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Annual reminder that Mary Bailey is the greatest wife in history
Posted on 12/25/19 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 12/25/19 at 9:26 pm
Seriously, name one better.
- puts up with George's "I want out of this crummy little town" bullshite for years.
- saves George in a pinch during a Great Depression bank run by selflessly using their honeymoon money to bail out the Building & Loan.
- gets George's friends to help her fix up the Sycamore house for their wedding night.
- works on remodeling the Sycamore house by herself while simultaneously raising their children while George grinds away at the office.
- volunteers to help the war effort, running the local branch of the USO and giving coffee and sandwiches to GI's at the train station.
- gives housewarming gifts to new home owners when they move into Bailey Park.
- never once thinks or talks about the life she passed up by not marrying Sam Wainwright.
- when George has his breakdown and leaves the house in anger, SHE is the one who kick-starts and spearhead the fundraising campaign in town that saves the Building & Loan.
- puts up with George's "I want out of this crummy little town" bullshite for years.
- saves George in a pinch during a Great Depression bank run by selflessly using their honeymoon money to bail out the Building & Loan.
- gets George's friends to help her fix up the Sycamore house for their wedding night.
- works on remodeling the Sycamore house by herself while simultaneously raising their children while George grinds away at the office.
- volunteers to help the war effort, running the local branch of the USO and giving coffee and sandwiches to GI's at the train station.
- gives housewarming gifts to new home owners when they move into Bailey Park.
- never once thinks or talks about the life she passed up by not marrying Sam Wainwright.
- when George has his breakdown and leaves the house in anger, SHE is the one who kick-starts and spearhead the fundraising campaign in town that saves the Building & Loan.
This post was edited on 12/25/19 at 9:29 pm
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Posted on 12/25/19 at 9:32 pm to Feral
You're goddamned right!
Patient.
Hot.
And fricks (they had 4 kids in IAWL)
Patient.
Hot.
And fricks (they had 4 kids in IAWL)
Posted on 12/25/19 at 9:32 pm to Feral
Definitely a saint.
Now let me make a counterpoint. George Bailey had big plans and was ready to leave town and take on the world. Mary was an anchor who only wanted George and the small town life. She says it twice in the movie, once at the drug store when she was about 10 and she whispers in George's deaf ear she would love him forever. The second time was when she threw a rock and broke the window of the house, her wish was granted that she would marry George and live in that house, knowing full well he wanted to leave town and see the world.
Ok, nah, she was a sweetheart and hot as hell. George got lucky.
Now let me make a counterpoint. George Bailey had big plans and was ready to leave town and take on the world. Mary was an anchor who only wanted George and the small town life. She says it twice in the movie, once at the drug store when she was about 10 and she whispers in George's deaf ear she would love him forever. The second time was when she threw a rock and broke the window of the house, her wish was granted that she would marry George and live in that house, knowing full well he wanted to leave town and see the world.
Ok, nah, she was a sweetheart and hot as hell. George got lucky.
Posted on 12/25/19 at 9:35 pm to Feral
Absolutely but
How do the bank examiner, sheriff or whatever he was, and newspaper people get in their house? Mary's gone and is surprised by their presence when she get back. Their children are upstairs. How'd they get in?
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- when George has his breakdown and leaves the house in anger, SHE is the one who kick-starts and spearhead the fundraising campaign in town that saves the Building & Loan.
How do the bank examiner, sheriff or whatever he was, and newspaper people get in their house? Mary's gone and is surprised by their presence when she get back. Their children are upstairs. How'd they get in?
Posted on 12/25/19 at 9:57 pm to Feral
Very supporting and lovely wife. Affectionate mother. The kind of woman you’d take a bullet for.
The modern tv/movie wife? Ehhh.
