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You Can't Take It with You (1938) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give You Can't Take It with You (1938) a score of 2.9812 out of 4

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MovieEye.com (David Litton)

There's a moment in Frank Capra's "You Can't Take It With You" where one character exclaims, "Maybe it'll 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...read the complete You Can't Take It with You (1938) review at MovieEye.com (David Litton)

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DVD Verdict:

While in New York for the opening of Lost Horizon in March 1937, director Frank Capra was entranced by a performance of the hit George S. Kaufman-Moss Hart play "You Can't Take It with You." He urged Harry Cohn, head of Columbia, to buy the film rights...read the complete You Can't Take It with You (1938) review at DVD Verdict:

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El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)

Uno de los títulos más populares del maestro Frank Capra. Su diatriba, siempre con un tono optimista, sobre el capitalismo, la amistad, el idealismo individual, el contraste de clases y los valores significativos de la vida encuentra un buen...read the complete You Can't Take It with You (1938) review at El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)