house fred riot starts bart leaves laughing lol hahahahaha.
Reminds me of the recent GM closures. Devastating and so heartbreaking for the hard workers and their beautiful families. Thinking about what they must be going through. My prayers go out to everyone at GM affected. #Lordstown #LoyalChevroletOwner #Cruze #FaithInEachOther #BaileyFaith
Mary offers up their $2,000 wedding fund and George doesn't bat an eye, he just goes right along with her. Perfect team. Husband-and-wife dynamite squad. Absolute perfect match.
Tom and "my $242" should have been sent to Potter for $121. That grubby idiot gobbled up over 10% of the cash available for a room filled with 50+ people. It's a wonderful movie, can't expect every scene to make sense...
I believe Potter bought the bank not just because he's rich but also as part his evil scheme to get rid of the Bailey Building & Loan. I think Potter's plan was that if he bought the bank, close it on purpose and took back the whole loan, the people would panic and come crawling to him. Luckily George Bailey and his wife Mary intervened and saved the Building and Loan from bankruptcy.
And that's the problem. We all just assume things are supposed to cost more over time, but they're not. Free markets are deflationary. But the way the federal reserve and fiat systems are setup, they can only continue to exist by inflating prices and debasing currency. They have to bleed people of their wealth on every level. Your income, the things you buy with it, your home (if you can even afford to buy one anymore), when you sell your home, when you sell a stock, constantly taking and giving to those on government who did nothing to deserve it. The only time this doesn't apply is when you become wealthy somehow.
@@thewewguy8t88they're not just trying it, they are doing it. Why do you think everything is becoming more expensive and rent is astronomical? The world has been taken over by Potters and the regular guy is getting screwed.
I decided to watch this scene today as I was reminded of it because of the Silicon Valley Bank bank run and stock halt that is happening. I don't think there is a George Bailey for SVB... 😕
I believe in the principles in the olde b&W films we were a better people then people worked together to survive n helped one another without asking and without asking reward we were happier please God bring us back to normalcy n decency
1:47-2:37 This pretty much sums up Disney buying Marvel, Star Wars, and 20th Century Fox properties. And it may not be long before they get DC Comics as well since they've still been a competitor to them in many ways.
The actress that asks for $17.50 is Ellen Corby. She goes on to play the grandmother in The Waltons. Also, the town should have gotten together and wheeled Potter off a cliff. "Nobody saw nuthin." Lol.
Did ya know? Jimmy Stewart was dealing with post. Tramatic stress disorder.. Channeled it into the movie.. I thought VERY original!! This was favorite movie he made. Said so.
Another reason I will not deal with any sort of bank, I support my neighborhood credit union, better rates, and I actually make money on saving and checking.
AT&T did not Buy Cingular, Cingular Bought AT&T wireless, and changed their name shortly to AT&T Wireless, then AT&T inc acquired ATT, also the DirectTV ATT merger required substantiation benefits to the american consumer
Anti-Trust laws were neutered in the ‘60s. That’s why no one is stepping in to stop a brazen monopolization play. That and tons of lobbying money greasing both squeaky and already oily wheels.
Underrated scene-Mrs Thompson, who had been positively paniced by the economic situation in story ("my husband hasn't worked in lver a year and I need money!") Is positively scared at the idea id her baker (and his wife, lets give Mary her due) straight up putting their own livelihood forward (for her) "but that's your own money george!". Nothing puts thing into perspective more than someone putting as much (or more) than you into somethig...
Not much at all assuming it’s not a random event. Although you could assume lending would grind to a halt well before then which would almost certainly crash an economy as well. This is by no means a defense of fractional reserve banking, however, it should be clear that an economy generally grows faster depending on the amount of money that can be lent(commensurate with its safety).
@@christianortiz324 Real enough, but greatly exaggerated in terms of how dangerous or even how contagious it is. I know exactly two people who have diagnosed positive. One is in a high risk group. Both recovered and are doing fine.
