Storyline
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.
Released
9/1/1938
Runtime
2h 6min
Director
Budget
$1,644,736
Revenue
$7,433,101
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Columbia Pictures
Cast
Jean Arthur
Alice Sycamore
James Stewart
Tony Kirby
Lionel Barrymore
Martin Vanderhof
Edward Arnold
Anthony P. Kirby
Mischa Auer
Boris Kolenkhov
Ann Miller
Essie Carmichael
Spring Byington
Penny Sycamore
Samuel S. Hinds
Paul Sycamore
Donald Meek
Mr. Poppins
H.B. Warner
Mr. Ramsey
Halliwell Hobbes
Mr. DePinna
Dub Taylor
Ed Carmichael
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Anthony P. Kirby
Lillian Yarbo
Rheba
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Donald
Clarence Wilson
John Blakely
Josef Swickard
Professor
Ann Doran
Maggie O'Neill
Christian Rub
Schmidt
Bodil Rosing
Mrs. Schmidt
Charles Lane
Henderson
Harry Davenport
Judge
Irving Bacon
Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)
Ward Bond
Mike - the Detective (uncredited)
James Burke
Chief Detective (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
Anne Cornwall
Miss Jones - Blakely's Secretary (uncredited)
Nell Craig
Blakely's Inquisitive Office Worker (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Bill - Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Police Guard at Courtroom Entrance (uncredited)
Robert Greig
Lord Melville (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Inmate Wearing Black Cap (uncredited)
John Hamilton
Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Court Attendant (uncredited)
Russell Hicks
Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Board Member (uncredited)
Pert Kelton
Inmate (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell
Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy
Guard (uncredited)
James Millican
Policeman (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.
Neighbor Helping with Move (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)
Eugene Anderson Jr
Bobby (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Attorney to Kirby at Arraignment (uncredited)
William Arnold
Reporter (uncredited)
Johnny Arthur
Kirby's Office Aide (uncredited)
Frank Austin
Neighbor (uncredited)
Harry A. Bailey
Neighbor (uncredited)
Joseph E. Bernard
Neighbor (uncredited)
Beatrice Blinn
Neighbor (uncredited)
Charles Brinley
Neighbor (uncredited)
Beatrice Curtis
Neighbor (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
Neighbor (uncredited)
John Ince
Neighbor (uncredited)
Stella LeSaint
Neighbor (uncredited)
Margaret Mann
Neighbor (uncredited)
Tina Marshall
Neighbor (uncredited)
Eva McKenzie
Neighbor (uncredited)
Fred Parker
Neighbor (uncredited)
George C. Pearce
Neighbor (uncredited)
Ed Randolph
Neighbor (uncredited)
Frances Raymond
Neighbor (uncredited)
Bert Starkey
Neighbor (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Neighbor (uncredited)
Bess Wade
Neighbor (uncredited)
Gladys Blake
Mary (uncredited)
Joe Bordeaux
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Stanley Brown
Newsboy (uncredited)
Gloria Browne
Child Dancer (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
Bill Hughes (uncredited)
Chester Clute
Hammond (uncredited)
Nick Copeland
Barber (uncredited)
Dick Curtis
Strongarm Man (uncredited)
Sidney D'Albrook
Trustee (uncredited)
Lew Davis
Reporter (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Gardner
Reporter (uncredited)
William Lally
Reporter (uncredited)
Gene Morgan
Reporter (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
Expressman (uncredited)
Kay Deslys
Woman (uncredited)
Florence Dudley
Woman (uncredited)
Almeda Fowler
Woman (uncredited)
Alice Keating
Woman (uncredited)
Georgia O'Dell
Woman (uncredited)
Dagmar Oakland
Woman (uncredited)
Rosemary Theby
Woman (uncredited)
Homer Dickenson
Man (uncredited)
Oliver Eckhardt
Man (uncredited)
Sterrett Ford
Man (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
Man (uncredited)
Louis King
Man (uncredited)
Bob Kortman
Man (uncredited)
Ralph McCullough
Man (uncredited)
Clive Morgan
Man (uncredited)
Cy Schindell
Man (uncredited)
Harry Semels
Man (uncredited)
Ernest Shields
Man (uncredited)
S.S. Simon
Man at Jail (uncredited)
Victor Travis
Man (uncredited)
Roland Dupree
Child Dancer (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Bank Manager (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Worried Neighbor (uncredited)
James Flavin
Jailer (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Kirby's Assistant (uncredited)
Dick French
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Carlton Griffin
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Dick Rush
Bank Guard (uncredited)
Bruce Sidney
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Harry Stafford
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Carlie Taylor
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Joe Geil
Child Dancer (uncredited)
Billy Wolfstone
Child Dancer (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Guard (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Ice Man (uncredited)
Harry Hollingsworth
Doorman (uncredited)
Paul Irving
Office Manager (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Attorney to Kirby at Arraignment (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Trustee (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell
Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Diner (uncredited)
Blanche Payson
Matron (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Bailiff (uncredited)
Hilda Plowright
Lady Melville (uncredited)
Doris Rankin
Mrs. Leach (uncredited)
Ky Robinson
Court Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Shannon
Mac (uncredited)
C.L. Sherwood
Drunk (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
Executive (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Laura Treadwell
Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
Strongarm Man (uncredited)
Walter Walker
Governor Leach (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)
Pat West
Expressman (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)
Alex Woloshin
Russian General in Jail (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Martin's Neighbor in Courtroom (uncredited)
Jimmy Anderson
Porter in Bank (uncredited)
Dorothy Babb
Child Dancer (uncredited)
William A. Boardway
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Howard Davies
Neighbor (uncredited)
Bill Dill
Reporter (uncredited)
Melvin J. Gibby
Reporter (uncredited)
Joseph Glick
Prisoner (uncredited)
Jack Grant
Policeman (uncredited)
Beatrice Hagen
Woman (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Diner (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Prisoner (uncredited)
Hilda Rhodes
Woman (uncredited)
Ruth Robinson
Neighbor (uncredited)
Gale Ronn
Neighbor (uncredited)
Nell Roy
Woman (uncredited)
Bee Stephens
Woman (uncredited)
Belle Stoddard
Neighbor (uncredited)
Jane Talent
Woman (uncredited)
Patty Thomas
Child Dancer (uncredited)
Pearl Varvalle
Woman (uncredited)
Gertrude Weber
Woman (uncredited)
Bud Wiser
Policeman (uncredited)
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