You Can't Take It with You
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Short description
Alice Sycamore is the one relatively conventional member of an eccentric New York household, and she has fallen in love with Tony Kirby, the son of a wealthy banker. Tony's parents disapprove of the match, and a dinner meant to introduce the two families goes badly wrong. The gulf between the free-spirited Sycamores and the strait-laced Kirbys drives the conflict.
Frank Capra directed and produced the film, working from a screenplay by Robert Riskin with Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, whose play the film adapts. It followed It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town and Lost Horizon in Capra's filmography and preceded Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Jean Arthur plays Alice, Lionel Barrymore is the family patriarch Martin Vanderhof, and James Stewart plays Tony Kirby, with Edward Arnold, Mischa Auer and Ann Miller among a credited cast of 165.
Made by Columbia Pictures for about 2 million dollars, the film took in roughly 7 million worldwide, a strong return for its era. On IMDb it rates 7.8 from 30,000 votes, slightly above the 7.5 from 467 votes on TMDB. A critics' rating of 7.4 from 78 reviews places it near the audience scores, indicating a broadly consistent reception rather than a sharp divide between reviewers and the public.
What's left behind the scenes
- During the filming of the movie, Ann Miller (1923-2004) was only 15 years old. Her character had to strike various ballet poses, which were painful for the girl to perform. Miller did everything that was required, then ran off the set, hid in a quiet corner, and cried from the pain. James Stewart (1908-1997) once noticed that she was crying. He didn't know the reason, but from then on, he would occasionally order sweets for Miller, which were delivered to the set by the boxload.
- Shortly before filming began, Lionel Barrymore (1878-1954) was confined to a wheelchair due to a broken hip and arthritis. The script was rewritten so that Barrymore filmed using crutches, as his character supposedly dislocated his ankle.
- Typically, feature films in 1939 fit onto 2,500 meters of film. The comedy 'Bring Your Own Pillows' used 10,000 meters.
- Frank Capra first learned about the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, on which this comedy is based, in New York in 1937, when he came there for the premiere of his film 'Lost Horizon'. Capra approached Harry Cohn (1891-1958), one of the founders and director of Columbia Pictures, with the idea of buying the rights to film it. Cohn refused outright. Firstly, he considered the $200,000 sum too high. Secondly, he had not yet recovered from the disagreements with Capra over the final editing of 'Lost Horizon,' where the director had the final say. Capra himself held a grudge against Cohn over disputes surrounding 'If You Could Only Cook' (William A. Seiter, 1935) starring Jean Arthur (1900-1991).
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