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You Can't Take It with You

NR2h 6m1938Frank Capra
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"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.

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What is You Can't Take It with You (1938) about?

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.

Who stars in You Can't Take It with You?

You Can't Take It with You stars Jean Arthur (Alice Sycamore), Lionel Barrymore (Martin Vanderhof), James Stewart (Tony Kirby), Edward Arnold (Anthony P. Kirby), Mischa Auer (Kolenkhov). The film was directed by Frank Capra.

How long is You Can't Take It with You?

You Can't Take It with You has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 1938. It is rated NR.

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