You Can't Take It With You (1938) | |
| Director(s) | Frank Capra |
| Producer(s) | Frank Capra (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Father Son, Freedom, New York, Romance (Comic), Screwball Comedy, Secretaries, Socialites |
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You Can't Take It With You Overview:
You Can't Take It With You (1938) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Frank Capra and produced by Frank Capra.
The film was based on the play of the same name written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart performed at the Booth Theatre, NY & Imperial Theatre, NY from Dec 14, 1936 - Dec 3, 1938.
SYNOPSIS
The Pulitzer Prize-winning play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart gets an endearing Capra treatment. Arthur fears she may never lead a normal life as she's surrounded by her family's lovable lunacy. Grandfather Barrymore amassed a pile of cash and decided that he and his family were going to spend it doing only what they really want, which includes xylophone playing, ballet dancing, mystery writing, and experimenting with fireworks. Into this eccentric household comes Arthur's dubious beau, Stewart, the son of Arthur's boss, Arnold. After hilarious mishaps, love wins out.
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Academy Awards 1938 --- Ceremony Number 11 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actress | Spring Byington | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Joseph Walker | Nominated |
| Best Director | Frank Capra | Won |
| Best Film Editing | Gene Havlick | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Columbia | Won |
| Best Writing | Robert Riskin | Nominated |
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Quotes from
Alice Sycamore: Wish I'd known her (her grandma). What was she like?
Grandpa Vanderhoff: Look in there (points to mirror).
Grandpa Vanderhoff: (talking about his wife, Alice's grandma) Oh, nothing phenominal about it. I just had it bad, that's all. I never got over it either. Right up to the very last, she couldn't walk into a room without my heart going thump, thump, thump.
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Facts about
Ann Miller was only 15 years old when this movie was filmed. Her character is called on to perform numerous (amateur) ballet positions, including the toe pointe, which was very painful for her. She hid this from the cast and crew, but would cry (out of sight) off stage.
The Broadway play "You Can't Take It With You" opened at the Booth Theater in New York on December 14, 1936 and ran for 838 performances. The original cast included Jess Barker as Tony Kirby, Margot Stevenson as Alice Sycamore and Henry Travers as Grandpa. Donald, played so memorably in this film by Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, was originally portrayed by Oscar Polk, who later played house servant "Pork" in Gone with the Wind.
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