The Man Who Came to Dinner

Dec 24, 1941

1h 52m

★ 6.9

NOTHING COULD BE FUNNIER!

Overview

An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

The Man Who Came to Dinner Trailers

Cast

Maggie Cutler

Bette Davis

Lorraine Sheldon

Ann Sheridan

Sheridan Whiteside

Monty Woolley

Bert Jefferson

Richard Travis

Banjo

Jimmy Durante

Daisy Stanley

Billie Burke

Beverly Carlton

Reginald Gardiner

June Stanley

Elisabeth Fraser

Ernest W. Stanley

Grant Mitchell

Dr. Bradley

George Barbier

Miss Preen

Mary Wickes

Richard Stanley

Russell Arms

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