@@alexr6292 I'll bet if you ask people how many they know who have had it and recovered versus those who died you'd find a higher rate of survival than death. I'd also be willing to bet that many of those deaths were thanks to people like Cuomo and the new Secretary of Health Biden appointed who intentionally put sick people in nursing homes. Wouldn't it be interesting to know those numbers, but I wouldn't hold my breath that we will ever really get an accurate estimate.
If you think banks are shady now, you have no idea the kind of stuff that went on back in the day. They could close down and run anyone out of town they wanted to, whenever they wanted.
remember this happen in 1946 .fast forward to 2016 the same thing I'd going on now rent payment .potty sale not buying always be thankful. I will be watching this on Christmas Eve merry Christmas every body .
Pffft , 28 and still don't quite understand why people were rushing to the bank for money and the bank reopening or what not. And Potter buying shares at 50 cents on the dollar?
To simplify it best I can, think of a bank as having two sides: one is to accept money deposits from customers, the other is to provide money loans to customers. The money from loans are taken from the deposits of customers. To incentivize people to save their money at the bank (so that the bank can loan it out), they usually give them perks like interest on savings, which are paid for by the interest the bank earns from the loans they give out. The more people save, the more the bank can loan. In the case of Bailey's, the loans are for houses for their customers ("The money is in Joe's house"). Banks therefore don't actually have much liquid cash on hand, usually only keeping a small percentage of money deposited at them for the occasional withdrawals, and the rest is out on loan. However, if people fear for the stability of that bank (that is, if the bank becomes insolvent, meaning it can't pay off its debts), the money deposited at them will be lost entirely. Potter starts a rumour that Bailey's is unstable, thus the customers of Bailey, fearing loss of all their saved money, try to withdraw it before it collapses. Ironically, the act of customers withdrawing all at once can be what causes the bank to collapse and become insolvent, because the money isn't on-hand, and the bank can't pay its debts before the collectors require it. This is called a bank run. Potter tries to make a double play, saying that he'll takeover all of Bailey's customer's accounts if he gets them at half-price (50 cents on the dollar). Essentially, an expensive short term cost for a long play to make Bailey have no more customers, meaning Bailey can't loan for buildings and eventually giving Potter a monopoly on housing. If Bailey was able to stay open on normal hours and lasts until the end of the day, then presumably on the next day it will get the income it needs off the interest of its loans to pay off its own debts before due dates are missed.
I never understood how great this scene was when I was younger, cause I didn't get quite what was going on. George really did kinda single-handedly keep the town afloat
"kinda"? - he rocked it!!!...
“I wouldn’t have a roof over my head if it wasn’t for you George.”
@almcmemeshack8443
An army of George Baileys kept the nation afloat through Great Depression I, and beat two of the greatest war machines in the history of the world. And first private, lieutenant, captain, major, lieutenant colonel and colonel James Stewart, of Indiana, Pennsylvania and the U.S. Army Air Forces was a real, life George Bailey, except that Jimmy had the hearing in one ear ruined, flying bombers over Nazi Germany.
This hits home today
This 1947 depiction is exactly how finance works. Sadly, our citizenry do not understand? Ignorance is bliss?
“Hey, what the hell are you doing with my money in your house, Fred?!”
I always get choked up when Ms. Thompson is reluctant to take anything because it’s George’s personal money but George doesn’t so much as bat an eye and simply says don’t worry about it. Really shows how much he deserves the treatment he gets at the end of the movie.
George: Well Tom, how many rolls of toilet paper do you need to tie you over until the next shipment come in?
Tom: I'll take 242 rolls!
You'll get your tp in 60 days
Congratulations one of the best analogies in the comments I have seen
Potters givin' out 4 rolls on the 8 pack now gettin' half's better then gettin' nothing!
Potter=Trump that's right I said it. LOL
Tom= any asshole that tries to buy all the toilet paper in the store.
when he can get by with a twenty roll case.
@@reneehurt387
Hey, I was gonna say that!
So true
hey what the hell is my money doing in your house fred
super nintendo chalmers hits a guy, then gets hit by a lady.
‘Only have enough cash for the next three customers!’
Whatta you meeaaaaaaan the banks outta money?!?!
