You Can't Take It With You (1938)

7.8Approved126 minDirector: Frank Capra

1938 film by Frank Capra

You Can't Take It with You is a 1938 American screwball romantic comedy film directed by Frank Capra, and starring Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, and Edward Arnold. Adapted by Robert Riskin from the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1936 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, the film is about a man from a family of rich snobs who becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family.

The film was an critical and commercial success. At the 11th Academy Awards, the film received two: Best Picture (Outstanding Production) and Best Director for Frank Capra. This was Capra's third Oscar for Best Director in just five years, following It Happened One Night (1934) and Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936).

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What is You Can't Take It With You about?
You Can't Take It With You (1938) — The stenographer Alice Sycamore is in love with her boss Tony Kirby, who is the vice-president of the powerful company owned by his greedy father Anthony P. Kirby. Kirby Sr. is dealing a monopoly in the trade of weapons, and needs to buy one last house in a twelve block area owne
Is You Can't Take It With You based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is You Can't Take It With You scary?
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