You Can’t Have Everything

You Can’t Have Everything

Year: 1937

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: English

Director: Norman Taurog

ComedyRomance

Starving playwright Judith Wells bumps into carefree musical writer George Macrae while sharing a stolen plate of spaghetti. George persuades producer Sam Gordon to finance Judith’s absurd play “North Winds” to improve his romantic chances, even coaxing her to sing in a type of show she pretends to despise. Just as their romance blossoms, Gordon’s former flame Lulu reveals a surprising secret that threatens everything.

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