Charlie 😬
Ixnay on the omar may
I still think that Jimmy Stewart should have won the Oscar for this movie his performance in this movie is one of the greatest and one of the most powerful acting performances I've seen.
They honestly should go back, and reward these timeless actors and movies, that people took for granted at the time.
!!!
It’s sad that Jimmy Stewart has only one Academy Award.
@ericburns9132
"I still think that Jimmy Stewart should have won the Oscar for this movie..."
I think he gave the greatest performance ever by a lead actor, in what was then the third greatest picture ever made. The problem was, Life bombed at the box office, and the critics weren't all that crazy about it, either. But he got nominated real good.
Freddie March won the Best Actor Oscar that year for The Best Years of Our Lives. March was brilliant, and Best Years was the box office king that year, was beloved by the critics, remains the greatest picture ever made, and had long coattails.
I don't have your Oscar, it's in BILL'S house, and, and ,and, and FRED'S house!
This is without a doubt one of the best speeches in American cinema history!
Yep!
It’s a perfect movie.
Brandon 🤡 needs to Plagiarize it Today 😆🤣🤣
@@carnevale366 Brandon's causing the bank runs; not trying to prevent them.
Amazing that George says to Tom, "Your accounts still here. That's a loan." This Christmas classic has a very serious undertone.
Undertone? The whole movie is wildly heavy and serious.
@@_AGONY I think you're right. It's not the jolly Christmas classic that people think it is. Over and over again George gets screwed for doing the right thing. Think the ending is pat?
@@nicholasschroeder3678 Was thinking about this just the other day, almost don't even see how it's considered a christmas movie being how heavy it is. Not very many movies from that time touch on topics as deep.
@@_AGONY Well, it's got lots of sugary, sentiment, and of course it's set at Christmas with good triumphing over evil. What I like is that George's decency doesn't come cheap: he's basically the whole town's codependent. He kind of knows that he's being screwed, but he just can't help himself--he's always internally compelled to think of others. So I think at least it's a lesson in love. Love is costly, but it's worth it.
@@_AGONY The writer's made a riff on A Christmas Carol. Potter doesn't get redeemed, but George regains his faith in love. It's a great moment when Potter tries to seduce him, and George loses himself for a moment before he snaps out of it. It's all a fairy tale about the American Dream: George gives it up--wealth, power, status--and the movie is about showing he made the right decisions. Still, it's often a bitter pill to swallow that you might have to make really hard choices.
3:35 The actress playing Miss Davis was supposed to ask for $20 like everyone else. Frank Capra secretly told her to ask for $17.50 instead, prompting Jimmy Stewart's surprised unscripted response.
wonderful moment
@swa7169 Thanks for the back story. That was Ellen Corby, who would later perform in I Remember Mama, Vertigo, and The Waltons.
One man can make a difference. One decent, honorable man CAN make a difference.
I believe that because I don't want to live if I can't believe it's true.
I've seen this film I can't remember how many times, and the decency and courage of George Bailey always shines through.
I bet every economics student had their teachers showing this vedio in class at some point.
I show it in my U.S. history class when we study the Depression.
That's why im here lmao
Me rn
Nope, this was from my teacher for the great depression unit lol
I'm here for my economics class 😂
Behind every good man like George Bailey, there is a good woman like Mary Bailey. It was her idea to give up their weddings gifts to help.
I always said would you give up a case of beer to feed a family for a week, exposes ourselves in a hurry.
Absolutely. That was the moment Mary truly proved herself to be George’s perfect match.
@@12classics39 Heck, Mary proved herself to be George's perfect match when she was eight years old.
HONEYMOON
Amen. I've long held to the saying "Behind every great man is a great woman, helping to hold him up against the weight of the world."
Forever one of my favourite Christmas movies. It's completely different from most movies in the same genre, since it has a lot of realism, but yet it has the same spirit. Props to all the amazing actors in this movie.
Bro I worked as a bank teller during the 2020 covid pandemic and damn this is how it felt when everything closed in March. At one point all we had was 5000 in the vault and people were pissed as hell haha.
