You Can't Take It with You poster

You Can't Take It with You( 1938)

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You'll love them all for giving you the swellest time you've ever had!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jean Arthur

      Alice Sycamore

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      James Stewart

      Tony Kirby

    3. cast image

      Lionel Barrymore

      Grandpa Martin Vanderhof

    4. cast image

      Edward Arnold

      Anthony P. Kirby

    5. cast image

      Mischa Auer

      Boris Kolenkhov

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      Ann Miller

      Essie Carmichael

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      Spring Byington

      Penny Sycamore

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      Samuel S. Hinds

      Paul Sycamore

    9. cast image

      Donald Meek

      Mr. Poppins

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      H.B. Warner

      Mr. Ramsey

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      Halliwell Hobbes

      Mr. DePinna

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      Dub Taylor

      Ed Carmichael

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      Mary Forbes

      Mrs. Anthony P. Kirby

    14. cast image

      Lillian Yarbo

      Rheba

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      Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

      Donald

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      Clarence Wilson

      John Blakely

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      Josef Swickard

      Professor

    18. cast image

      Ann Doran

      Maggie O'Neill

    19. cast image

      Christian Rub

      Schmidt

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      Bodil Rosing

      Mrs. Schmidt

    21. cast image

      Charles Lane

      Henderson

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      Harry Davenport

      Judge

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      Irving Bacon

      Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)

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      Ward Bond

      Mike - the Detective (uncredited)

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      James Burke

      Chief Detective (uncredited)

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      Eddy Chandler

      Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

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      Anne Cornwall

      Miss Jones - Blakely's Secretary (uncredited)

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      Nell Craig

      Blakely's Inquisitive Office Worker (uncredited)

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      Edgar Dearing

      Bill - Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

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      Pat Flaherty

      Police Guard at Courtroom Entrance (uncredited)

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      Robert Greig

      Lord Melville (uncredited)

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      Kit Guard

      Inmate Wearing Black Cap (uncredited)

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      John Hamilton

      Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)

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      Edward Hearn

      Court Attendant (uncredited)

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      Russell Hicks

      Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)

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      Edward Keane

      Board Member (uncredited)

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      Pert Kelton

      Inmate (uncredited)

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      Edwin Maxwell

      Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)

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      Frank McLure

      Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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      Charles McMurphy

      Guard (uncredited)

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      James Millican

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Edward Peil Sr.

      Neighbor Helping with Move (uncredited)

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      Ian Wolfe

      Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)

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      Eugene Anderson Jr

      Bobby (uncredited)

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      Stanley Andrews

      Attorney to Kirby at Arraignment (uncredited)

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      William Arnold

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Johnny Arthur

      Kirby's Office Aide (uncredited)

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      Frank Austin

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      Harry A. Bailey

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      Joseph E. Bernard

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      Beatrice Blinn

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      Charles Brinley

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      Beatrice Curtis

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      Betty Farrington

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      John Ince

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      Stella LeSaint

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      Margaret Mann

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      Tina Marshall

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      Eva McKenzie

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      Fred Parker

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      George C. Pearce

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      Ed Randolph

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      Frances Raymond

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      Bert Starkey

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      Dorothy Vernon

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      Bess Wade

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      Gladys Blake

      Mary (uncredited)

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      Joe Bordeaux

      Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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      Ralph Brooks

      Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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      Stanley Brown

      Newsboy (uncredited)

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      Gloria Browne

      Child Dancer (uncredited)

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      Wallis Clark

      Bill Hughes (uncredited)

    73. cast image

      Chester Clute

      Hammond (uncredited)

    74. cast image

      Nick Copeland

      Barber (uncredited)

    75. cast image

      Dick Curtis

      Strongarm Man (uncredited)

    76. cast image

      Sidney D'Albrook

      Trustee (uncredited)

    77. cast image

      Lew Davis

      Reporter (uncredited)

    78. cast image

      Lester Dorr

      Reporter (uncredited)

    79. cast image

      Jack Gardner

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      William Lally

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Gene Morgan

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Vernon Dent

      Expressman (uncredited)

    83. cast image

      Kay Deslys

      Woman (uncredited)

