You Can't Have Everything
1937, English. Directed by Norman Taurog.
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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...
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 2 August 1937
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Harry Tugend, Jack Yellen, Karl Tunberg
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You Can't Have Everything runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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You Can't Have Everything is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
Which OTT platform is You Can't Have Everything on?
You Can't Have Everything isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 August 1937. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed You Can't Have Everything?
You Can't Have Everything (1937) was directed by Norman Taurog and stars Alice Faye, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz.