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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

Franklin PangbornFranklin Pangbornas Spot's SecretaryJack DuffyJack Duffyas FarmerMack GrayMack Grayas IkeW.E. LawrenceW.E. Lawrenceas PhotographerGeorge LloydGeorge Lloydas Prison TurnkeyEmmett VoganEmmett Voganas ReporterJames BlakeleyJames Blakeleyas Tony Van DykeDonald MeekDonald Meekas Uncle WyndershamThurston HallThurston Hallas Party GuestMaynard HolmesMaynard Holmesas EdgarOlaf HyttenOlaf Hyttenas Van Dyke ButlerIvan LebedeffIvan Lebedeffas CountLee PhelpsLee Phelpsas BailiffWallace FordWallace Fordas "Fingers" BostonWilliam TannenWilliam Tannenas CesarWyrley BirchWyrley Birchas Dr. SchaefferJames P. BurtisJames P. Burtisas Motorcycle CopTom KennedyTom Kennedyas SlugsGeorge RaftGeorge Raftas Joe "Spot" RicardiAlan MowbrayAlan Mowbrayas Alan BartlettArthur RankinArthur Rankinas Party GuestRaymond WalburnRaymond Walburnas Party GuestFrank AustinFrank Austinas Railroad AttendantThomas E. JacksonThomas E. Jacksonas Spieler at Car ExhibitionLon PoffLon Poffas JudgeAntrim ShortAntrim Shortas ReporterRay TurnerRay Turneras JanitorWalter ConnollyWalter Connollyas Daniel Van DykeBillie BurkeBillie Burkeas Mrs. Daniel Van DykeIrving BaconIrving Baconas Man at Toll GateCarrie DaumeryCarrie Daumeryas Dowager Party GuestAl FergusonAl Fergusonas PrisonerFrank LaRueFrank LaRueas PrisonerJoan BennettJoan Bennettas Carol Van DykeEddie GribbonEddie Gribbonas DetectiveJohn InceJohn Inceas Prison OfficialCharles SullivanCharles Sullivanas State TrooperCharles SherlockCharles Sherlockas ReporterGladys GaleGladys Galeas Party GuestDonald KerrDonald Kerras SailorMike LallyMike Lallyas PhotographerBess FlowersBess Flowersas Party Guest at Car ExhibitionArthur Stuart HullArthur Stuart Hullas Party Guest at Car ExhibitionKernan CrippsKernan Crippsas GuardGeorge McKayGeorge McKayas RedVictor PotelVictor Potelas FarmerBilly WestBilly Westas ReporterStanley AndrewsStanley Andrewsas Attorney WyndershamWalter BrennanWalter Brennanas PeddlerEdgar DearingEdgar Dearingas Precint 5 PolicemanFrank FanningFrank Fanningas WardenFrank RiceFrank Riceas MilkmanWalter WalkerWalter Walkeras JudgeGeorge WebbGeorge Webbas EditorHeinie ConklinHeinie Conklinas WaiterEmily FitzroyEmily Fitzroyas Party GuestGene MorganGene Morganas Precint 5 PolicemanLloyd NolanLloyd Nolanas TexFrank ConroyFrank Conroyas Henry RaleighFrank MarloweFrank Marloweas PrisonerRobert MiddlemassRobert Middlemassas Desk Sergeant