🎬 Feature: You Can’t Take It with You (1938) The film is a legendary 1938 screwball romantic comedy directed by the master of cinematic optimism, Frank Capra. Adapted by screenwriter Robert Riskin from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, this film remains a definitive masterpiece of Hollywood's Golden Age.
: Ann Miller was only 15 during filming and had to hide intense pain from dancing en pointe without proper ballet shoes. IMDb notes that James Stewart would bring her boxes of candy to cheer her up.
The story follows Alice Sycamore, the only "normal" member of a blissfully eccentric, free-spirited family. Chaos ensues when her wealthy, straight-laced fiancé, Tony Kirby, brings his snobbish parents over for dinner on the wrong night. 🌟 Legendary Cast & Characters
: The grounded, loving anchor of the wild Sycamore household.
: The banking vice president torn between corporate expectations and a desire for real joy.
: It was the second film from Columbia Pictures to take home the top Academy Award.
: Lionel Barrymore was suffering from severe arthritis and a hip injury. The script was specifically rewritten to give his character a "sprained ankle" so he could use his real-life crutches.