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You Can't Take It with You ()

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The son of a snobbish Wall Street banker becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family not realizing that his father is trying to force her family from their home for a real estate development.
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Alice Sycamore
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Martin Vanderhof
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Tony Kirby
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Anthony P. Kirby
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Kolenkhov
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Essie Carmichael
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Penny Sycamore
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Paul Sycamore
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Poppins
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Ramsey
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DePinna
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Ed Carmichael
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Mrs. Anthony Kirby
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Rheba
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Donald (as Eddie Anderson)
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John Blakely
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Professor
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Maggie O'Neill
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Schmidt
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Mrs. Schmidt
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Henderson
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Judge
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eugene Anderson Jr. ...
Bobby (uncredited)
Jimmy Anderson ...
Porter in Bank (uncredited)
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Kirby's Attorney at Arraignment (uncredited)
William Arnold ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Kirby's Office Aide (uncredited)
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Neighbor (uncredited)
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Child Dancer (uncredited)
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Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)
Harry A. Bailey ...
Neighbor (uncredited)
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Neighbor (uncredited)
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Mary (uncredited)
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Neighbor (uncredited)
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Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Mike - the Detective (uncredited)
Joe Bordeaux ...
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Neighbor (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Newsboy (uncredited)
Gloria Browne ...
Child Dancer (uncredited)
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Chief Detective (uncredited)
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Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
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Bill Hughes (uncredited)
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Hammond (uncredited)
Nick Copeland ...
Barber (uncredited)
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Miss Jones - Blakely's Secretary (uncredited)
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Blakely's Inquisitive Office Worker (uncredited)
Jimmy the Crow ...
Raven (uncredited)
Beatrice Curtis ...
Neighbor (uncredited)
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Strongarm Man (uncredited)
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Trustee (uncredited)
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Neighbor (uncredited)
Lew Davis ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Bill - Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
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Expressman (uncredited)
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Woman (uncredited)
Homer Dickenson ...
Man (uncredited)
Bill Dill ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Florence Dudley ...
Woman (uncredited)
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Child Dancer (uncredited)
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Bank Manager (uncredited)
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Man (uncredited)
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Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Betty Farrington ...
Neighbor (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston ...
Worried Neighbor (uncredited)
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Police Guard at Courtroom Entrance (uncredited)
Kitty Flanagan ...
Woman (uncredited)
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Jailer (uncredited)
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Martin's Neighbor in Courtroom (uncredited)
Sterrett Ford ...
Man (uncredited)
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Kirby's Assistant (uncredited)
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Woman (uncredited)
Dick French ...
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Jack Gardner ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Joe Geil ...
Child Dancer (uncredited)
Melvin J. Gibby ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Prisoner (uncredited)
Jack Grant ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Man (uncredited)
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Lord Melville (uncredited)
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Bank Clerk (uncredited)
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Inmate Wearing Black Cap (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
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Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
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Diner (uncredited)
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Court Attendant (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian ...
Ice Man (uncredited)
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Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)
Harry Hollingsworth ...
Doorman (uncredited)
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Neighbor (uncredited)
Paul Irving ...
Office Manager (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin ...
Attorney to Kirby at Arraignment (uncredited)
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Prisoner (uncredited)
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Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)
Edward Keane ...
Board Member (uncredited)
Alice Keating ...
Woman (uncredited)
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Inmate (uncredited)
Louis King ...
Man (uncredited)
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Man (uncredited)
William Lally ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Neighbor (uncredited)
Tina Marshall ...
Neighbor (uncredited)
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Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)
Ralph McCullough ...
Man (uncredited)
Eva McKenzie ...
Neighbor (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Trustee (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell ...
Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Clive Morgan ...
Man (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Arthur Murray ...
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
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Diner (uncredited)
Georgia O'Dell ...
Woman (uncredited)
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Woman (uncredited)
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Neighbor (uncredited)
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Matron (uncredited)
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Neighbor (uncredited)
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Neighbor Helping with Move (uncredited)
Lee Phelps ...
Bailiff (uncredited)
Hilda Plowright ...
Lady Melville (uncredited)
Ed Randolph ...
Neighbor (uncredited)
Doris Rankin ...
Mrs. Leach (uncredited)
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Neighbor (uncredited)
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Neighbor (uncredited)
Hilda Rhodes ...
Woman (uncredited)
Ky Robinson ...
Court Policeman (uncredited)
Ruth Robinson ...
Neighbor (uncredited)
Gale Ronn ...
Neighbor (uncredited)
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Accordion Player (uncredited)
Nell Roy ...
Woman (uncredited)
Dick Rush ...
Bank Guard (uncredited)
Cy Schindell ...
Man (uncredited)
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Man (uncredited)
Frank Shannon ...
Mac (uncredited)
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Drunk (uncredited)
Ernest Shields ...
Man (uncredited)
Bruce Sidney ...
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
S.S. Simon ...
Man at Jail (uncredited)
Harry Stafford ...
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
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Executive (uncredited)
Bert Starkey ...
Neighbor (uncredited)
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Woman (uncredited)
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Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Belle Stoddard ...
Neighbor (uncredited)
Jane Talent ...
Woman (uncredited)
Carlie Taylor ...
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
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Woman (uncredited)
Patty Thomas ...
Child Dancer (uncredited)
Victor Travis ...
Man (uncredited)
Laura Treadwell ...
Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
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Strongarm Man (uncredited)
Pearl Varvalle ...
Woman (uncredited)
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Neighbor (uncredited)
Bess Wade ...
Neighbor (uncredited)
Walter Walker ...
Governor Leach (uncredited)
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Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)
Gertrude Weber ...
Woman (uncredited)
Pat West ...
Expressman (uncredited)
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Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)
Billy Wolfstone ...
Child Dancer (uncredited)
Alex Woloshin ...
Russian General in Jail (uncredited)

