You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

126 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Sept. 1, 1938

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.

You Can't Take It with You

126 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Sept. 1, 1938

You Can't Take It with You
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 rating 7.8
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title You Can't Take It with You
Directors Arthur S. Black Jr., Frank Capra
Writers Charles C. Coleman, George S. Kaufman, Moss Hart, Robert Riskin

Cast

Jean Arthur

as Alice Sycamore

James Stewart

as Tony Kirby

Lionel Barrymore

as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof

Edward Arnold

as Anthony P. Kirby

Mischa Auer

as Boris Kolenkhov

Ann Miller

as Essie Carmichael

Spring Byington

as Penny Sycamore

Samuel S. Hinds

as Paul Sycamore

Donald Meek

as Mr. Poppins

H.B. Warner

as Mr. Ramsey

Halliwell Hobbes

as Mr. DePinna

Dub Taylor

as Ed Carmichael

Mary Forbes

as Mrs. Anthony P. Kirby

Lillian Yarbo

as Rheba

Clarence Wilson

as John Blakely

Josef Swickard

as Professor

Ann Doran

as Maggie O'Neill

Christian Rub

as Schmidt

Bodil Rosing

as Mrs. Schmidt

Charles Lane

as Henderson

Harry Davenport

as Judge

Irving Bacon

as Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)

Ward Bond

as Mike - the Detective (uncredited)

James Burke

as Chief Detective (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

as Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

Anne Cornwall

as Miss Jones - Blakely's Secretary (uncredited)

Nell Craig

as Blakely's Inquisitive Office Worker (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

as Bill - Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

as Police Guard at Courtroom Entrance (uncredited)

Robert Greig

as Lord Melville (uncredited)

Kit Guard

as Inmate Wearing Black Cap (uncredited)

John Hamilton

as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)

Edward Hearn

as Court Attendant (uncredited)

Russell Hicks

as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)

Edward Keane

as Board Member (uncredited)

Pert Kelton

as Inmate (uncredited)

Edwin Maxwell

as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)

Frank McLure

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Charles McMurphy

as Guard (uncredited)

James Millican

as Policeman (uncredited)

Edward Peil Sr.

as Neighbor Helping with Move (uncredited)

Ian Wolfe

as Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)

Eugene Anderson Jr

as Bobby (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

as Attorney to Kirby at Arraignment (uncredited)

William Arnold

as Reporter (uncredited)

Johnny Arthur

as Kirby's Office Aide (uncredited)

Frank Austin

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Harry A. Bailey

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Joseph E. Bernard

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Beatrice Blinn

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Charles Brinley

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Beatrice Curtis

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Betty Farrington

as Neighbor (uncredited)

John Ince

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Stella LeSaint

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Margaret Mann

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Tina Marshall

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Eva McKenzie

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Fred Parker

as Neighbor (uncredited)

George C. Pearce

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Ed Randolph

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Frances Raymond

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Bert Starkey

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Bess Wade

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Gladys Blake

as Mary (uncredited)

Joe Bordeaux

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Stanley Brown

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Gloria Browne

as Child Dancer (uncredited)

Wallis Clark

as Bill Hughes (uncredited)

Chester Clute

as Hammond (uncredited)

Nick Copeland

as Barber (uncredited)

Dick Curtis

as Strongarm Man (uncredited)

Sidney D'Albrook

as Trustee (uncredited)

Lew Davis

as Reporter (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

as Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Gardner

as Reporter (uncredited)

William Lally

as Reporter (uncredited)

Gene Morgan

as Reporter (uncredited)

Vernon Dent

as Expressman (uncredited)

Kay Deslys

as Woman (uncredited)

Florence Dudley

as Woman (uncredited)

Almeda Fowler

as Woman (uncredited)

Alice Keating

as Woman (uncredited)

Georgia O'Dell

as Woman (uncredited)

Dagmar Oakland

as Woman (uncredited)

Rosemary Theby

as Woman (uncredited)

Homer Dickenson

as Man (uncredited)

Oliver Eckhardt

as Man (uncredited)

Sterrett Ford

as Man (uncredited)

Jesse Graves

as Man (uncredited)

Louis King

as Man (uncredited)

Bob Kortman

as Man (uncredited)

Ralph McCullough

as Man (uncredited)

Clive Morgan

as Man (uncredited)

Cy Schindell

as Man (uncredited)

Harry Semels

as Man (uncredited)

Ernest Shields

as Man (uncredited)

S.S. Simon

as Man at Jail (uncredited)

Victor Travis

as Man (uncredited)

Roland Dupree

as Child Dancer (uncredited)

Edward Earle

as Bank Manager (uncredited)

Jim Farley

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Eddie Fetherston

as Worried Neighbor (uncredited)

James Flavin

as Jailer (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

as Kirby's Assistant (uncredited)

Dick French

as Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Carlton Griffin

as Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Dick Rush

as Bank Guard (uncredited)

Bruce Sidney

as Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Harry Stafford

as Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Carlie Taylor

as Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Joe Geil

as Child Dancer (uncredited)

Billy Wolfstone

as Child Dancer (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

as Guard (uncredited)

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

as Ice Man (uncredited)

Harry Hollingsworth

as Doorman (uncredited)

Paul Irving

as Office Manager (uncredited)

Boyd Irwin

as Attorney to Kirby at Arraignment (uncredited)

Eddie Kane

as Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)

Frank Mills

as Trustee (uncredited)

Bruce Mitchell

as Policeman in Park (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell

as Diner (uncredited)

Blanche Payson

as Matron (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

as Bailiff (uncredited)

Hilda Plowright

as Lady Melville (uncredited)

Doris Rankin

as Mrs. Leach (uncredited)

Ky Robinson

as Court Policeman (uncredited)

Frank Shannon

as Mac (uncredited)

C.L. Sherwood

as Drunk (uncredited)

Edwin Stanley

as Executive (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Court Bailiff (uncredited)

Laura Treadwell

as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)

John Tyrrell

as Strongarm Man (uncredited)

Walter Walker

as Governor Leach (uncredited)

Pierre Watkin

as Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)

Pat West

as Expressman (uncredited)

Larry Wheat

as Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)

Alex Woloshin

as Russian General in Jail (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Martin's Neighbor in Courtroom

Jimmy the Crow

as (uncredited)