You Can't Have Everything (1937)
IT REACHES NEW HI-DE-HEIGHTS OF HILARITY!
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...
Director: Norman Taurog
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Runtime: 100 min
Release Date: August 2, 1937
Cast
- Alice Faye - Judith Poe Wells
- Al Ritz - Al Ritz
- Harry Ritz - Harry Ritz
- Jimmy Ritz - Jimmy Ritz
- Don Ameche - George Macrae
- Charles Winninger - Sam Gordon
- Gypsy Rose Lee - Lulu Riley
- David Rubinoff - Rubinoff
- Arthur Treacher - Bevins
- Tony Martin - Bobby Walker
Screenplay
- Harry Tugend (Screenplay)
- Jack Yellen (Screenplay)
- Karl Tunberg (Screenplay)
- Gregory Ratoff (Original Story)
- Mack Gordon (Lyricist)
Music: Mack Gordon, Harry Revel
Cinematography: Lucien N. Andriot
Editing: Hanson T. Fritch
Production: 20th Century Fox
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
spaghetti, playwright, producer
More Films by Director: Norman Taurog
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is You Can't Have Everything about?
- 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...
- Who directed You Can't Have Everything?
- You Can't Have Everything was directed by Norman Taurog.
- Who stars in You Can't Have Everything?
- You Can't Have Everything stars Alice Faye, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Don Ameche, Charles Winninger.
- How long is You Can't Have Everything?
- You Can't Have Everything has a runtime of 1h 40m (100 minutes).
- What genre is You Can't Have Everything?
- You Can't Have Everything is a Comedy, Romance film.
- Where was You Can't Have Everything produced?
- You Can't Have Everything was produced in United States of America.