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You Can't Take It with You (1938)

APPROVED  126 min  -  Comedy | Romance   -  3 November 1938 (France)
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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 Capra

Writers:

Robert Riskin (screenplay), George S. Kaufman (based upon the play by), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean Arthur ...
Lionel Barrymore ...
James Stewart ...
Edward Arnold Edward Arnold ...
Mischa Auer Mischa Auer ...
Ann Miller ...
Spring Byington Spring Byington ...
Samuel S. Hinds Samuel S. Hinds ...
Donald Meek Donald Meek ...
H.B. Warner H.B. Warner ...
Halliwell Hobbes Halliwell Hobbes ...
Dub Taylor Dub Taylor ...
Mary Forbes Mary Forbes ...
Lillian Yarbo Lillian Yarbo ...
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson ...
Donald (as Eddie Anderson)
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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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Plot Keywords:

House | Eccentric | Stenographer | Love | Monopoly  | See more »

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The Great Pulitzer Prize Play...Becomes the Year's Outstanding Picture! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Vive como quieras See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,644,736 (estimated)
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Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor High Fidelity Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The first film collaboration of Jean Arthur, James Stewart and Frank Capra. Later the same teamed up for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Poppins' book falls when Blakely picks up the rabbit toy, but then the book is back on the desktop. See more »

Quotes

Anthony P. Kirby: Mr. Vanderhoff, you once told me I was a failure as a father.
Grandpa Martin Vanderhoff: Oh, I didn't mean that.
Anthony P. Kirby: I know, but I am.
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Connections

Featured in Five Easy Pieces (1970) See more »

Soundtracks

"Gypsy Dance No.8"
(uncredited)
Music by Mischa Bakaleinikoff and Ben Oakland See more »