Dinner at Eight

Dec 22, 1933

1h 51m

★ 6.7

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Carlotta Vance

Marie Dressler

Larry Renault

John Barrymore

Dan Packard

Wallace Beery

Kitty Packard

Jean Harlow

Oliver Jordan

Lionel Barrymore

Max Kane

Lee Tracy

Dr. Wayne Talbot

Edmund Lowe

Millicent Jordan

Billie Burke

Paula Jordan

Madge Evans

Jo Stengel

Jean Hersholt

Lucy Talbot

Karen Morley

Hattie Loomis

Louise Closser Hale

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