page_title: You Can't Take It with You (play)
section_title: Film and TV adaptations
hierarchical_section_title: You Can't Take It with You (play) / Film and TV adaptations
caption_attribution_description: Screenshot of James Stewart and Jean Arthur from the trailer for the film You Can't Take It with You
context_page_description: You Can't Take It with You is a comedic play in three acts by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The original production of the play premiered on Broadway in 1936, and played for 838 performances.
  The play won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and was adapted for the screen as You Can't Take It with You in 1938, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director.
  The play is popular among theater programs of high school institutions, and has been one of the 10 most-produced school plays every year since amateur rights came available in 1939.
context_section_description: The play was the basis for the 1938 film directed by Frank Capra. The film cast included James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold, Spring Byington, Ann Miller, Dub Taylor, Charles Lane, Mischa Auer, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, and the uncredited Arthur Murray.  It was awarded the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director of 1938.  The film version has the same overall plot and themes as the play but includes new scenes, dialogue, and slightly different characterizations, such as a sideplot about Kirby Sr.'s attempt to acquire the Vanderhof house for a real estate development, and removed the sideplot of Grand Duchess Olga Katrina.
  CBS produced a notable television adaptation of the original play in 1979.  It featured Art Carney as Grandpa, along with Jean Stapleton, Beth Howland, Blythe Danner, Robert Mandan, Barry Bostwick, Kenneth Mars, Howard Hesseman and Polly Holliday. A second television adaptation was produced in 1984 by Public Broadcasting Service. This version, featuring Jason Robards as Grandpa was based on the Broadway revival and filmed at Royale Theatre, New York City and was included in Great Performances (November 21, 1984).
  A syndicated situation comedy based on the play ran in the United States during the 1987–1988 season. Harry Morgan, who had played Mr. De Pinna in the 1979 telefilm, appeared in the series as Grandpa.
caption: James Stewart and Jean Arthur in You Can't Take It With You (1938)
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