EXTERIOR MARTINI'S NEW HOUSE �� DAY MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT �� George and Mary are on the porch of the new house, with the Martinis lined up before them.
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EXTERIOR BAILEY PARK �� DAY CLOSE SHOT �� Sign hanging from a tree "Welcome to Bailey Park." CAMERA PANS TO follow George's car and the old truck laden with furniture as they pass �� we hear Martini's voice singing "O Sole Mio." Bailey Park is a district of new small houses, not all alike, but each individual. New lawns here and there, and young trees. It has the promise when built up of being a pleasant little middle class section.
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EXTERIOR SLUM STREET BEDFORD FALLS �� DAY �� TWO YEARS LATER MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT �� In front of one of the miserable shacks that line the street are two vehicles. One of them is George Bailey's rickety car, and the other is an even more rickety truck piled high with household goods. The Martini family is moving. The family consists of Martini, his wife and four kid of various ages, from two to ten. George and Mary are helping the Martinis move. About a dozen neighbors crowd around. Martini and George, assisted by three of the Martini children, are carrying out the last of the furniture. As they emerge from the house, one of the neighbors, Schultz, calls out:
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"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.
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George calls on Mary and their fate is sealed EXTERIOR RESIDENTIAL STREET NIGHT CLOSE SHOT George is walking slowly past the Hatch home. He stares meditatively at the simple dwelling, then he starts walking ahead. but after a few steps he turns around and starts back. He walks past the house a few yards, turns, and starts back again.
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EXTERIOR MAIN STREET BEDFORD FALLS �� NIGHT CLOSE SHOT �� George is standing in the middle of the street, hands in his pockets. As a girl passes, he turns and watches her for a moment. He is obviously undecided as to what he wants to do.
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After Harry's wedding celebration/George and Violet EXTERIOR FRONT PORCH �� BAILEY HOME �� NIGHT MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT �� Cousin Eustace is taking a photograph of the family group assembled on the porch. Flash bulbs go off, and the group breaks up. The crowd enters the front door of the house, leaving George and Uncle Billy on the porch.
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EXTERIOR TRAIN �� DAY MEDIUM SHOT �� The train comes to a stop, and Harry is among the first to get off, followed by an attractive girl about the same age as he is. George rushes into the shot, and as the brothers embrace: GEORGE (joyously) There's the professor now! Old professor, Phi Beta Kappa Bailey!
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EXTERIOR RAILROAD STATION �� DAY �� FOUR YEARS LATER MEDIUM SHOT �� Characteristic activity; a number of people waiting for the train. Uncle Billy is seated on a baggage wagon eating peanuts as George paces up and down in front of him.
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Railroad station �� Harry's return EXTERIOR SKY �� NIGHT The same stars we saw in the opening sequence are once more twinkling as we hear the voices form Heaven: CLARENCE'S VOICE I know. I know. He didn't go.
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EXTERIOR BAILEY BUILDING AND LOAN SIGN OVER ENTRANCE INTERIOR BAILEY BUILDING AND LOAN OFFICE �� DAY CLOSE SHOT �� Directors Meeting. There are about twelve directors seated around a long table. They are the substantial citizens of Bedford Falls Dr.
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EXTERIOR TREE-LINED RESIDENTIAL STREET �� NIGHT MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT �� George and Mary. The night is warm with a bright moon. George is dressed in jersey sweater and oversize football pants that keep wanting to come down. Mary is in an old white bath robe. Each is carrying their wet clothes tied into a bundle that leaves a trail of dripping water. As they near the camera we hear them singing: GEORGE AND MARY (singing) Buffalo Gals can't you come out tonight. Can't you come out tonight. Can't you come out tonight. Buffalo Gals can't you come out tonight and dance by the light of the moon.
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