I blame Fred for having my money at his house.
Buy Bitcoin and Precious Metals. Be your OWN custodian. All bankers are crooks.
@NinjaCrazy87 Why did you end a serious comment, "haha"?
@@TheFinancialSecret so are cryptocurrencies lol.
But couldn't you get an advance payment from the Federal Reserve?
Although it may not seem significant on it's face, the blairing siren going by was brilliantly placed. It illustrated perfectly the natural herd mentality of human beings. Capra was a genius.
Mary Bailey has such a pure heart. The act of charity personified. She deserved her own frame
Yes, except she originally didn't want George to go back! She wanted him to get back in the cab and drive on! I'll never understand the writer upon hearing that. I wonder why he had her say that line in the movie. (It was totally at odds with her behavior in the Bldg & Loan when she flashed the money and yelled out, "How much do you need!?")
1:47 George explains everything and brought them to their senses.
Because that's what a true leader does.
We should all take this to heart no matter what they throw our way this year or the next. They are Potters and we are those people.
It’s what his father would have said too.
George and Mary are definitely my favorite onscreen couple, and I think a lot of it has to do with the way the character of Mary Bailey is written. In an era where women characters often failed the Bechdel Test, Mary stands out as one of the most reliable heroes in film, consistently making the best of bad circumstances and providing an emotionally stable foundation for her relationship with George (who, for all his good intentions, was often erratic). Here she literally saves Bedford Fallls, using her wedding and honeymoon money to keep the Building and Loan afloat during the Depression.
so if anything, she should be the one given credit for saving the town, not George.
This should be sent to every VC in the country
This is such a good movie about the power of community and taking care of each other.
Which is a movie that we have seen because there was no copyright on it. So TV stations looking to save some pennies would play this copyright free movie over and over year after year. So now it's part of the cultural zeitgeist.
People like Potter are responsible for 10% of the world's misery. The Toms of this world are responsible for the other 90%.
How so? By trusting someone who promises to have your back, no matter what, and then leaves you hanging??
You do know, that this was fiction and that real banks back in the great depression did nothing like this. In fact, what they told anyone who came in, was "if you don't have it - you don't own it".
Sounds fair right? It was your money that was ENTRUSTED to them right? Or did you give it to them as a gift?
@@aphthorian4604 Pretty positive they weren’t really referring to such a specific situation let alone the integrity of depression era banks, but rather individuals being out for themselves when they know it’ll cost the group if they break away just to cover their asses.
No. Socialists who scapegoat others like you are responsible for far far more.
@@aphthorian4604 Tom signed the agreement to be able to be paid in 60 days.
@@aphthorian4604 The building and loan isn't a bank. Potter guaranteed the banks. So if they were a bank, then this wouldn't have happened.
the greatest story ever told
Beautiful film, my favourite film. Lovely theme, everyone needs friends a d family.
My school's doing this show in December and I'm playing a townsperson, Miss Davis, and Mr. Potter's rent collector. Ah, it's gonna be a fun time.
How was it?
This scene hits different today, when 3 huge US banks have failed and been taken over in the past WEEK.
If only the banks had George
@Eli Schrag this world has no savior
So ask yourself; Who's Mr Potter?
@@jreese7436george Soros, Klaus Schwab and Bill Gates just to name a few…
Not before the executives took their millions in bonuses.
Bart. what do you mean the banks out of money. insolvent. what you only have enough money for the next 3 customers
Everyone rushes up to bank .
Bank maneger hey hey hey just a second i dont have your money here its in bills house and freds house.
Moe. what the hell you doing with my money in your house fred
riot starts bart leaves laughing lol hahahahaha.
Reminds me of the recent GM closures. Devastating and so heartbreaking for the hard workers and their beautiful families. Thinking about what they must be going through. My prayers go out to everyone at GM affected.
#Lordstown
#LoyalChevroletOwner
#Cruze
#FaithInEachOther
#BaileyFaith
It's incredible that the way george keeps the bank afloat is literally by explaining how the banks really work
"We're still in business. We still got two bucks left."
