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She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It

Release: 1935-10-08·Runtime: 77m·★ 4.5
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

Wallace FordWallace Fordas "Fingers" BostonFrank AustinFrank Austinas Railroad AttendantJames P. BurtisJames P. Burtisas Motorcycle CopFrank ConroyFrank Conroyas Henry RaleighLee PhelpsLee Phelpsas BailiffGladys GaleGladys Galeas Party GuestArthur RankinArthur Rankinas Party GuestBilly WestBilly Westas ReporterMaynard HolmesMaynard Holmesas EdgarRaymond WalburnRaymond Walburnas Party GuestMack GrayMack Grayas IkeFrank LaRueFrank LaRueas PrisonerAlan MowbrayAlan Mowbrayas Alan BartlettRobert MiddlemassRobert Middlemassas Desk SergeantAntrim ShortAntrim Shortas ReporterThomas E. JacksonThomas E. Jacksonas Spieler at Car ExhibitionJoan BennettJoan Bennettas Carol Van DykeHeinie ConklinHeinie Conklinas WaiterEdgar DearingEdgar Dearingas Precint 5 PolicemanLon PoffLon Poffas JudgeCharles SherlockCharles Sherlockas ReporterGeorge WebbGeorge Webbas EditorStanley AndrewsStanley Andrewsas Attorney WyndershamAl FergusonAl Fergusonas PrisonerGene MorganGene Morganas Precint 5 PolicemanJames BlakeleyJames Blakeleyas Tony Van DykeKernan CrippsKernan Crippsas GuardW.E. LawrenceW.E. Lawrenceas PhotographerGeorge LloydGeorge Lloydas Prison TurnkeyFrank RiceFrank Riceas MilkmanCharles SullivanCharles Sullivanas State TrooperFrank FanningFrank Fanningas WardenEmmett VoganEmmett Voganas ReporterGeorge RaftGeorge Raftas Joe "Spot" RicardiLloyd NolanLloyd Nolanas TexDonald MeekDonald Meekas Uncle WyndershamJack DuffyJack Duffyas FarmerEmily FitzroyEmily Fitzroyas Party GuestArthur Stuart HullArthur Stuart Hullas Party Guest at Car ExhibitionGeorge McKayGeorge McKayas RedBillie BurkeBillie Burkeas Mrs. Daniel Van DykeWilliam TannenWilliam Tannenas CesarIvan LebedeffIvan Lebedeffas CountFranklin PangbornFranklin Pangbornas Spot's SecretaryVictor PotelVictor Potelas FarmerRay TurnerRay Turneras JanitorIrving BaconIrving Baconas Man at Toll GateThurston HallThurston Hallas Party GuestDonald KerrDonald Kerras SailorFrank MarloweFrank Marloweas PrisonerMike LallyMike Lallyas PhotographerCarrie DaumeryCarrie Daumeryas Dowager Party GuestWalter WalkerWalter Walkeras JudgeBess FlowersBess Flowersas Party Guest at Car ExhibitionGrace GoodallGrace Goodallas Party GuestEddie GribbonEddie Gribbonas DetectiveWyrley BirchWyrley Birchas Dr. SchaefferWalter BrennanWalter Brennanas PeddlerOlaf HyttenOlaf Hyttenas Van Dyke ButlerJohn InceJohn Inceas Prison OfficialTom KennedyTom Kennedyas SlugsWalter ConnollyWalter Connollyas Daniel Van Dyke