“Your brother, Harry Bailey, broke through the ice and was drowned at...” – Clarence, It's a Wonderful Life ... Movie Quotes Database

Clarence

Your brother, Harry Bailey, broke through the ice and was drowned at the age of nine.

George

That's a lie! Harry Bailey went to war! He got the Congressional Medal of Honor! He saved the lives of every man on that transport.

Clarence

Every man on that transport died! Harry wasn't there to save them, because you weren't there to save Harry. You see, George, you really had a wonderful life. Don't you see what a mistake it would be to throw it away?

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