Daily Dialogue — May 20, 2020

“Don’t look now, but there’s something funny going on over there at the bank, George. I’ve never really seen one, but that’s got all the earmarks of being a run.”

— It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), screenplay by Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett and Frank Capra, additional scenes by Jo Swerling, story by Philip Van Doren Stern

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Rain.

Trivia: Bedford Falls is a fictional town in upstate New York (as seen on the death-certificate telegram received by Mr. Gower). It is a combination of two real towns: Bedford Hills (in Westchester County) and Seneca Falls (midway between Rochester and Syracuse). Elmira is said to be near Bedford Falls, but this statement is true of Seneca Falls.

Dialogue On Dialogue: This is a classic example of a character running through the rain — George Bailey racing to the Savings & Loan during a bank run.

There is a wonderful callback much later in the movie, only this time George running through snow.