You Can't Take It With You
Columbia TriStar (1938)
Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance
Not In Collection
#1526
7*
Seen ItYes
(1/1/2019 TMC)
IMDB   7.9
126 mins USA / English
TMC    US - Approved
Ann Doran Maggie O'Neill
H.B. Warner Ramsey
James Stewart Tony Kirby
Mischa Auer Boris Kolenkhov
Harry Davenport Judge
Dub Taylor Ed Carmichael
Mary Forbes Mrs. Anthony Kirby
Lionel Barrymore Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
Edward Arnold Anthony P. Kirby
Jean Arthur Alice Sycamore
Charles Lane Henderson
Donald Meek Poppins
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Donald
Spring Byington Penny Sycamore
Josef Swickard Professor
Ann Miller Essie Carmichael
Samuel S. Hinds Paul Sycamore
Clarence Wilson John Blakely
Halliwell Hobbes DePinna
Bodil Rosing Mrs. Schmidt
Christian Rub Schmidt
Lillian Yarbo Rheba
Lionel Barrymore Martin Vanderhof
Mischa Auer Kolenkhov
Eugene Anderson Jr. Bobby
Jimmy Anderson Porter in Bank
Stanley Andrews Attorney to Kirby at Arraignment
Director/Choreographer
Frank Capra
Producer Frank Capra
Writer/Composer Robert Riskin
George S. Kaufman
Moss Hart
Cinematography Joseph Walker
Music Dimitri Tiomkin


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.
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1

Notes
As a junior in High School (1958) I played Mr. Kirby in the stage production by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The original production of the play premiered on Broadway in 1936, and played for 838 performances. In the play, Boris Kolenkhov, a Russian who escaped to America shortly before the Russian Revolution, lifts Mr. Kirby high over his head and slams Mr. Kirby to the stage floor. I was supposed to land on the floor with my feet hitting first (not my back), making a large noise. Pete B. played a Russian ballet master. While a strong boy, he was not always able to pull off the stunt; I had a sore back for weeks. What a blast!
In 2014 Richard & I saw You Can't Take It With You at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway with James Earl Jones. as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof. I was very disappointed. The performance was very flat, no gusto.