You Can't Have Everything

"IT REACHES NEW HI-DE-HEIGHTS OF HILARITY!"

Aug 3 1937 Approved 1h 40m
Comedy, Music, Romance

Starving playwright Judith Wells meets playboy writer of musicals, George Macrae, over a plate of stolen spaghetti. He persuades producer Sam Gordon to buy her ridiculous play "North Winds" just to improve his romantic chances, and even persuades her to sing in the sort of show she pretends to despise. But just when their romance is going well, Gordon's former flame Lulu reveals the ace up her sleeve...

Plot

Starving playwright Judith Wells meets playboy writer of musicals, George Macrae, over a plate of stolen spaghetti. He persuades producer Sam Gordon to buy her ridiculous play "North Winds" just to improve his romantic chances, and even persuades her to sing in the sort of show she pretends to despise. But just when their romance is going well, Gordon's former flame Lulu reveals the ace up her sleeve...

Written by

Harry Tugend, Jack Yellen, Karl Tunberg

Directed by

Norman Taurog

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

1 win total

Scores
# of Votes
290
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA