It's a Wonderful Life is the story about the life of a man named George Bailey(played by the GREAT Jimmy Stewart). One desperate night in his life he contemplates killing himself and many of the people who love George are praying for him. Clarence a wingless angel is called upon to go and help George, but before he goes he is shown the history leading up to George's desperate hour.

We see George as a young boy who dreams of seeing the world and building huge skyscrapers. We see George and his younger brother Harry and their friends sliding down a hill on shovels. When all of a sudden Harry slides to far and breaks through the ice into the cold river. George jumps in to save him, but gets a bad infection in his ear and loses his hearing in that ear. George works as a young boy at a pharmacy/ice cream parlor owned by Mr. Gower. One day Mr. Gower learns that his son has died and accidently puts poison instead of medication into one of the prescriptions. George is called

George then realizes he has his life back again. He runs through town yelling out Merry Christmas even wishing mean old Mr. Potter a Merry Christmas. He enters his home where police and creditors are waiting for him to arrest him. He doesn't care though and is just happy to be alive. He holds Mary close and kisses her and she tells him that the town has rallied together to help George out. People start pouring into there home with money for George. In one of the most touching scenes his brother walks in and toasts George and says "To my brother George the richest man in town".

Clarence is now sent down from heaven to save George. George and Clarence talk and Clarence decides to show George what life would be like if he was never born. George thinks he is going crazy when he sees that his brothers grave sight. Clarence explains that Harry died when he fell through the ice because George wasn't born to save him. George still thinking he is dreaming decides to go to his home. He gets there and sees his house is gone. He sees that the town has been renamed Pottersville. He finds out Mr Gower is in jail, His Uncle Billy is in a nut house. Mary never got married and is a lonely librarian. He then realizes that his life really does have purpose and people really did need him. He tells Clarence he wants to live and prays to have his life back.

Next we see George as young man getting ready to go off to college. His father Peter wishes for George to stay and help him run the family busi

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