You Can't Take It with You Movie Review 1938

The Capra version of the Kaufman-Hart play about an eccentric New York family and their non-conformist houseguests. Alice Sycamore (Arthur), the stable family member of an offbeat clan of free spirits, falls for Tony Kirby (Stewart), the down-to-earth son of a snooty, wealthy and not always quite honest family. Amidst the confusion over this love affair, the two families rediscover the simple joys of life.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 127 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Screwball Comedy, Adapted from a Play, Family Ties, Director/Star Teams: Capra & Stewart

Screenplay

Robert Riskin

Cast

James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, Spring Byington, Edward Arnold, Mischa Auer, Donald Meek, Samuel S. Hinds, Ann Miller, H.B. Warner, Halliwell Hobbes, Dub Taylor, Mary Forbes, Eddie Anderson, Harry Davenport, Lillian Yarbo

Director

Frank Capra

Producer

Frank Capra, Columbia Pictures

Awards

Oscars 1938: Director (Capra), Picture.