"You'll love them all for giving you the swellest time you've ever had!"

1938

2h 6m

7.5(419 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.

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164 members

Acting

Jean Arthur

Alice Sycamore

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James Stewart

Tony Kirby

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Lionel Barrymore

Martin Vanderhof

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Edward Arnold

Anthony P. Kirby

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Миша Ауэр

Boris Kolenkhov

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Ann Miller

Essie Carmichael

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Spring Byington

Penny Sycamore

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Samuel S. Hinds

Paul Sycamore

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Donald Meek

Mr. Poppins

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H.B. Warner

Mr. Ramsey

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Halliwell Hobbes

Mr. DePinna

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Dub Taylor

Ed Carmichael

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Mary Forbes

Mrs. Anthony P. Kirby

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Lillian Yarbo

Rheba

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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Donald

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Clarence Wilson

John Blakely

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Josef Swickard

Professor

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Ann Doran

Maggie O'Neill

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Christian Rub

Schmidt

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Bodil Rosing

Mrs. Schmidt

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Charles Lane

Henderson

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Harry Davenport

Judge

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Irving Bacon

Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)

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Ward Bond

Mike - the Detective (uncredited)

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James Burke

Chief Detective (uncredited)

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Eddy Chandler

Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

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Anne Cornwall

Miss Jones - Blakely's Secretary (uncredited)

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Nell Craig

Blakely's Inquisitive Office Worker (uncredited)

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Edgar Dearing

Bill - Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

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Pat Flaherty

Police Guard at Courtroom Entrance (uncredited)

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Robert Greig

Lord Melville (uncredited)

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Kit Guard

Inmate Wearing Black Cap (uncredited)

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John Hamilton

Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)

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Edward Hearn

Court Attendant (uncredited)

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Russell Hicks

Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)

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Edward Keane

Board Member (uncredited)

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Pert Kelton

Inmate (uncredited)

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Edwin Maxwell

Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)

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Frank McLure

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Charles McMurphy

Guard (uncredited)

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James Millican

Policeman (uncredited)

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Edward Peil Sr.

Neighbor Helping with Move (uncredited)

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Ian Wolfe

Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)

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Eugene Anderson Jr

Bobby (uncredited)

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Stanley Andrews

Attorney to Kirby at Arraignment (uncredited)

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William Arnold

Reporter (uncredited)

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Johnny Arthur

Kirby's Office Aide (uncredited)

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Frank Austin

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Harry A. Bailey

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Joseph E. Bernard

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Beatrice Blinn

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Charles Brinley

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Beatrice Curtis

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Betty Farrington

Neighbor (uncredited)

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John Ince

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Stella LeSaint

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Margaret Mann

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Tina Marshall

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Eva McKenzie

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Fred Parker

Neighbor (uncredited)

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George C. Pearce

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Ed Randolph

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Frances Raymond

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Bert Starkey

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Dorothy Vernon

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Bess Wade

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Gladys Blake

Mary (uncredited)

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Joe Bordeaux

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Ralph Brooks

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Stanley Brown

Newsboy (uncredited)

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Gloria Browne

Child Dancer (uncredited)

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Wallis Clark

Bill Hughes (uncredited)

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Chester Clute

Hammond (uncredited)

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Nick Copeland

Barber (uncredited)

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Dick Curtis

Strongarm Man (uncredited)

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Sidney D'Albrook

Trustee (uncredited)

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Lew Davis

Reporter (uncredited)

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Lester Dorr

Reporter (uncredited)

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Jack Gardner

Reporter (uncredited)

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William Lally

Reporter (uncredited)

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Gene Morgan

Reporter (uncredited)

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Vernon Dent

Expressman (uncredited)

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Kay Deslys

Woman (uncredited)

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Florence Dudley

Woman (uncredited)

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Almeda Fowler

Woman (uncredited)

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Alice Keating

Woman (uncredited)

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Georgia O'Dell

Woman (uncredited)

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Dagmar Oakland

Woman (uncredited)

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Rosemary Theby

Woman (uncredited)

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Homer Dickenson

Man (uncredited)

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Oliver Eckhardt

Man (uncredited)

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Sterrett Ford

Man (uncredited)

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Jesse Graves

Man (uncredited)

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Louis King

Man (uncredited)

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Bob Kortman

Man (uncredited)

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Ralph McCullough

Man (uncredited)

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Clive Morgan

Man (uncredited)

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Cy Schindell

Man (uncredited)

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Harry Semels

Man (uncredited)

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Ernest Shields

Man (uncredited)

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S.S. Simon

Man at Jail (uncredited)

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Victor Travis

Man (uncredited)

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Roland Dupree

Child Dancer (uncredited)

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Edward Earle

Bank Manager (uncredited)

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Jim Farley

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

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Eddie Fetherston

Worried Neighbor (uncredited)

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James Flavin

Jailer (uncredited)

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Byron Foulger

Kirby's Assistant (uncredited)

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Dick French

Bank Clerk (uncredited)

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Carlton Griffin

Bank Clerk (uncredited)

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Dick Rush

Bank Guard (uncredited)

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Bruce Sidney

Bank Clerk (uncredited)

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Harry Stafford

Bank Clerk (uncredited)

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Costume & Make-Up

Carlie Taylor

Bank Clerk (uncredited)

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Joe Geil

Child Dancer (uncredited)

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Billy Wolfstone

Child Dancer (uncredited)

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Chuck Hamilton

Guard (uncredited)

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Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Ice Man (uncredited)

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Harry Hollingsworth

Doorman (uncredited)

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Paul Irving

Office Manager (uncredited)

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Boyd Irwin

Attorney to Kirby at Arraignment (uncredited)

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Eddie Kane

Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)

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Frank Mills

Trustee (uncredited)

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Bruce Mitchell

Policeman in Park (uncredited)

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Wedgwood Nowell

Diner (uncredited)

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Blanche Payson

Matron (uncredited)

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Lee Phelps

Bailiff (uncredited)

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Hilda Plowright

Lady Melville (uncredited)

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Doris Rankin

Mrs. Leach (uncredited)

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Ky Robinson

Court Policeman (uncredited)

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Frank Shannon

Mac (uncredited)

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C.L. Sherwood

Drunk (uncredited)

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Edwin Stanley

Executive (uncredited)

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Bert Stevens

Court Bailiff (uncredited)

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Laura Treadwell

Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)

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John Tyrrell

Strongarm Man (uncredited)

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Walter Walker

Governor Leach (uncredited)

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Pierre Watkin

Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)

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Pat West

Expressman (uncredited)

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Larry Wheat

Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)

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Alex Woloshin

Russian General in Jail (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Martin's Neighbor in Courtroom (uncredited)

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Jimmy Anderson

Porter in Bank (uncredited)

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Dorothy Babb

Child Dancer (uncredited)

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William A. Boardway

Pedestrian (uncredited)

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Howard Davies

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Bill Dill

Reporter (uncredited)

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Melvin J. Gibby

Reporter (uncredited)

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Joseph Glick

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Jack Grant

Policeman (uncredited)

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Beatrice Hagen

Woman (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Diner (uncredited)

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Dick Johnstone

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Hilda Rhodes

Woman (uncredited)

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Ruth Robinson

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Gale Ronn

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Nell Roy

Woman (uncredited)

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Bee Stephens

Woman (uncredited)

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Belle Stoddard

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Jane Talent

Woman (uncredited)

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Patty Thomas

Child Dancer (uncredited)

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Pearl Varvalle

Woman (uncredited)

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Gertrude Weber

Woman (uncredited)

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Bud Wiser

Policeman (uncredited)

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