Mama dollar and papa dollar.
What a great optimism. Awesome.
I like to see them do a 24-hour marathon of it's a wonderful Life.
I think it'd be great to do.
Mary offers up their $2,000 wedding fund and George doesn't bat an eye, he just goes right along with her. Perfect team. Husband-and-wife dynamite squad. Absolute perfect match.
Tom and "my $242" should have been sent to Potter for $121. That grubby idiot gobbled up over 10% of the cash available for a room filled with 50+ people.
It's a wonderful movie, can't expect every scene to make sense...
I believe Potter bought the bank not just because he's rich but also as part his evil scheme to get rid of the Bailey Building & Loan.
I think Potter's plan was that if he bought the bank, close it on purpose and took back the whole loan, the people would panic and come crawling to him. Luckily George Bailey and his wife Mary intervened and saved the Building and Loan from bankruptcy.
That is exactly what his plan was.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH MY MONEY IN YOUR HOUSE JOE!!?
It's Fred if you're going for the simpsons quote haha
The bank run is my fav part of film cause that's how people stuck together during depression
Stuck together, he said that was a loan on their own money. Crazy we think the banking system is good to people.
$1 in 1942 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $18.26 today (2022), so Tom's $242 is worth $4418.92 today. That was a lot of money in 1942.
That's the year President Biden was born
1930S
And that's the problem. We all just assume things are supposed to cost more over time, but they're not. Free markets are deflationary. But the way the federal reserve and fiat systems are setup, they can only continue to exist by inflating prices and debasing currency. They have to bleed people of their wealth on every level. Your income, the things you buy with it, your home (if you can even afford to buy one anymore), when you sell your home, when you sell a stock, constantly taking and giving to those on government who did nothing to deserve it. The only time this doesn't apply is when you become wealthy somehow.
Yet he was willing to lose half to the greedy gobbler Potter.
I'm taking this as my sign to get some cash in hand. Love this movie. 😊
"Potter Isn't Selling, Potter's Buying!" Sound familiar?
It's the kind of truck billionaires would try today.
@@thewewguy8t88they're not just trying it, they are doing it. Why do you think everything is becoming more expensive and rent is astronomical? The world has been taken over by Potters and the regular guy is getting screwed.
It’s-it’s-it’s in Tom’s house, and in Bill’s house, and and and and and
“Hey what the hell you doin’ with my money in your house, Joe?”
Is this a security video from Silicon Valley Bank?
I decided to watch this scene today as I was reminded of it because of the Silicon Valley Bank bank run and stock halt that is happening. I don't think there is a George Bailey for SVB... 😕
Same reason I’m watching.
I believe in the principles in the olde b&W films we were a better people then people worked together to survive n helped one another without asking and without asking reward we were happier please God bring us back to normalcy n decency
Who's here after the real bank run of Mar 2023? 😅
Silicon Valley Bank can relate to this right now
1:47-2:37 This pretty much sums up Disney buying Marvel, Star Wars, and 20th Century Fox properties. And it may not be long before they get DC Comics as well since they've still been a competitor to them in many ways.
Marvel needs DC like Coke needs Pepsi.
SVB collapses brought me here. Year 2023.. not a damnn Thang changed but a chicken Wang
When I heard about SVB, this was the first thing that came to my mind.
What a sweet movie 🎥 😍 ☺ 👌 💖 💕
Greatest holiday movie 🎥 of all time 👨🏾👍🏿👍🏿!
The actress that asks for $17.50 is Ellen Corby. She goes on to play the grandmother in The Waltons.
Also, the town should have gotten together and wheeled Potter off a cliff. "Nobody saw nuthin." Lol.
Did ya know? Jimmy Stewart was dealing with post. Tramatic stress disorder.. Channeled it into the movie.. I thought VERY original!! This was favorite movie he made. Said so.
Awesome, this movie was well worth it!
Home buying is still the first step to financial independence. However the property taxes are so high its like Potter's rents.
Not if you inherited a Prop 13 house like me!
