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……
MARY (giving her salt) Salt! That life may always have flavor.
GEORGE (handing bottle to Martini) And wine! That joy and prosperity may reign forever. Enter the Martini castle!
The Martinis cross themselves, shaking hands all around. The kids enter, with screams of delight. Mrs. Martini kisses Mary.
INTERIOR POTTER'S OFFICE IN BANK �� DAY CLOSE SHOT �� Potter seated in his wheelchair at his desk, with his goon beside him. His rent collector, Reineman, is talking, pointing to maps spread out on the desk.
REINEMAN:
Look, Mr. Potter, it's no skin off my nose. I'm just your little rent collector. But you can't laugh off this Bailey Park any more. Look at it.
A buzzer is heard, and Potter snaps on the dictaphone on his desk.
SECRETARY'S VOICE Congressman Blatz is here to see you.
POTTER (to dictaphone) Oh, tell the congressman to wait.
(to Reineman) Go on.
REINEMAN:
Fifteen years ago, a half-dozen houses stuck here and there.
(indicating map) There's the old cemetery, squirrels, buttercups, daisies. Used to hunt rabbits there myself. Look at it today. Dozens of the prettiest little homes you ever saw. Ninety per cent owned by suckers who used to pay rent to you. Your Potter's Field, my dear Mr. Employer, is becoming just that. And are the local yokels making with those David and Goliath wisecracks!
POTTER:
Oh, they are, are they? Even though they know the Baileys haven't made a dime out of it.
REINEMAN:
You know very well why. The Baileys were all chumps. Every one of these homes is worth twice what it cost the Building and Loan to build. If I were you, Mr. Potter . . .
POTTER (interrupting) Well, you are not me.
REINEMAN (as he leaves) As I say, it's no skin off my nose. But one of these days this bright young man is going to be asking George Bailey for a job.
Reineman exits.
POTTER:
The Bailey family has been a boil on my neck long enough.
He flips the switch on the dictaphone.
SECRETARY'S VOICE Yes, sir?
POTTER:
Come in here.
EXTERIOR STREET IN BAILEY PARK �� DAY CLOSE SHOT �� George and Mary are talking to Sam Wainwright in front of the latter's car. Hs wife, Jane, is now out of the car.
SAM:
We just stopped in town to take a look at the new factory, and then we're going to drive on down to Florida.
GEORGE:
Oh . . .
JANE:
Why don't you have your friends join us?
SAM:
Why, sure. Hey, why don't you kids drive down with us, huh?