Summary
You Can't Have Everything is a 1937 Fox musical film directed by Norman Taurog and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. The film stars Alice Faye and Don Ameche, and was the film debut for Gypsy Rose Lee credited as Louise Hovick part of her birth name.
| You Can't Have Everything | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Norman Taurog |
| Screenplay by | Harry Tugend Karl Tunberg Jack Yellen |
| Story by | Gregory Ratoff |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring | Alice Faye Don Ameche |
| Cinematography | Lucien N. Andriot |
| Edited by | Hanson T. Fritch |
| Music by | Mack Gordon |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date | August 3, 1937 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
Judith Poe Wells (Alice Faye) is a would-be playwright who has almost no money. As a result of ordering a meal in a restaurant where she cannot afford to pay, she meets George Macrae (Don Ameche), a musical writer with a lot of power. He offers her play North Winds to producer Sam Woods. He knows it isn't any good, but he has fallen in love with her and does it to win her over.
Cast edit
- Alice Faye – Judith Poe Wells
- Don Ameche – George Macrae
- Al Ritz – Al Ritz
- Jimmy Ritz – Jimmy Ritz
- Harry Ritz – Harry Ritz
- Charles Winninger – Sam Gordon
- Gypsy Rose Lee – Lulu Riley
- Arthur Treacher – Bevins
- Tony Martin – Bobby Walker
- David Rubinoff – Rubinoff and His Violin
- Tip, Tap and Toe
Soundtrack edit
- You Can't Have Everything
- Sung by Alice Faye; reprised by The Ritz Brothers, Composer: M. Gordon, H. Revel
- Chopsticks
- Performed by The Ritz Brothers
- Danse Rubinoff
- Instrumental, written and played by David Rubinoff
- Long Underwear
- Sung and danced by The Ritz Brothers and chorus
- The Loveliness of You
- Sung by Tony Martin
- Afraid to Dream
- Sung by Don Ameche; reprised by Alice Faye, Tony Martin, chorus
- Please Pardon Us - We're in Love
- Sung by Alice Faye; reprised by her, Don Ameche, Charles Winninger, The Ritz Brothers
- Rhythm on the Radio
- Danced by "Tip, Tap and Toe"
- North Pole Sketch
- Performed by The Ritz Brothers, Tony Martin, others
- Other releases
Doris Day recorded the title track "You Can't Have Everything" by M. Gordon, H. Revel in 1960, along with "A Hundred Years From Today" by J. Young, N. Washington, V. Young, and "What Every Girl Should Know" by R. Wells, D. Holt and "Mood Indigo" by D. Ellington, I. Mills, A. Bigard
External links edit
- You Can't Have Everything at IMDb
- You Can't Have Everything at AllMovie
- You Can't Have Everything at the TCM Movie Database
- You Can't Have Everything at the American Film Institute Catalog
- You Can't Have Everything film clip on YouTube
