You Can't Take It with You

1938 · directed by Frank Capra

Rating
88/100
Hit
yes
Prestige lists
Oscar Winner

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 (1938), directed by Frank Capra, rates 88/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Jean Arthur
  • Lionel Barrymore
  • James Stewart
  • Edward Arnold
  • Mischa Auer
  • Ann Miller
  • Spring Byington
  • Samuel S. Hinds
  • Donald Meek
  • H.B. Warner

Crew

More from Frank Capra

  1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — 97/100 · hit
  2. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — 91/100 · hit
  3. It Happened One Night (1934) — 89/100 · hit
  4. Lady for a Day (1933) — 84/100 · hit
  5. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) — 82/100 · hit
  6. The Miracle Woman (1931) — 82/100 · hit

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