You Canвђ™t Take It With You (1938) May 2026

: Frank Capra made history by winning his third Best Director Oscar in just five years.

: It was the second film from Columbia Pictures to take home the top Academy Award.

: Ann Miller was only 15 during filming and had to hide intense pain from dancing en pointe without proper ballet shoes. IMDb notes that James Stewart would bring her boxes of candy to cheer her up.

: The grounded, loving anchor of the wild Sycamore household.

: The philosophical patriarch who gave up the rat race to collect stamps and play the harmonica.

: This marked the very first collaboration between Frank Capra and James Stewart. They would later team up for the legendary Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It's a Wonderful Life .