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      Florence Dudley

      Woman (uncredited)

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      Almeda Fowler

      Woman (uncredited)

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      Alice Keating

      Woman (uncredited)

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      Georgia O'Dell

      Woman (uncredited)

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      Dagmar Oakland

      Woman (uncredited)

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      Rosemary Theby

      Woman (uncredited)

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      Homer Dickenson

      Man (uncredited)

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      Oliver Eckhardt

      Man (uncredited)

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      Sterrett Ford

      Man (uncredited)

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      Jesse Graves

      Man (uncredited)

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      Louis King

      Man (uncredited)

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      Bob Kortman

      Man (uncredited)

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      Ralph McCullough

      Man (uncredited)

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      Clive Morgan

      Man (uncredited)

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      Cy Schindell

      Man (uncredited)

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      Harry Semels

      Man (uncredited)

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      Ernest Shields

      Man (uncredited)

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      S.S. Simon

      Man at Jail (uncredited)

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      Victor Travis

      Man (uncredited)

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      Roland Dupree

      Child Dancer (uncredited)

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      Edward Earle

      Bank Manager (uncredited)

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      Jim Farley

      Police Sergeant (uncredited)

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      Eddie Fetherston

      Worried Neighbor (uncredited)

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      James Flavin

      Jailer (uncredited)

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      Byron Foulger

      Kirby's Assistant (uncredited)

    109. cast image

      Dick French

      Bank Clerk (uncredited)

    110. cast image

      Carlton Griffin

      Bank Clerk (uncredited)

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      Dick Rush

      Bank Guard (uncredited)

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      Bruce Sidney

      Bank Clerk (uncredited)

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      Harry Stafford

      Bank Clerk (uncredited)

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      Carlie Taylor

      Bank Clerk (uncredited)

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      Joe Geil

      Child Dancer (uncredited)

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      Billy Wolfstone

      Child Dancer (uncredited)

    117. cast image

      Chuck Hamilton

      Guard (uncredited)

    118. cast image

      Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

      Ice Man (uncredited)

    119. cast image

      Harry Hollingsworth

      Doorman (uncredited)

    120. cast image

      Paul Irving

      Office Manager (uncredited)

    121. cast image

      Boyd Irwin

      Attorney to Kirby at Arraignment (uncredited)

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      Eddie Kane

      Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)

    123. cast image

      Frank Mills

      Trustee (uncredited)

    124. cast image

      Bruce Mitchell

      Policeman in Park (uncredited)

    125. cast image

      Wedgwood Nowell

      Diner (uncredited)

    126. cast image

      Blanche Payson

      Matron (uncredited)

    127. cast image

      Lee Phelps

      Bailiff (uncredited)

    128. cast image

      Hilda Plowright

      Lady Melville (uncredited)

    129. cast image

      Doris Rankin

      Mrs. Leach (uncredited)

    130. cast image

      Ky Robinson

      Court Policeman (uncredited)

    131. cast image

      Frank Shannon

      Mac (uncredited)

    132. cast image

      C.L. Sherwood

      Drunk (uncredited)

    133. cast image

      Edwin Stanley

      Executive (uncredited)

    134. cast image

      Bert Stevens

      Court Bailiff (uncredited)

    135. cast image

      Laura Treadwell

      Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)

    136. cast image

      John Tyrrell

      Strongarm Man (uncredited)

    137. cast image

      Walter Walker

      Governor Leach (uncredited)

    138. cast image

      Pierre Watkin

      Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)

    139. cast image

      Pat West

      Expressman (uncredited)

    140. cast image

      Larry Wheat

      Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)

    141. cast image

      Alex Woloshin

      Russian General in Jail (uncredited)

    142. cast image

      Bess Flowers

      Martin's Neighbor in Courtroom

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by barrymost

    10
    Written by barrymost on Fri Aug 09 2019
    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 sen...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1644736.00

    Revenue

    7433101.00

    Keywords

    • harmonica
    • monopoly
    • house
    • tycoon
    • based on play or musical
    • love
    • friends
    • eccentric
    • secretary
    • free spirit
    • black and white
    • rich snob
    • stenographer
    • eccentric family
    • whimsical