A young man who has to sit by and watch his friends go places because he's trapped. Yes, sir, trapped into frittering his life away, playing nursemaid to a lot of garlic eaters.
13 seconds sound clip from the It's a Wonderful Life (1946) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:09:56 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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[...]
- But George Bailey is not a common, ordinary yokel.
- He is an intelligent, smart, ambitious young man, who hates his job...
- Who hates the Building and Loan almost as much as I do.
- A young man who's been dying to get out on his own ever since he was born.
- A young man... The smartest one of the crowd, mind you.
- Do I paint a correct picture, or do I exaggerate?
- Now, what's your point, Mr. Potter?
- My point? My point is I want to hire you.
- Hire me?
- Yeah, I want you to manage my affairs, run my properties.
- George, I'll start you out at 20000 a year.
[...]
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Actors: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Henry Travers, Lionel Barrymore, Gloria Grahame
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