You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You (1938)

Timing: 2:6 (126 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1938-09-01

Country

United States

Production

Columbia Pictures

Genre

Comedy, Romance

Budget

$1 644 736

Revenue

$7 433 101

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Director

Frank Capra

Actors

Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold, Mischa Auer, Ann Miller, Spring Byington, Samuel S. Hinds, Donald Meek, H.B. Warner
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Moss Hart, George S. Kaufman

Producer

Frank Capra

Operator

Joseph Walker

Composer

Dimitri Tiomkin

Artist

Audition

Editing

Gene Havlick
All team (20)

• Typically, feature films in 1939 were contained on 2.5 thousand meters of film. The comedy 'You Can't Take It With You' used 10 thousand 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 the director of Columbia Pictures, with the idea of buying the rights to adapt it for the screen. Cohn gave a categorical refusal. Firstly, he considered the sum of $200,000 to be too high. Secondly, he hadn’t yet recovered from disagreements with Capra over the final editing of 'Lost Horizon', where the director had the final say. Capra himself held a grudge against Cohn due to disputes over the film 'The Gay Divorcee' (William A. Seiter, 1935) starring Jean Arthur (1900-1991).
• 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).