Other mistake: Clarence tells George that his brother died at the age of 9 because he wasn't there to save him from falling through the ice, but when you see the tomb stone, it shows Harry Bailey was born in 1911 and died in 1919. That would make Harry only 7 or 8 years old.
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Frank Capra
Starring: James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Donna Reed, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers
Clarence the guardian angel lets George Bailey live again, and all of his friends come over his house on Christmas Eve and pay off his debt so he doesn't have to go to jail. Clarence earns his wings.
Lauren
More mistakes in It's a Wonderful Life
Mary: Bread, that this house may never know hunger. Salt, that life may always have flavor. And wine, that joy and prosperity may reign forever.
Trivia: When Mr. Gower berates a young George for not delivering the medicine, H.B. Warner was drunk and the slaps he gave to Robert Anderson were real. The slapping caused Robert's ear to actually bleed.
Question: After George gives away most of the honeymoon money, only two dollars are left. Would two dollars have really kept the Building and Loan open?
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Answer: No. It's just that they didn't have to tell anyone that their funds were unavailable, which really would have made them go under.
Brian Katcher