Dinner at Eight
1933, Film, 111 min, Drama, English, United States, MoviePedia score 69
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.
Directed by George Cukor
Cast
- Marie Dressler as Carlotta Vance
- John Barrymore as Larry Renault
- Wallace Beery as Dan Packard
- Jean Harlow as Kitty Packard
- Lionel Barrymore as Oliver Jordan
- Lee Tracy as Max Kane
- Edmund Lowe as Dr. Wayne Talbot
- Billie Burke as Millicent Jordan
- Madge Evans as Paula Jordan
- Jean Hersholt as Jo Stengel
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