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You Can't Have Everything

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Judith Poe Wells (Alice Faye), the great-granddaughter of Edgar Allen Poe, struggles to have her own writing taken seriously. Destitute and unable to publish her play, Judy sings at a restaurant to pay for her meal and impresses playwright George Blake (Don Ameche) who introduces her to his producer, Sam. George encourages Judy to pursue her singing, but, offended at the notion of such frivolous work, Judy returns home, only to learn that Sam has purchased her play and turned it into a musical.
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Norman Taurog

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Alice Faye

Judith Poe Wells

The Ritz Brothers

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Don Ameche

George Macrae

Charles Winninger

Sam Gordon

Gypsy Rose Lee

Lulu Riley
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Synopsis Judith Poe Wells (Alice Faye), the great-granddaughter of Edgar Allen Poe, struggles to have her own writing taken seriously. Destitute and unable to publish her play, Judy sings at a restaurant to pay for her meal and impresses playwright George Blake (Don Ameche) who introduces her to his producer, Sam. George encourages Judy to pursue her singing, but, offended at the notion of such frivolous work, Judy returns home, only to learn that Sam has purchased her play and turned it into a musical.
Director
Norman Taurog
Producer
Darryl F Zanuck
Screenwriter
Harry Tugend, Jack Yellen, Karl Tunberg
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Dec 3, 2013
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Stereo