You Can't Take It with You

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You Can't Take It with You (1938)

NR 09/01/1938 (US) Comedy, Romance 2h 6m

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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.

Frank Capra

Director
Robert Riskin

Screenplay
George S. Kaufman

Writer
Moss Hart

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Jean Arthur

Alice Sycamore
James Stewart

Tony Kirby
Lionel Barrymore

Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
Edward Arnold

Anthony P. Kirby
Mischa Auer

Boris Kolenkhov
Ann Miller

Essie Carmichael
Spring Byington

Penny Sycamore
Samuel S. Hinds

Paul Sycamore
Donald Meek

Mr. Poppins
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A review by barrymost

10.0

Written by barrymost on August 9, 2019

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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... read the rest.

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