Jean Arthur
Alice Sycamore
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You Can't Take It with You is a 1938 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Capra, and starring Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, and Edward Arnold.
Plot. You Can't Take It with You. Summaries. The son of a snobbish Wall Street banker becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family not realizing that his father is trying to force her family from their home for a real estate development.
The son of a snobbish Wall Street banker becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family not realizing that his father is trying to force her family from their home for a real estate development.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Frank Capra
- 1938-09-29
Sweet-natured Alice Sycamore (Jean Arthur) falls for banker's son Tony Kirby (James Stewart). But when she invites her snooty prospective in-laws to dinner to give their blessing to the marriage ...
- (79)
- Jean Arthur
- Frank Capra
- Comedy
Complete plot summary of You Can't Take It With You, written by specialists and reviewed by film experts.
A girl from a family of freethinkers falls for the son of a conservative banker. Cast & Crew. Read More. Frank Capra. Director. Jean Arthur. Alice Sycamore. Lionel Barrymore. [Grandpa] Martin Vanderhof. James Stewart. Tony Kirby. Edward Arnold. Anthony P. Kirby. Mischa Auer. [Boris] Kolenkhov. Photos & Videos. View All. 8 Photos. Film Details.
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's whimsical Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway play You Can't Take It With You was transformed into a paean to populism by director Frank Capra and screenwriter Robert Riskin.
