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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

Lee PhelpsLee Phelpsas BailiffJoan BennettJoan Bennettas Carol Van DykeWalter BrennanWalter Brennanas PeddlerRay TurnerRay Turneras JanitorBillie BurkeBillie Burkeas Mrs. Daniel Van DykeFrank ConroyFrank Conroyas Henry RaleighAl FergusonAl Fergusonas PrisonerMack GrayMack Grayas IkeMaynard HolmesMaynard Holmesas EdgarLon PoffLon Poffas JudgeWalter ConnollyWalter Connollyas Daniel Van DykeLloyd NolanLloyd Nolanas TexGrace GoodallGrace Goodallas Party GuestCharles SullivanCharles Sullivanas State TrooperBilly WestBilly Westas ReporterIvan LebedeffIvan Lebedeffas CountFrank LaRueFrank LaRueas PrisonerKernan CrippsKernan Crippsas GuardEmily FitzroyEmily Fitzroyas Party GuestJohn InceJohn Inceas Prison OfficialMike LallyMike Lallyas PhotographerWilliam TannenWilliam Tannenas CesarDonald MeekDonald Meekas Uncle WyndershamJack DuffyJack Duffyas FarmerEddie GribbonEddie Gribbonas DetectiveOlaf HyttenOlaf Hyttenas Van Dyke ButlerFranklin PangbornFranklin Pangbornas Spot's SecretaryStanley AndrewsStanley Andrewsas Attorney WyndershamArthur Stuart HullArthur Stuart Hullas Party Guest at Car ExhibitionGeorge LloydGeorge Lloydas Prison TurnkeyCharles SherlockCharles Sherlockas ReporterAntrim ShortAntrim Shortas ReporterGeorge RaftGeorge Raftas Joe "Spot" RicardiAlan MowbrayAlan Mowbrayas Alan BartlettJames P. BurtisJames P. Burtisas Motorcycle CopW.E. LawrenceW.E. Lawrenceas PhotographerEmmett VoganEmmett Voganas ReporterGeorge WebbGeorge Webbas EditorWyrley BirchWyrley Birchas Dr. SchaefferGene MorganGene Morganas Precint 5 PolicemanEdgar DearingEdgar Dearingas Precint 5 PolicemanGladys GaleGladys Galeas Party GuestTom KennedyTom Kennedyas SlugsFrank RiceFrank Riceas MilkmanWallace FordWallace Fordas "Fingers" BostonRaymond WalburnRaymond Walburnas Party GuestFrank FanningFrank Fanningas WardenVictor PotelVictor Potelas FarmerFrank AustinFrank Austinas Railroad AttendantDonald KerrDonald Kerras SailorThomas E. JacksonThomas E. Jacksonas Spieler at Car ExhibitionBess FlowersBess Flowersas Party Guest at Car ExhibitionGeorge McKayGeorge McKayas RedArthur RankinArthur Rankinas Party GuestWalter WalkerWalter Walkeras JudgeCarrie DaumeryCarrie Daumeryas Dowager Party GuestThurston HallThurston Hallas Party GuestRobert MiddlemassRobert Middlemassas Desk SergeantIrving BaconIrving Baconas Man at Toll GateHeinie ConklinHeinie Conklinas WaiterFrank MarloweFrank Marloweas PrisonerJames BlakeleyJames Blakeleyas Tony Van Dyke