1. George is technically the owner of the Building and Loan bank but he only makes $48/week which is $850 in today's money

  2. The bank is a co-op which means anyone who banks there is a part owner (syndicalism??)

  3. He spends his own personal money when the banks crash to make people whole. The bank also stops Potter from monopolizing the town and provides working people and immigrants the ability to own their own homes.

  4. He gets the chance to sell out to Potter but doesn't.

  5. The movie ends not with him getting rich, but the town coming together to save the B&L

The movie is about the power of collective action

  • P00h_Beard [comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Which is weird when you consider Jimmy Stewart was really good friends with Reagan and was for the blacklisting of communists in Hollywood.

      • P00h_Beard [comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        Yeah Jimmy Stewart is an old California Republican. He is basically the Joe Biden of actors he was a compromise guy.

        • AlexandairBabeuf [they/them]
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          4 years ago

          you just ruined my day oof

          lots of actors were friendly with reagan from his days in the union but being for the blacklist is big bad

    • TelestialBeing [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      One of the greatest ironies in American history was that Reagan was the only president to get his start in politics as a trade unionist.

    • Mardoniush [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      Capra very nearly got done by the HUAC though, and Stewart was just taking a check.