She Couldn't Take It

1935
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1 Std. 17 Min.

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Joan Bennett and George Raft in She Couldn't Take It (1935)

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuThe wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustration of patriarch Dan Van Dyke. His self-centered, bubble-headed wife has a fondness for f... Alles lesenThe wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustration of patriarch Dan Van Dyke. His self-centered, bubble-headed wife has a fondness for foreign imports, including "pet projects" like dancers and such. His spoiled children Tony ... Alles lesenThe wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustration of patriarch Dan Van Dyke. His self-centered, bubble-headed wife has a fondness for foreign imports, including "pet projects" like dancers and such. His spoiled children Tony and Carol have constant run-ins with the law. When Dan himself ends up in the clink for fi... Alles lesen

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George Raft

Joseph 'Spot' Ricardi

Joan Bennett

Carol Van Dyke

Walter Connolly

Daniel Van Dyke

Billie Burke

Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke

Lloyd Nolan

Wallace Ford

'Fingers' Boston

James Blakeley

Tony Van Dyke

Alan Mowbray

Alan Bartlett

William Tannen

Cesar

Donald Meek

Uncle Wyndersham

Stanley Andrews

Attorney Wyndersham
(Nicht genannt)

Frank Austin

Railroad Attendant
(Nicht genannt)

Irving Bacon

Man at Toll Gate
(Nicht genannt)

C.A. Beckman

Traffic Cop
(Nicht genannt)

Wyrley Birch

Dr. Schaeffer
(Nicht genannt)

Stark Bishop

Prisoner
(Nicht genannt)

Walter Brennan

Peddler
(Nicht genannt)

James P. Burtis

Motorcycle Cop
(Nicht genannt)

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Wissenswertes
George Raft and Joan Bennett were previously in Hush Money (1931), and would later co-star together in The House Across the Bay (1940) and Nob Hill (1945).

Patzer
When Ricardi and Carol are walking on the path in the park at night the spotlight on them can be seen to be moving along with them.

Zitate
Mr. Van Dyke: I'm asking you with my dying breath.
Ricardi: All right, Pop, anything.
Mr. Van Dyke: [dying] Sucker.

Verbindungen
Featured in So You Won't Squawk? (1941)

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5/10

Raft in charge but supporters salvage.

She couldn't Take It is a sluggish screwball displaying the fair comic talent of Joan Bennett and the bad timing of George Raft. It has a nice Paramount gloss but is vapid in comparison to the sharper play of Loy and Powell, Lombard and Barrymore.

The Van Dykes are the Kardashians of their time, tawdry upper crusts with media's nose up it's anus. Patriarch Daniel Van Dyke has had enough of his kids' and wife's front page shenanigans but ends up in prison doing time where he is befriended by mobster Mo Ricardi (Raft). When Dan Van Dyke is facing his maker in prison he appoints Ricardi the trustee of his vast fortune. Tough love ensues.

Bennet is a fine actress (Scarlet St.) but she is no Lombard in this and Raft looking sharper than anyone of his day about to sabotage his career is as stiff as four day road kill as the questionable Italian slur.

It is left up to a stalwart supporting guest of a touching Walter Connaly the birdbrained but always charming Billie Burke, a pompous ass thespian played by Alan Mowbray and tragicomic turn from Wallace Ford that is disturbing to screwball.

Tay Garnet's direction lags and the film trades along with with little to no comic or romantic punch. Stars that Bennet and Raft might be of the time She Couldn't Take It remains minor league screwball.