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| Jean Arthur | ... | Alice Sycamore | |
| Lionel Barrymore | ... | Grandpa Martin Vanderhof | |
| James Stewart | ... | Tony Kirby | |
| Edward Arnold | ... | Anthony P. Kirby | |
| Mischa Auer | ... | Boris Kolenkhov | |
| Ann Miller | ... | Essie Carmichael | |
| Spring Byington | ... | Penny Sycamore | |
| Samuel S. Hinds | ... | Paul Sycamore | |
| Donald Meek | ... | Poppins | |
| H.B. Warner | ... | Ramsey | |
| Halliwell Hobbes | ... | DePinna | |
| Dub Taylor | ... | Ed Carmichael | |
| Mary Forbes | ... | Mrs. Anthony P. Kirby | |
| Lillian Yarbo | ... | Rheba | |
| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | ... | Donald (as Eddie Anderson) | |
| Clarence Wilson | ... | John Blakely | |
| Josef Swickard | ... | Professor | |
| Ann Doran | ... | Maggie O'Neill | |
| Christian Rub | ... | Schmidt | |
| Bodil Rosing | ... | Mrs. Schmidt | |
| Charles Lane | ... | Wilbur G. Henderson, IRS Agent | |
| Harry Davenport | ... | Judge | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jimmy Anderson | ... | Porter in Bank (uncredited) | |
| Eugene Anderson Jr. | ... | Bobby (uncredited) | |
| Stanley Andrews | ... | Attorney to Kirby at Arraignment (uncredited) | |
| William Arnold | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Frank Austin | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Dorothy Babb | ... | Child Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Irving Bacon | ... | Henry, the Head Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Harry A. Bailey | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Joseph E. Bernard | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Gladys Blake | ... | Mary (uncredited) | |
| Beatrice Blinn | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Ward Bond | ... | Mike, the Detective (uncredited) | |
| Joe Bordeaux | ... | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | |
| Charles Brinley | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Gloria Browne | ... | Child Dancer (uncredited) | |
| James Burke | ... | Chief Detective (uncredited) | |
| Eddy Chandler | ... | Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Wallis Clark | ... | Bill Hughes (uncredited) | |
| Chester Clute | ... | Hammond (uncredited) | |
| Nick Copeland | ... | Barber (uncredited) | |
| Anne Cornwall | ... | Miss Jones, Blakely's Secretary (uncredited) | |
| Nell Craig | ... | Blakely's Inquisitive Office Worker (uncredited) | |
| Beatrice Curtis | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Dick Curtis | ... | Strongarm Man (uncredited) | |
| Sidney D'Albrook | ... | Trustee (uncredited) | |
| Howard Davies | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Lew Davis | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Edgar Dearing | ... | Bill, Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Vernon Dent | ... | Expressman (uncredited) | |
| Kay Deslys | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Homer Dickenson | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Bill Dill | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Lester Dorr | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Florence Dudley | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Roland Dupree | ... | Child Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Edward Earle | ... | Bank Manager (uncredited) | |
| Oliver Eckhardt | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Jim Farley | ... | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Betty Farrington | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Fetherston | ... | Worried Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Pat Flaherty | ... | Police Guard at Courtroom Entrance (uncredited) | |
| Kitty Flanagan | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| James Flavin | ... | Jailer (uncredited) | |
| Bess Flowers | ... | Martin's Neighbor in Courtroom (uncredited) | |
| Sterrett Ford | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Byron Foulger | ... | Kirby's Assistant (uncredited) | |
| Almeda Fowler | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Dick French | ... | Bank Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Jack Gardner | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Joe Geil | ... | Child Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Jack Grant | ... | Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Jesse Graves | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Robert Greig | ... | Lord Melville (uncredited) | |
| Carlton Griffin | ... | Bank Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Kit Guard | ... | Inmate Wearing Black Cap (uncredited) | |
| Chuck Hamilton | ... | Guard (uncredited) | |
| John Hamilton | ... | Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited) | |
| Sam Harris | ... | Diner (uncredited) | |
| Edward Hearn | ... | Court Attendant (uncredited) | |
| Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian | ... | Ice Man (uncredited) | |
| Russell Hicks | ... | Attorney to Kirby (uncredited) | |
| Harry Hollingsworth | ... | Doorman (uncredited) | |
| John Ince | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Paul Irving | ... | Office Manager (uncredited) | |
| Boyd Irwin | ... | Attorney to Kirby at Arraignment (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Kane | ... | Attorney to Kirby (uncredited) | |
| Edward Keane | ... | Board Member (uncredited) | |
| Alice Keating | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Pert Kelton | ... | Inmate (uncredited) | |
| Louis King | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Bob Kortman | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| William Lally | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Stella LeSaint | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Margaret Mann | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Tina Marshall | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Edwin Maxwell | ... | Attorney to Kirby (uncredited) | |
