It's a Wonderful Life Movie Script

杰瑞发布于2025-07-09

乔治（詹姆斯•斯图尔特 James Stewart 饰）在圣诞节前准备自杀，这时上帝传来旨意，派天使拯救他，并让他了解到自己一生的使命——拯救那些不幸的人。乔治小时候左耳有疾，在贝德福德镇上的一家药店帮工。他很机灵，深得老板器重，同时也很招女孩喜欢。某日，老板接到爱子死亡的电报，悲痛欲绝，配错了药，幸亏乔治才化险为夷。乔治从小嫉恶如仇，尤其看不惯富人专横跋扈。长大后，乔治一表人才，准备去读大学。这时，他的父亲去世了，他子承父业，协助叔父料理公司事务。然而公司经营状况不佳，在董事会会议上面临破产。如果公司破产，小镇将会有很多家庭陷入困境。乔治力排众议，说服了董事会，但是条件是他要担任董事会秘书长。这与他的大学梦相去甚远。而且，此时他还陷入了对一个女孩的爱恋之中……
MRS. THOMPSON Are you going to go to Potter's?
TOM:
Better to get half than nothing.
A few other people start for the door. CAMERA PANS WITH George as he vaults over the counter quickly, speaking to the people.
GEORGE:
Tom! Tom! Randall! Now wait . . . now listen . . . now listen to me. I beg of you not to do this thing. If Potter gets hold of this Building and Loan there'll never be another decent house built in this town. He's already got charge of the bank. He's got the bus line. He's got the department stores. And now he's after us.
Why? Well, it's very simple. Because we're cutting in on his business, that's why. And because he wants to keep you living in his slums and paying the kind of rent he decides.
The people are still trying to get out, but some of them have stood still, listening to him. George has begun to make an impression on them.
GEORGE (cont'd) Joe, you lived in one of his houses, didn't you? Well, have you forgotten? Have you forgotten what he charged you for that broken-down shack?
(to Ed) Here, Ed. You know, you remember last year when things weren't going so well, and you couldn't make your payments. You didn't lose your house, did you? Do you think Potter would have let you keep it?
(turns to address the room again) Can't you understand what's happening here? Don't you see what's happening? Potter isn't selling. Potter's buying! And why?
Because we're panicky and he's not.
That's why. He's picking up some bargains. Now, we can get through this thing all right. We've got to stick together, though. We've got to have faith in each other.
MRS. THOMPSON But my husband hasn't worked in over a year, and I need money.
WOMAN:
How am I going to live until the bank opens?
MAN:
I got doctor bills to pay.
MAN:
I need cash.
MAN:
Can't feed my kids on faith.
During this scene Mary has come up behind the counter. Suddenly, as the people once more start moving toward the door, she holds up a roll of bills and
MARY:
How much do you need?
George jumps over the counter and takes the money from Mary.
GEORGE:
Hey! I got two thousand dollars! Here's two thousand dollars.
This'll tide us over until the bank reopen.
这将使我们渡过难关，直到银行重新开门。
(to Tom) All right, Tom, how much do you need?
TOM (doggedly) Two hundred and forty-two dollars!
GEORGE (pleading) Aw, Tom, just enough to tide you over till the bank reopens.
TOM:
I'll take two hundred and forty-two dollars.