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You Can't Take It with You (1938)
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A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family. Director:Frank CapraWriters:Robert Riskin (screenplay), George S. Kaufman (based upon the play by), and 1 more credit » |
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| Lionel Barrymore | ... | ||
| James Stewart | ... | ||
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Edward Arnold | ... | |
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Mischa Auer | ... | |
| Ann Miller | ... | ||
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Spring Byington | ... | |
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Samuel S. Hinds | ... | |
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Donald Meek | ... | |
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H.B. Warner | ... | |
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Halliwell Hobbes | ... | |
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Dub Taylor | ... | |
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Mary Forbes | ... | |
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Lillian Yarbo | ... | |
| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | ... |
Donald
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Storyline
The stenographer Alice Sycamore is in love with her boss Tony Kirby, who is the vice-president of the powerful company owned by his greedy father Anthony P. Kirby. Kirby Sr. is dealing a monopoly in the trade of weapons, and needs to buy one last house in a twelve block area owned by Alice's grandparent Martin Vanderhof. However, Martin is the patriarch of an anarchic and eccentric family where the members do not care for money but for having fun and making friends. When Tony proposes Alice, she states that it would be mandatory to introduce her simple and lunatic family to the snobbish Kirbys, and Tone decides to visit Alice with his parents one day before the scheduled. There is an inevitable clash of classes and lifestyles, the Kirbys spurn the Sycamores and Alice breaks with Tony, changing the lives of the Kirby family. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Country:
USARelease Date:
(France) See more »Also Known As:
Vive como quieras See more »Filming Locations:
Bavaria Filmstudios, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, GermanyBox Office
Budget:
$1,644,736 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (RCA Victor High Fidelity Sound System)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Donald: No, I don't go no place much. I'm on relief.
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(1937) (uncredited)
Music by Frank Churchill
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Shortly before filming began, Lionel Barrymore lost the use of his legs to crippling arthritis and a hip injury. To accommodate him, the script was altered so that his character had a sprained ankle, and Barrymore did the film on crutches. See more »Goofs
Continuity: During the jail cell scene, the real estate guy comes to bail out Grandpa, and in one angle his hands are separated by two bars and in the other angle his hands are separated by only one bar. See more »Quotes
Penny Sycamore: Donald, were you ever in a monastery?Donald: No, I don't go no place much. I'm on relief.
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Soundtracks
"Whistle While You Work"(1937) (uncredited)
Music by Frank Churchill
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