The Richest Man in Town

In Frank Capra's classic It's a Wonderful Life, George Bailey stands on a bridge on Christmas Eve, convinced his life has been worthless. A failed savings and loan, a looming audit, a town that might not survive — he feels utterly alone in his despair. But the film's final act reveals something profound. After his guardian angel Clarence shows George what Bedford Falls would have become without him — a darker, colder place called Pottersville — George races home.…