Directed by

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Frank Capra

Written by

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Robert Riskin ... (screen play)
 
George S. Kaufman ... (based upon the play by) and
Moss Hart ... (based upon the play by)

Produced by

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Frank Capra ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Dimitri Tiomkin ... (musical score)

Cinematography by

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Joseph Walker ... (photography)

Editing by

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Gene Havlick ... film editor

Art Direction by

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Stephen Goosson ... (as Stephen Goossón)

Makeup Department

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William Knight ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Arthur S. Black Jr. ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Lionel Banks ... associate art director
Eric Rohman ... poster artist: Sweden (as Rohman)

Sound Department

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Edward Bernds ... sound engineer (uncredited)
Garry A. Harris ... sound recordist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Irving Lippman ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Irene ... gowns: Miss Arthur
Bernard Newman ... gowns: Miss Arthur
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Morris Stoloff ... musical director
George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Max Reese ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Maurice A. Bergman ... press representative (uncredited)
Charles C. Coleman ... dialogue director (uncredited)
Curly Twiford ... Animal supplier/trainer (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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 12-block area owned by Alice's grandfather, Martin Vanderhof. However, Martin is the patriarch of an anarchic and eccentric family where the members do not care for money but for having fun and making friends. When Tony proposes to Alice, she states that it would be mandatory to introduce her simple and lunatic family to the snobbish Kirbys, and Tony decides to visit Alice with his parents one day before the scheduled get-together. There is an inevitable clash of classes and lifestyles: the Kirbys spurn the Sycamores and Alice breaks with Tony, changing the lives of the Kirby family. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Taglines You'll love them all for giving you the swellest time you've ever had! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous (France)
  • Lebenskünstler (Germany)
  • Vive como quieras (Spain)
  • No us l'endureu pas (Spain, Catalan title)
  • 浮生若梦 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 126 min
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Box Office

Budget $1,644,736 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $11,544,247

Did You Know?

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Trivia Ann Miller was only 15 years old when this movie was filmed. Her character is called on to perform numerous (amateur) ballet positions, including dancing en pointe. She had never been trained to do so, and wasn't using shoes with the proper support. She was just forcing her feet up onto their toes, which was very painful for her. She hid this from the cast and crew, but would cry (out of sight) off stage. James Stewart noticed her crying, though he didn't know why, and would have boxes of candy to make her feel better. See more »
Goofs When Alice is in the courtroom, she is wearing a trench coat as newspaper photographers take pictures. In the newspaper pictures, she is not wearing the coat. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1962). See more »
Soundtracks Valse Brilliante Op. 34 No 2 See more »
Quotes Grandpa Martin Vanderhoff: Maybe it'd stop you trying to be so desperate about making more money than you can ever use? You can't take it with you, Mr. Kirby. So what good is it? As near as I can see, the only thing you can take with you is the love of your friends.
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