Silicon Valley Bank's 48-hour collapse led to the second-largest failure of a financial institution in US history??? Reminds me of this movie???🎥🎬🎥
3rd largest, now that First Republic fell. I got a feeling we aren't done yet either
"Can I have $17.50?"
:D
He's gonna get metood for that
$17.50 backed by gold. In 2020 thats $250.
And it made all the difference, they would've been broke by $0.50
Bank runs here in the USA soon!
3:36 Jimmy Stewart plants a big one on a surprised Ellen Corby
Grandma Walton.
Today he'll be jailed for sexual harassment. This bank will also get shut down for racism.
Walking this on March 10 2023 let’s see how this ages🎉😂😢
Another reason I will not deal with any sort of bank, I support my neighborhood credit union, better rates, and I actually make money on saving and checking.
That last customer Mrs Davis 3:33 is the grandma from the waltons.
It's amazing. $242 had a lot of purchasing power back then.
Maybe George Bailey can save the Silicon Valley Bank. 😄
1:51-2:37 sums up my feelings about AT&T buying Cingular, DirectTV, and now Time Warner.
AT&T did not Buy Cingular, Cingular Bought AT&T wireless, and changed their name shortly to AT&T Wireless, then AT&T inc acquired ATT, also the DirectTV ATT merger required substantiation benefits to the american consumer
And soon Disney.
Anti-Trust laws were neutered in the ‘60s. That’s why no one is stepping in to stop a brazen monopolization play. That and tons of lobbying money greasing both squeaky and already oily wheels.
@@Ebonysonofham lol@substantial benefits. You must be kidding me.
who's here after Silicon Valley Bank
it's still out there, we just have to recapture it.
Underrated scene-Mrs Thompson, who had been positively paniced by the economic situation in story ("my husband hasn't worked in lver a year and I need money!") Is positively scared at the idea id her baker (and his wife, lets give Mary her due) straight up putting their own livelihood forward (for her) "but that's your own money george!". Nothing puts thing into perspective more than someone putting as much (or more) than you into somethig...
Ah, the wonders of fractional-reserve lending! What could possibly go wrong during a Sabbath/Jubilee year?
Not much at all assuming it’s not a random event. Although you could assume lending would grind to a halt well before then which would almost certainly crash an economy as well. This is by no means a defense of fractional reserve banking, however, it should be clear that an economy generally grows faster depending on the amount of money that can be lent(commensurate with its safety).
This is the situation we are dealing with right now because of covid 19
Wait until the illusion can't support itself and breaks. Bank runs will be the least of everyone's concern.
@@aphthorian4604 illusion? what illusion lmao dont tell me you think covid isnt real
@@christianortiz324 Real enough, but greatly exaggerated in terms of how dangerous or even how contagious it is. I know exactly two people who have diagnosed positive. One is in a high risk group. Both recovered and are doing fine.
@@moralityisnotsubjective5 right because your two personal examples apply to the entire world. Really sound logic
@@alexr6292 I'll bet if you ask people how many they know who have had it and recovered versus those who died you'd find a higher rate of survival than death. I'd also be willing to bet that many of those deaths were thanks to people like Cuomo and the new Secretary of Health Biden appointed who intentionally put sick people in nursing homes. Wouldn't it be interesting to know those numbers, but I wouldn't hold my breath that we will ever really get an accurate estimate.
Anyone who watches this and still has their money in a bank instead of a credit union should think really hard about their options...
"could I have seventeen fifty?" Brings a tear of joy to my eye! timecode: ruclips.net/video/iPkJH6BT7dM/видео.html
In the documentary , George kisses her was his genuine reaction. Frank Capra wanted to surprise him
That’s Grandma Walton.
So this is where the Simpsons got that scene where Bart caused that commotion in the bank from.
"We've got to stick together!"
- Transformers (2007) : Bumblebee
March 2023, let's see how willing we are to stick together through this one.
SVB debacle reminded me of this scene. The irony is that JRB still talks like George Bailey. "I have some news for ya folks..." 😁
The movie is nifty..a fave. The bank run not so nifty! Blind rage! Goodness gracious!
