Parents Guide for
You Can't Take It with You (1938) More at IMDbPro »

There is some romantic talk in the film, but nothing that should give parents concern.

There is one scene where a group of kids teach an engaged couple how to do a dance that, most likely, was considered racy back then. The kids then see the cops and run away. This scene was probably offensive back in the day, but nowadays, this is pretty mild.

During one major point in the film, a bunch of fireworks are set off inside a house. The scene is played for comedic effect, and no one is injured.

A man dies of a heart attack. (We don't see the death, though. We're just told.)

The language in the movie is pretty much squeaky clean. There might be 1 use of "hell" and "damn" though.

As with any movie in the 1930s, there is plenty of smoking in the film. In the dancing scene mentioned in the sex and nudity category, one of the kids smokes a cigar.

There is hardly anything in this movie that should scare children. Perhaps the most intense thing in this movie is the fireworks scene mentioned in the violence and gore section, but it's played for humor and shouldn't frighten anyone.

Overall, this movie would probably get away with a PG rating in today's society.

On a sidenote: there is a black couple in the film that works for a white family. Although this was probably very common in the 1930s, some people (namely adults) might find this offensive, especially when a few humorous moments are played around them.