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You Can't Have Everything
“IT REACHES NEW HI-DE-HEIGHTS OF HILARITY!”
6.5 / 10• 1937• 1h 40m•NR• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
Starving playwright Judith Wells meets playboy writer of musicals, George Macrae, over a plate of stolen spaghetti. He persuades producer Sam Gordon to buy her ridiculous play "North Winds" just to improve his romantic chances, and even persuades her to sing in the sort of show she pretends to despise. But just when their romance is going well, Gordon's former flame Lulu reveals the ace up her sleeve...
Cast & Crew
Alice Faye
Judith Poe Wells
Lead
Al Ritz
Al Ritz
Harry Ritz
Harry Ritz
Jimmy Ritz
Jimmy Ritz
Don Ameche
George Macrae
Charles Winninger
Sam Gordon
Gypsy Rose Lee
Lulu Riley
David Rubinoff
Rubinoff
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Norman Taurog's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. You Can't Have Everything is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
