She Couldn't Take It (1935)
The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustration of the patriarch, Dan Van Dyke. His self-centered wife has a fondness for foreign imports, including "pet projects" like dancers and such and his spoiled children Tony and Carol have constant run-ins with the law. When Dan himself ends up in the clink for five years for tax evasion, he becomes bunk-mates with ex-bootlegger Joe "Spots" Ricardi. Ricardi lectures him on being such a push-over for an out-of-control family, so a dying Dan makes Ricardi his estate trustee once he is released from prison. Ricardi is then thrust into high society and must do everything he once nagged Dan to do.
Director:
Tay Garnett
Writer:
Oliver H.P. Garrett
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George Raft as Joe "Spot" Ricardi |
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Joan Bennett as Carol Van Dyke |
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Walter Connolly as Daniel Van Dyke |
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Billie Burke as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke |
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Lloyd Nolan as Tex |
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Wallace Ford as "Fingers" Boston |
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James Blakeley as Tony Van Dyke |
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Alan Mowbray as Alan Bartlett |
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William Tannen as Cesar |
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Donald Meek as Uncle Wyndersham |
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Stanley Andrews as Attorney Wyndersham |
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Frank Austin as Railroad Attendant |
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Irving Bacon as Man at Toll Gate |
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C.A. Beckman as Traffic Cop |
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Wyrley Birch as Dr. Schaeffer |
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Stark Bishop as Prisoner |
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Walter Brennan as Peddler |
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James P. Burtis as Motorcycle Cop |
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Joc Clive as Reporter |
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Heinie Conklin as Waiter |
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Frank Conroy as Henry Raleigh |
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Tom Costello as Reporter |
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Kernan Cripps as Guard |
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Jack Daley as District Attorney's Man |
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Peppino Dallalic as Don |
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Carrie Daumery as Dowager Party Guest |
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Edgar Dearing as Precint 5 Policeman |
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John Webb Dillion as Prisoner |
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Nadine Dore as Girl |
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Jack Duffy as Farmer |
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Frank Fanning as Warden |
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Al Ferguson as Prisoner |
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Emily Fitzroy as Party Guest |
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Bess Flowers as Party Guest at Car Exhibition |
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Gladys Gale as Party Guest |
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Jack Gardner as Reporter |
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Grace Goodall as Party Guest |
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Mack Gray as Ike |
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Harrison Greene as Spieler |
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Eddie Gribbon as Detective |
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Thurston Hall as Party Guest |
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Jack Holmes as Prison Doctor |
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Maynard Holmes as Edgar |
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Arthur Stuart Hull as Party Guest at Car Exhibition |
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Olaf Hytten as Van Dyke Butler |
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John Ince as Prison Official |
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Thomas E. Jackson as Spieler at Car Exhibition |
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Tom Kennedy as Slugs |
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James B. 'Pop' Kenton as Farmer |
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Donald Kerr as Sailor |
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Edith Kingdon as Party Guest |
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Mike Lally as Photographer |
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Frank LaRue as Prisoner |
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W.E. Lawrence as Photographer |
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Ivan Lebedeff as Count |
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Maxine Lewis as Crooner |
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Lois Lindsay as Party Guest |
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George Lloyd as Prison Turnkey |
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Stanley Mack as Reporter |
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Frank Marlowe as Prisoner |
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George McKay as Red |
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Robert Middlemass as Desk Sergeant |
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Gene Morgan as Precint 5 Policeman |
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Joseph North as Butler |
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Ted Oliver as Motorcycle Cop |
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Franklin Pangborn as Spot's Secretary |
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Walter Perry as Prisoner |
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Lee Phelps as Bailiff |
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Lon Poff as Judge |
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Victor Potel as Farmer |
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Paul Power as Prisoner |
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John Quillan as Bellboy |
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Arthur Rankin as Party Guest |
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Frank Rice as Milkman |
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Loren Riebe as Human Fly |
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Ky Robinson as Motorcycle Cop |
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Phillip Ronalde as Waiter |
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Henry Roquemore as Party Guest |
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Oscar Rudolph as Newsboy |
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Charles Sherlock as Reporter |
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Antrim Short as Reporter |
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Charles Sullivan as State Trooper |
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Henry Sylvester as Stage Manager |
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Ray Turner as Janitor |
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Emmett Vogan as Reporter |
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Raymond Walburn as Party Guest |
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Walter Walker as Judge |
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George Webb as Editor |
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Billy West as Reporter |
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Huey White as Eddie Gore |
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Robert Wilber as Prisoner |
| Directing | Tay Garnett | Director |
| Writing | C. Graham Baker | Story |
| Editing | Gene Havlick | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Kalloch | Costume Design |
| Art | Stephen Goosson | Art Direction |
| Camera | Leon Shamroy | Director of Photography |
| Production | B.P. Schulberg | Producer |
| Crew | Mike Lally | Stunts |
| Writing | Gene Towne | Story |
| Writing | Oliver H.P. Garrett | Screenplay |
| Crew | Loren Riebe | Stunts |
| Sound | Edward Bernds | Sound Engineer |
