talisencrw
Aug 13, 2016
10/10
Excellent. Part of my TCM Jean Harlow 4-pack, and the bonus feature-length doc on Harlow's short life and career is exemplary. Highly recommended to any Pre-Code connoisseurs--and I know you're out there...
Dinner at Eight
Visit website6.7/10 • 109
1933-12-22 • 1h 51m
ComedyDrama
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!
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.
- Directors
- George Cukor
- Writters
- John Meehan
- Editors
- John Meehan, Ben Lewis
ComedyDrama
Dinner at Eight
Visit website1933-12-22 • 1h 51m
6.7/10 • 109
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!
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.
- Directors
- George Cukor
- Writters
- John Meehan
- Editors
- John Meehan, Ben Lewis
Top Billed Cast
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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
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- Status
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- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $435,000.00
- Revenue
- $2,156,000.00
- Keywords
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