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1938 • 2h 6min • Approved • Comedy, Romance

You Can't Take It with You

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

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.

IMDb 7.8

RT 95%

Director

Frank Capra

Writers

Robert Riskin

Moss Hart

George S. Kaufman

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Jean Arthur

Alice Sycamore

James Stewart

Tony Kirby

Lionel Barrymore

Martin Vanderhof

Edward Arnold

Anthony P. Kirby

Mischa Auer

Boris Kolenkhov

Ann Miller

Essie Carmichael

Spring Byington

Penny Sycamore

Samuel S. Hinds

Paul Sycamore

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Jean Arthur Alice Sycamore

James Stewart Tony Kirby

Lionel Barrymore Martin Vanderhof

Edward Arnold Anthony P. Kirby

Mischa Auer Boris Kolenkhov

Ann Miller Essie Carmichael

Spring Byington Penny Sycamore

Samuel S. Hinds Paul Sycamore

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Dub Taylor Ed Carmichael

Mary Forbes Mrs. Anthony P. Kirb...

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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Donald

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