"You Can't Take It with You" (1938)
"You Can't Take It with You" (1938)
Columbia Pictures
A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family. - You Can't Take It with You is a 1938 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Capra, and starring Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart and Edward Arnold.
The film was adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It received two Academy Awards out of seven nominations: Best Picture and Best Director for Frank Capra. This was Capra's third Oscar for Best Director in just five years."
Genre': Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release dates: August 23, 1938 Press preview, September 1, 1938 (NYC)
Directed by: Frank Capra
Screenplay by: Robert Riskin
Based on: The 1936 play, "You Can't Take It with You" by George Kaufman and Moss Hart
Music by: Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography: Joseph Walker
Edited by: Gene Havlick
Cast: Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, Edward Arnold
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Awards
- Best Picture
- Best Director