It's a Wonderful Life Movie Script

INTERIOR GEORGE'S OFFICE MEDIUM CLOSEUP �� George is thoroughly rattled.

GEORGE:

I don't want Mrs. Bailey. I want my wife. Mrs. Bailey! Oh, that's my wife! Here, I'll take it in here.

(picks up phone) Mary? Hello. Listen, dear, I'm sorry . . . What? Come home? What home? Three-twenty Sycamore? Well, what . . . whose home is that?

The Waldorf Hotel, huh?

WIPE TO:

"Welcome home, Mr. Bailey" EXTERIOR OLD GRANVILLE HOUSE �� NIGHT MEDIUM LONG SHOT �� An old-fashioned, run-down house, unpainted and warped by the weather. It once had class but has not been lived in for years. This is the house that George and Mary will live in from now on. The rain is pouring down. A faint glow of light shines out from bottom windows.

George hurries into scene. He stops to make sure it is the right number before going up the steps.

EXTERIOR SIDE OF HOUSE �� NIGHT CLOSE SHOT �� Bert and man working in rain, sorting through travel posters.

MAN:

Hey, this is the company's posters, and the company won't like this.

BERT:

How would you like to get a ticket next week? Haven't you any romance in you?

MAN:

Sure I have, but I got rid of it.

BERT (reading poster) Liver pills! Who wants to see liver pills on their honeymoon?

What? They want romantic places, beautiful places . . . places George wants to go.

A sharp whistle is heard.

CLOSE SHOT �� window of house. Ernie is leaning from the window.

ERNIE:

Hey, Bert, here he comes.

CLOSE SHOT �� Bert and man.

BERT:

Come on, we got to get this up. He's coming.

MAN:

Who?

BERT:

The groom, idiot. Come on, get that ladder.

MAN (disgustedly) What are they �� ducks?

CLOSE SHOT �� side porch of house. Bert and the man are putting up travel posters to cover up the broken windows.

BERT:

Get that ladder up here.

MAN:

All right �� all right.

BERT:

Hurry up . . . hurry up . . . hurry up.

MAN:

I'm hurrying.