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She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It

Release: 1935-10-08·Runtime: 77m·★ 5.3
Comedy

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.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Cast

James BlakeleyJames Blakeleyas Tony Van DykeIrving BaconIrving Baconas Man at Toll GateWalter BrennanWalter Brennanas PeddlerCarrie DaumeryCarrie Daumeryas Dowager Party GuestBess FlowersBess Flowersas Party Guest at Car ExhibitionBillie BurkeBillie Burkeas Mrs. Daniel Van DykeRobert MiddlemassRobert Middlemassas Desk SergeantWyrley BirchWyrley Birchas Dr. SchaefferEddie GribbonEddie Gribbonas DetectiveFrank MarloweFrank Marloweas PrisonerLon PoffLon Poffas JudgeCharles SullivanCharles Sullivanas State TrooperEdgar DearingEdgar Dearingas Precint 5 PolicemanGrace GoodallGrace Goodallas Party GuestDonald KerrDonald Kerras SailorGeorge LloydGeorge Lloydas Prison TurnkeyJoan BennettJoan Bennettas Carol Van DykeWalter ConnollyWalter Connollyas Daniel Van DykeDonald MeekDonald Meekas Uncle WyndershamFrank ConroyFrank Conroyas Henry RaleighArthur Stuart HullArthur Stuart Hullas Party Guest at Car ExhibitionGeorge McKayGeorge McKayas RedFranklin PangbornFranklin Pangbornas Spot's SecretaryArthur RankinArthur Rankinas Party GuestGeorge WebbGeorge Webbas EditorJames P. BurtisJames P. Burtisas Motorcycle CopGene MorganGene Morganas Precint 5 PolicemanCharles SherlockCharles Sherlockas ReporterLee PhelpsLee Phelpsas BailiffVictor PotelVictor Potelas FarmerFrank RiceFrank Riceas MilkmanGeorge RaftGeorge Raftas Joe "Spot" RicardiLloyd NolanLloyd Nolanas TexAlan MowbrayAlan Mowbrayas Alan BartlettMaynard HolmesMaynard Holmesas EdgarJohn InceJohn Inceas Prison OfficialW.E. LawrenceW.E. Lawrenceas PhotographerAntrim ShortAntrim Shortas ReporterWilliam TannenWilliam Tannenas CesarHeinie ConklinHeinie Conklinas WaiterAl FergusonAl Fergusonas PrisonerStanley AndrewsStanley Andrewsas Attorney WyndershamTom KennedyTom Kennedyas SlugsRay TurnerRay Turneras JanitorEmmett VoganEmmett Voganas ReporterFrank AustinFrank Austinas Railroad AttendantEmily FitzroyEmily Fitzroyas Party GuestGladys GaleGladys Galeas Party GuestOlaf HyttenOlaf Hyttenas Van Dyke ButlerFrank LaRueFrank LaRueas PrisonerBilly WestBilly Westas ReporterWallace FordWallace Fordas "Fingers" BostonMike LallyMike Lallyas PhotographerIvan LebedeffIvan Lebedeffas CountRaymond WalburnRaymond Walburnas Party GuestWalter WalkerWalter Walkeras JudgeKernan CrippsKernan Crippsas GuardJack DuffyJack Duffyas FarmerFrank FanningFrank Fanningas WardenMack GrayMack Grayas IkeThurston HallThurston Hallas Party GuestThomas E. JacksonThomas E. Jacksonas Spieler at Car Exhibition