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You Can't Have Everything

1937 · 100 min

A breezy, tune-filled romp with witty banter and silly slapstick that keeps things light and charming throughout.

Directed by
Norman Taurog
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Alice Faye, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz
Tagline
IT REACHES NEW HI-DE-HEIGHTS OF HILARITY!
Overview
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...

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Directed by
Norman Taurog
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Alice Faye, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • ambition
  • class
  • deception
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Norman Taurog
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Harry Tugend, Karl Tunberg, Jack Yellen
Starring
Alice Faye, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Don Ameche, Charles Winninger, Gypsy Rose Lee, David Rubinoff
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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