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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.
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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.
Rating:NR
Genre:Comedy
Written By:Oliver H.P. Garrett
In Theaters:10/8/1935
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Runtime:77 minutes
Studio:Columbia Pictures
Cast
Tay Garnett
Director
George Raft
Joe "Spot" Ricardi
Joan Bennett
Carol Van Dyke
Walter Connolly
Daniel Van Dyke
Billie Burke
Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke
Lloyd Nolan
Tex
Wallace Ford
"Fingers" Boston
James Blakeley
Tony Van Dyke
Alan Mowbray
Alan Bartlett
William Tannen
Cesar
Donald Meek
Uncle Wyndersham
Stanley Andrews
Attorney Wyndersham
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