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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!

19336.71h 51m

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.

Directed by George Cukor
Written by John Meehan, George S. Kaufman, Edna Ferber
Produced by David O. Selznick
Box OfficeBudget: $435KRevenue: $2.2M

Top Cast

Marie Dressler

Marie Dressler

Carlotta Vance

John Barrymore

John Barrymore

Larry Renault

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Dan Packard

Jean Harlow

Jean Harlow

Kitty Packard

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Oliver Jordan

Lee Tracy

Lee Tracy

Max Kane

Edmund Lowe

Edmund Lowe

Dr. Wayne Talbot

Billie Burke

Billie Burke

Millicent Jordan

Madge Evans

Madge Evans

Paula Jordan

Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

Jo Stengel

Themes & Keywords

adulterynew york citybusinessmanblackmailgreat depressionbased on play or musicalalcoholismsocial satiredebtextramarital affairsocialitepre-codeevictionfinancial problemheart conditionfinanciershipping magnatedinner partysocialite partyshipping companyunhappy marriagestage actressfading starsuicide by gascorrupt businessmantheatrical agenttheatre producer

About Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight is a comedy, drama film released in 1933 exploring themes of adultery, new york city, businessman, blackmail, great depression, based on play or musical. Directed by George Cukor, it stars Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery. 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.

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