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You Can't Take It with You
You'll love them all for giving you the swellest time you've ever had!
Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.
- Original title
- You Can't Take It with You
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $1,640,000
- Revenue
- $7,433,101
barrymost
Aug 9, 2019 · via TMDB
If you enjoy this review, please check out my blog, Old Hat Cinema, at https://oldhatcinema.medium.com/ for more reviews and other cool content. A heartwarming film from start to finish My favorite movie is Frank Capra's 1938 Best Picture winner, You Can't Take It with You. Okay, honestly I have a good twenty favorite movies. But this one ranks above them all. Why? Because I love the feel, the message, the theme inherent in the plot. Put very simply, it is this: life is too short to waste it in the pursuit of wealth, which ultimately brings no happiness. It makes infinitely more sense to spend it bringing joy into your own life, and the lives of those around you. Why, you might ask, do you need to spend over two hours watching a movie just to hear this idea reiterated? Because, I would answer, the journey, from the opening scenes of a day in the life of a wealthy Wall Street banker to the final scene of saying grace before supper, is just so much fun - good, clean, heartwarming fun, at that. Also, there is the not inconsiderable merit of Mr. Lionel Barrymore playing the harmonica and railing against the "isms" of the world. Under Capra's expert direction, a mix of acting talents so perfect the cast must have been blessed from above, comes together to create one of the most down-to-earth, enjoyable, and hilarious screwball comedies of all time. Oh, but be warned: the firecrackers do tend to go off with a real bang from time to time. It's the story of Alice Sycamore, a relatively normal young woman - normal considering she comes from an offbeat clan of free spirits, including her grandfather Martin Vanderhof, her aspiring playwright mother Penny, and one old gentleman who came to deliver the ice one day and never left. She's a secretary for the son of banking magnate Anthony P. Kirby, and she falls in love with the boss's son - or rather, with the back of his head, as she tells him herself. But the horribly sane, dull world of Anthony Kirby, Jr. isn't so well-suited to the topsy-turvy, go-with-the-flow lifestyle adopted by Alice's family. The rest of the film deals with the juxtaposition of the two very different ideals and lifestyles, and whether or not Alice and Tony can find happiness together. Some ridicule this film as an over-the-top fantasy slamming work ethic and responsibility, and making the rich look like poor fools. While it's true that life can't always be as simple and beautiful as it is for the fictional Vanderhof family, it's a gentle reminder of what's really important in life, and how we need to take the time to live in the moment, sometimes even with joyous abandon, and never forget to have some fun. Consider the Vanderhof family this way: each person seen as a unique individual; free to do whatever it is they want to do most; never overlooked; never judged; but always loved. I like to think that almost every person secretly, somewhere deep down inside, would want to live that way. I know I would.
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Spectrum On Demand
Jean Arthur
Alice Sycamore
Lionel Barrymore
Martin Vanderhof
James Stewart
Tony Kirby
Edward Arnold
Anthony P. Kirby
Mischa Auer
Kolenkhov
Ann Miller
Essie Carmichael
Spring Byington
Penny Sycamore
Samuel S. Hinds
Paul Sycamore
Donald Meek
Poppins
H.B. Warner
Ramsey
Halliwell Hobbes
DePinna
Dub Taylor
Ed Carmichael
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Anthony Kirby
Lillian Yarbo
Rheba
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Donald
Clarence Wilson
John Blakely
Josef Swickard
Professor
Ann Doran
Maggie O'Neill
Christian Rub
Schmidt
Bodil Rosing
Mrs. Schmidt
Charles Lane
Henderson
Harry Davenport
Judge
Irving Bacon
Henry (uncredited)
Ward Bond
Mike (uncredited)
James Burke
Chief Detective (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
Anne Cornwall
Miss Jones (uncredited)
Nell Craig
Blakely's Inquisitive Office Worker (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Bill (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Police Guard at Courtroom Entrance (uncredited)
Robert Greig
Lord Melville (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Inmate Wearing Black Cap (uncredited)
John Hamilton
Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Court Attendant (uncredited)
Russell Hicks
Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Board Member (uncredited)
Pert Kelton
Inmate (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell
Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
James Millican
Policeman (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.
Neighbor Helping with Move (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Kirby's Arraignment Attorney (uncredited)
Johnny Arthur
Kirby's Office Aide (uncredited)
Frank Austin
Neighbor (uncredited)
Joseph E. Bernard
Neighbor (uncredited)
Beatrice Blinn
Neighbor (uncredited)
Charles Brinley
Neighbor (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
Neighbor (uncredited)
John Ince
Neighbor (uncredited)
Stella LeSaint
Neighbor (uncredited)
Margaret Mann
Neighbor (uncredited)
Tina Marshall
Neighbor (uncredited)
Fred Parker
Neighbor (uncredited)
George C. Pearce
Neighbor (uncredited)
Frances Raymond
Neighbor (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Neighbor (uncredited)
Gladys Blake
Mary (uncredited)
Stanley Brown
Newsboy (uncredited)
Gloria Browne
Child Dancer (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
Bill Hughes (uncredited)
Chester Clute
Hammond (uncredited)
Dick Curtis
Strongarm Man (uncredited)
Sidney D'Albrook
Trustee (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Reporter (uncredited)
Gene Morgan
Reporter (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
Expressman (uncredited)
Kay Deslys
Woman (uncredited)
Florence Dudley
Woman (uncredited)
Almeda Fowler
Woman (uncredited)
Dagmar Oakland
Woman (uncredited)
Rosemary Theby
Woman (uncredited)
Oliver Eckhardt
Man (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
Man (uncredited)
Louis King
Man (uncredited)
Bob Kortman
Man (uncredited)
Cy Schindell
Man (uncredited)
Harry Semels
Man (uncredited)
Ernest Shields
Man (uncredited)
S.S. Simon
Man at Jail (uncredited)
Victor Travis
Man (uncredited)
Roland Dupree
Child Dancer (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Bank Manager (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Worried Neighbor (uncredited)
James Flavin
Jailer (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Kirby's Assistant (uncredited)
Carlton Griffin
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Guard (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Kirby's Arraignment Attorney (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Trustee (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Diner (uncredited)
Blanche Payson
Matron (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Bailiff (uncredited)
Doris Rankin
Mrs. Leach (uncredited)
Frank Shannon
Mac (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
Executive (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
Strongarm Man (uncredited)
Walter Walker
Governor Leach (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Pat West
Expressman (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Martin's Neighbor in Courtroom (uncredited)
Beatrice Hagen
Woman (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Prisoner (uncredited)
Irene
Costume Design
Eugene Joseff
Other
Frank Capra
Director
Frank Capra
Producer
Morris Stoloff
Music Director
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
Edward Bernds
Sound Engineer
Robert Riskin
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Shari al-bahlawan
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Playing It Cool
Sep 1, 1938
New York City, New York
Sep 29, 1938
