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"You've been given a great gift, George: A chance to see what the world would be like without you," says the angel Clarence to Jimmy Stewart's George Bailey in "It's A Wonderful Life."

Most of us remember what happens next: a desperate George, convinced he's losing his mind, runs into town to find that Bedford Falls has been transformed into Pottersville, with quaint storefronts replaced by flashing neon lights advertising girls, gambling and pawn shops. At the end of the 1946 classic, George only truly appreciates the love and support he has in his life after he's seen a world without th...