History Theatre / YouCantTakeItWithYou

* {{Adorkable}}: Paul, Ed, and Mr. [=DePinna=].

* Adorkable: Paul, Ed, and Mr. [=DePinna=].

''You Can't Take It with You'' is a UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize-winning 1936 ScrewballComedy play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, later adapted into a 1938 film directed by Creator/FrankCapra and starring Creator/LionelBarrymore and [[Creator/JimmyStewart James Stewart]], and still later as a forgotten 1987 syndicated television series.

''You Can't Take It with You'' is a 1936 UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize-winning ScrewballComedy play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, later adapted into a 1938 film directed by Creator/FrankCapra and starring Creator/LionelBarrymore and [[Creator/JimmyStewart James Stewart]], and still later as a forgotten 1987 syndicated television series.

''You Can't Take It with You'' is a 1936 UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize-winning ScrewballComedy play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, later adapted into a 1938 film starring Creator/LionelBarrymore and [[Creator/JimmyStewart James Stewart]], and a forgotten 1987 syndicated television series.

The film won the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Picture of 1938, as well as Best Director for Creator/FrankCapra; it was Capra's third award in five years after previously winning for ''Film/ItHappenedOneNight'' and ''Film/MrDeedsGoesToTown''. It was also something of a StarMakingRole for Stewart, who had been working in Hollywood since 1935 but saw his career really start to take off following this film.

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Set during The Depression, the plot is centered around the lives of the QuirkyHousehold of the Sycamore family. The household includes eccentric but kind patriarch Grandpa Martin Vanderhoff; his daughter Penny, an amateur playwright; her husband Paul, who is a fireworks engineer with his friend Mr [=DePinna=]; and their two daughters Alice, the [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]; and Essie, an amateur ballerina trained by a crazed Russian; Boris Kolenkhov and wife of Ed, a printer and xylophone player. Also in the house is the SassyBlackWoman maid Rheba and her {{Cloudcuckoolander}} boyfriend, Donald. The main conflict of the work involves Alice falling in love with Tony Kirby and how Tony's wealthy banker father, Anthony P. Kirby and his snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match, especially after a disastrous Dinner Party where the families were supposed to become acquainted. Throw into the mix a drunken actress, Gay Wellington; an exiled Russian Countess, Olga Katrina; and various FBI and IRS agents, and you have a play beloved by High School drama clubs nationwide.

* EekAMouse: Tony's explanation to the waiter for why Alice screamed at the fancy restaurant. Mayhem ensues as the couple calmly exits.

* BlackAndWhiteMorality: The Vanderhoffs are kind, innocent and selfless folks while Mr. Kirby is a heartless business owner with no redeeming qualities. He is getting better towards the end.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Mr. Kirby is a ruthless and cold-hearted businessman, but he loves his son very dearly.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''. Lionel Barrymore and Creator/JamesStewart star in both movies.

* StrawmanPolitical: Mr. Henderson, the IRS agent. When he interviews Martin about his 24 years of income tax evasion, at no time does he present a reasonably persuasive argument about paying taxes such as supporting the New Deal programs that unemployed people like Donald are using to get by. Instead, he blusters impotently about relatively remote aspects of government and tries to throw his authoritarian weight around.

* TheCastShowoff: Inverted. Ann Miller was a professional dancer. Her character, Essie, is a terrible dancer.

The film won the AcademyAward for Best Picture of 1938, as well as Best Director for Creator/FrankCapra; it was Capra's third award in five years after previously winning for ''Film/ItHappenedOneNight'' and ''Film/MrDeedsGoesToTown''. It was also something of a StarMakingRole for Stewart, who had been working in Hollywood since 1935 but saw his career really start to take off following this film.

''You Can't Take It with You'' is a 1936 PulitzerPrize-winning ScrewballComedy play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, later adapted into a 1938 film starring Creator/LionelBarrymore and [[Creator/JimmyStewart James Stewart]], and a forgotten 1987 syndicated television series.

* WhileRomeBurns: The second act of the play ends with a lot of fireworks exploding offstage and a lot of people wildly shouting and rushing about onstage. The imperturbable Grandpa, however, just says "Well, well, well!" and sits down. "If a lot of people weren't in the way," the script suggests, "you feel he'd like to throw some darts."

The film won the AcademyAward for Best Picture of 1938, as well as Best Director for Creator/FrankCapra; it was Capra's third award in five years after previously winning for ''Film/ItHappenedOneNight'' and ''Film/MrDeedsGoesToTown''. It was also something of a StarMakingRole for Stewart, who had been working in Hollywood since 1935 but saw his career really start to take off following this film. The movie does suffer from AdaptationExpansion--it has 153 characters as opposed to only 19 in the play.

* WrittenInInfirmity: Shortly before filming began, Lionel Barrymore lost the use of his legs to crippling arthritis and a hip injury. To accommodate him, the script was altered so that his character had a broken leg, and Barrymore did the film on crutches.

!!This Work Shows Examples Of:

* OnePhoneCall: Anthony P. Kirby demands one when being jailed.

''You Can't Take It with You'' is a 1936 PulitzerPrize-winning comedic play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, later adapted into a 1938 film starring Creator/LionelBarrymore and [[Creator/JimmyStewart James Stewart]], and a forgotten 1987 syndicated television series.

* AdaptationExpansion

* DinnerAndAShow: Chaos breaks out after Tony makes the unwise decision to bring his parents over to the Vanderhof house unannounced.

''You Can't Take It with You'' is a 1936 PulitzerPrize-winning comedic play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, later adapted into a 1938 film starring Lionel Barrymore and [[Creator/JimmyStewart James Stewart]], and a forgotten 1987 syndicated television series.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Grandpa Vanderhoff delivers a masterful one to Mr. Kirby while they're both in the drunk tank.