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She Couldn't Take It is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Tay Garnett released in USA on 8 october 1935 with George Raft
She Couldn't Take It (1935)
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Add to a movie listShe Couldn't Take It is a 1935 comedy film made at Columbia Pictures, directed by Tay Garnett, written by C. Graham Baker, Gene Towne and Oliver H.P. Garrett, and starring George Raft and Joan Bennett. It was one of the few comedies Raft made in his career.
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It tells the story of the wealthy family Van Dyke: a frustrated patriarch Dan (Walter Connolly); his self-centered wife (Billie Burke); and his spoiled children Tony (James Blakeley) and Carol (Joan Bennett). They have constant run-ins for outrageous behavior.Actors
George Raft
(Joe "Spot" Ricardi)
Joan Bennett
(Carol Van Dyke)
Walter Connolly
(Daniel Van Dyke)
Billie Burke
(Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke)
Lloyd Nolan
(Tex)
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