I need about tree fiddy
We still got two bucks left.
Let's hope they rub themselves together and make more
This guy reminds me of my uncle Barney, a generous hearted man who bailed out many folks. They all screwed him in the end.
I've always wanted to know how many people were in the B&L wanting money. It was quite a task making $1758.00 stretch🤔
1:43 "Better to get half than nothing"... what a bunch of old fools.
Damn 😂
SavingSongs Yup. It’s stupid logic. Figured though, they were old.
Explains this year's election.
RIP Silicon Valley Bank
awesome video
Shit is about to get so real right now 2020! Everyone is gonna do a bank run now.
Alexandria Scott its already happening! My bank froze all accounts today.
Lmao why?
Did anyone know that the woman George kissed is Grandma Walton
Very young Grandma Walton.
This is happening right now with the banks !!!!!!!!! it made me come here.
If you think banks are shady now, you have no idea the kind of stuff that went on back in the day. They could close down and run anyone out of town they wanted to, whenever they wanted.
Hey what the hell are you doing with my money in your house Joe!
Now check out the SNL version with Dana Carvey as Jimmy Stewart.
Thank you for suggestion!
"I've never really seen one before, but that's got all the earmarks of being a run." Line about run on the bank in It's a Wonderful Life.
Corona warriors TAKE ONLY WHat YOU NEED!
Something to think about as we apply for the SBA loans and government assistance. How much is enough, so everyone can get by.
Hit like if you are watching after the SVB bank run
Hätte nie gedacht daß es nochmal soweit sein wird.
My fav part of the film where py stuck together n that's what people did in the depression to survive
Nowadays that could never happen. We have no social trust due to demographics being more at odds with each other than ever before.
Another reason why we need to return to Full Reserve Banking. It also prevents the rise of a rentier class as personified by Mr. Potter.
And abolish the federal reserve bank.
My fav part of film where people stuck together n the Depression
Ironic the very one who got jimmy Stewart to play George Bailey was lional berrymore who played Mr Potter
remember this happen in 1946 .fast forward to 2016 the same thing I'd going on now rent payment .potty sale not buying always be thankful. I will be watching this on Christmas Eve merry Christmas every body .
Pffft , 28 and still don't quite understand why people were rushing to the bank for money and the bank reopening or what not. And Potter buying shares at 50 cents on the dollar?
To simplify it best I can, think of a bank as having two sides: one is to accept money deposits from customers, the other is to provide money loans to customers. The money from loans are taken from the deposits of customers. To incentivize people to save their money at the bank (so that the bank can loan it out), they usually give them perks like interest on savings, which are paid for by the interest the bank earns from the loans they give out. The more people save, the more the bank can loan. In the case of Bailey's, the loans are for houses for their customers ("The money is in Joe's house"). Banks therefore don't actually have much liquid cash on hand, usually only keeping a small percentage of money deposited at them for the occasional withdrawals, and the rest is out on loan.
However, if people fear for the stability of that bank (that is, if the bank becomes insolvent, meaning it can't pay off its debts), the money deposited at them will be lost entirely. Potter starts a rumour that Bailey's is unstable, thus the customers of Bailey, fearing loss of all their saved money, try to withdraw it before it collapses. Ironically, the act of customers withdrawing all at once can be what causes the bank to collapse and become insolvent, because the money isn't on-hand, and the bank can't pay its debts before the collectors require it. This is called a bank run.
Potter tries to make a double play, saying that he'll takeover all of Bailey's customer's accounts if he gets them at half-price (50 cents on the dollar). Essentially, an expensive short term cost for a long play to make Bailey have no more customers, meaning Bailey can't loan for buildings and eventually giving Potter a monopoly on housing.
If Bailey was able to stay open on normal hours and lasts until the end of the day, then presumably on the next day it will get the income it needs off the interest of its loans to pay off its own debts before due dates are missed.
very good LADY
Goerge's * WIFE *.
anyone here from john mulaney-
(I HAVE WATCHED THIS MOVIE, ITS A VERY GOOD MOVIE. DONT HATE ME.)