| Ralph McCullough | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Eva McKenzie | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Charles McMurphy | ... | Guard (uncredited) | |
| James Millican | ... | Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Frank Mills | ... | Trustee (uncredited) | |
| Bruce Mitchell | ... | Policeman in Park (uncredited) | |
| Clive Morgan | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Gene Morgan | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Murray | ... | Elevator Boy (uncredited) | |
| Wedgwood Nowell | ... | Diner (uncredited) | |
| Dagmar Oakland | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Georgia O'Dell | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Fred Parker | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Blanche Payson | ... | Matron (uncredited) | |
| George C. Pearce | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Edward Peil Sr. | ... | Neighbor Helping with Move (uncredited) | |
| Lee Phelps | ... | Bailiff (uncredited) | |
| Hilda Plowright | ... | Lady Melville (uncredited) | |
| Ed Randolph | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Doris Rankin | ... | Mrs. Leach (uncredited) | |
| Frances Raymond | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Hilda Rhodes | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Gale Ronn | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Marion C. Rotolo | ... | Accordion Player (uncredited) | |
| Nell Roy | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Dick Rush | ... | Bank Guard (uncredited) | |
| Cy Schindell | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Harry Semels | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Frank Shannon | ... | Mac (uncredited) | |
| C.L. Sherwood | ... | Drunk (uncredited) | |
| Ernest Shields | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Bruce Sidney | ... | Bank Clerk (uncredited) | |
| S.S. Simon | ... | Man at jail (uncredited) | |
| Harry Stafford | ... | Bank Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Edwin Stanley | ... | Executive (uncredited) | |
| Bert Starkey | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Belle Stoddard | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Jane Talent | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Carlie Taylor | ... | Bank Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Rosemary Theby | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Patty Thomas | ... | Child Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Victor Travers | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Laura Treadwell | ... | Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited) | |
| John Tyrrell | ... | Strongarm Man (uncredited) | |
| Pearl Varvalle | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Dorothy Vernon | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Bess Wade | ... | Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Walter Walker | ... | Gov. Leach (uncredited) | |
| Pierre Watkin | ... | Attorney to Kirby (uncredited) | |
| Gertrude Weber | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Pat West | ... | Expressman (uncredited) | |
| Larry Wheat | ... | Kirby's Secretary (uncredited) | |
| Bud Wiser | ... | Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Ian Wolfe | ... | Kirby's Secretary (uncredited) | |
| Billy Wolfstone | ... | Child Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Alex Woloshin | ... | Russian General in Jail (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Frank Capra | |||
Writing credits | ||
| George S. Kaufman | (play) and | |
| Moss Hart | (play) | |
| Robert Riskin | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Frank Capra | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Dimitri Tiomkin | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Joseph Walker | (photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Gene Havlick | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Stephen Goosson | (as Stephen Goossón) | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Arthur S. Black Jr. | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Lionel Banks | .... | associate art director | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Irving Lippman | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Irene | .... | gowns: Miss Arthur | |
| Bernard Newman | .... | gowns: Miss Arthur | |
Music Department | |||
| Morris Stoloff | .... | musical director | |
| Mischa Bakaleinikoff | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Ben Oakland | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| George Parrish | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Max Reese | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
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Take a large free-spirited family without visible means of support. Add a large mean-spirited tycoon intent on taking over their neighborhood. Mix in a romance between their daughter & his son. Sprinkle with zaniness & bake for two hours. Enjoy while hot.
This is one of those big comedy productions with a huge cast that only someone like Frank Capra could have pulled off. That he did so, winning the 1938 Best Picture Oscar, is immensely to his credit.
Hobbling on the crutches that signaled the crippling arthritis that would soon confine him to a wheelchair, Lionel Barrymore is the focal point of the film as the grandfather of a wacky clan that believes in doing whatever makes them happy. So they dance, make fireworks, bake candy, paint, write novels, and construct toys with equal joy - laughing through the Depression with much love & great contentment. Jean Arthur, James Stewart & Edward Arnold co-star, with a mammoth cast of supporting players.
This is the movie for viewers who want to feel warm & safe & cuddled & protected.