Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight

HERE IS THE SCREEN'S CLIMAX OF GLAMOR AND THRILL THAT RAN OVER A YEAR ON BROADWAY! THE STAGE SMASH NOW A SENSATIONAL FILM TRIUMPH!

NR 1933 · 111 min · ★ 6.8 · Comedy, Drama

An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.

Directed by George Cukor · Written by John Meehan

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Marie Dressler Carlotta Vance
John Barrymore Larry Renault
Wallace Beery Dan Packard
Jean Harlow Kitty Packard
Lionel Barrymore Oliver Jordan
Lee Tracy Max Kane
Edmund Lowe Dr. Wayne Talbot
Billie Burke Millicent Jordan
Madge Evans Paula Jordan
Jean Hersholt Jo Stengel
Karen Morley Lucy Talbot
Louise Closser Hale Hattie Loomis

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