The modern tv/movie wife? Ehhh.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 7:12 am to Feral
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Annual reminder that Mary Bailey is the greatest wife in history
Completely agree. WDMWAIMISWR (Would Divorce My Wife And Instantly Marry If She Was Real)
And the looks she's giving him as everyone is coming in to give money to help him - not a single ounce of personal "I did this" or "I saved us", just pure joy at the moment and all these people who rallied to help her and George for how they've treated people all these years.
**apologies for the colorized versions - couldn't find anything from the scene in B&W - nor really the exact two looks I was hoping to show in gif form here, but this gives you an idea.
Donna has said that Capra worked them hard in the movie and it was the hardest director project she ever worked on.
Plus, she falls in the pool and still having a good time. How many women do you know who could do that while dressed for a formal?
Posted on 12/26/19 at 7:34 am to Feral
I might agree. she's definitely my ideal... but the greatest wife in history has to be lorena Bobbitt. if she isn't, you know damn well what will happen to you.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 7:39 am to Feral
GOAT
Posted on 12/26/19 at 7:52 am to Feral
quote:yup - and didn’t waste a second. He just got through yelling at everyone in the house and she knew instantly something was wrong. Didn’t reciprocate with anger but with love. Mary Bailey is a fine woman.
when George has his breakdown and leaves the house in anger, SHE is the one who kick-starts and spearhead the fundraising campaign in town that saves the Building & Loan.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 9:03 am to Feral
This was Donna Reed's first movie role which didn't exactly excite Jimmy Stewart, and the movie was filmed in the middle of a heat wave in Seneca Falls, NY.
Hard to imagine that it bombed at the box office.
Hard to imagine that it bombed at the box office.
Posted on 12/23/20 at 9:58 am to Feral
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Annual reminder that Mary Bailey is the greatest wife in history
Yes
Posted on 12/23/20 at 10:02 am to Feral
I still think Georgie Porgy might've gone down to Pottersville with Violet Blick.
Posted on 12/23/20 at 11:29 am to Feral
quote:
- puts up with George's "I want out of this crummy little town" bullshite for years.
- saves George in a pinch during a Great Depression bank run by selflessly using their honeymoon money to bail out the Building & Loan.
- gets George's friends to help her fix up the Sycamore house for their wedding night.
- works on remodeling the Sycamore house by herself while simultaneously raising their children while George grinds away at the office.
- volunteers to help the war effort, running the local branch of the USO and giving coffee and sandwiches to GI's at the train station.
- gives housewarming gifts to new home owners when they move into Bailey Park.
- never once thinks or talks about the life she passed up by not marrying Sam Wainwright.
- when George has his breakdown and leaves the house in anger, SHE is the one who kick-starts and spearhead the fundraising campaign in town that saves the Building & Loan.
Not to mention she's beautiful.
Posted on 12/23/20 at 6:35 pm to Feral
She owes more to George than he owes to her. He kept her smiling.
She was a terrible librarian without him.
She was a terrible librarian without him.
Posted on 12/23/20 at 10:50 pm to Feral
This thread inspired me to watch IAWL for the first time - I feel like it met the hype.
Mary was a dime piece for sure.
George should have accepted Potter's $20k offer and just hired Mary to run the Building and Loan for him - as the Executive Agent he could hire whoever he wanted on to the payroll.
Mary was a dime piece for sure.
George should have accepted Potter's $20k offer and just hired Mary to run the Building and Loan for him - as the Executive Agent he could hire whoever he wanted on to the payroll.
Posted on 12/24/20 at 6:36 am to Feral
Well, except for the part where she used her wish to nullify his wish and life's ambition.
She knew what was best for him, though, right?
She knew what was best for him, though, right?
Posted on 12/24/20 at 9:51 am to Feral
And all she ever wanted from George was the moon.
JK, - Mary is the GOAT.
JK, - Mary is the GOAT.
Posted on 12/24/20 at 10:12 am to Feral
All that and hot AF
Posted on 12/24/20 at 9:53 pm to Feral
She’s a great woman.
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