Thursday, March 25, 2010

You cant take it with you.

A very symbolic movie about how money does not make everything better and how family and friends are the true measure of someones happiness. Grandpa Vanderhof was a high ranking businessman in his life and gave it all up because he wasnt having fun. He has a house hold of people who just are carefree and very fun and enjoy each others company. Well Alice Sycamore his granddaughter works for the Anthony P. Kirby Bank and is his Son Tony Kirby's secrotary and they fall in love of course the Kirbys dont want anything to do with it and protest it till Anthony P. Kirby talks to Grandpa Vanderhof about his life and his values and it wears down Mr Kirby. But Kirby buys up all the houses in the neighborhood and Alice Runs away because of the whole arrangement and Grandpa sells his house to go be with Alice. Anthony goes to the board meeting to merge all the buys of the houses and instead has change of heart and goes talks to Grandpa who has him play harmonica and lightens his heart up and everything comes togther Tony and Alice are gonna get married and the families get along. the picture looks like it was remastered Digitally. Allot of long shots which made the movie flow same angle shots through the movie not many panning shots or angle shots but the flow of the movie was really good...
Director: Frank Capra
Writers:George Kaufman and Moss Hart (play) Robert Riskin ( Screenplay)
Release Date: November 3rd 1938
Genre: Comedy Romance
Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1939 Won Oscar Best Director
Frank Capra

Best Picture

Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Spring Byington

Best Cinematography
Joseph Walker

Best Film Editing
Gene Havlick

Best Sound, Recording
John P. Livadary (Columbia SSD)

Best Writing, Screenplay
Robert Riskin

Jean Arthur ... Alice Sycamore

Lionel Barrymore ... Grandpa Martin Vanderhof

James Stewart ... Tony Kirby
Edward Arnold ... Anthony P. Kirby
Mischa Auer ... Boris Kolenkhov

Ann Miller ... Essie Carmichael
Spring Byington ... Penny Sycamore
Samuel S. Hinds ... Paul Sycamore
Donald Meek ... Poppins
H.B. Warner ... Ramsey
Halliwell Hobbes ... DePinna
Dub Taylor ... Ed Carmichael
Mary Forbes ... Mrs. Anthony P. Kirby
Lillian Yarbo ... Rheba
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson ... Donald (as Eddie Anderson)

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