Dinner at Eight (1933)
22/12/1933
Comedy, Drama
1h 51m
- 67% (112 votes)
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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!
Overview
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.
- George CukorDirector
- John MeehanWriter
- Frances MarionScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$435,000
Revenue
$2,156,000
Keywords
- adultery
- new york city
- businessman
- blackmail
- great depression
- based on play or musical
- alcoholism
- social satire
- debt
- extramarital affair
- socialite
- pre-code
- eviction
- financial problem
- heart condition
- financier
- shipping magnate
- dinner party
- socialite party
- shipping company
- unhappy marriage
- stage actress
- fading star
- suicide by gas
- corrupt businessman
- theatrical agent
- theatre producer
Top Billed Cast
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
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