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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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
Director
George Cukor
Screenplay
Frances Marion
Tagline
"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!"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$435,000
Revenue
$2,156,000
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
talisencrw
August 13, 2016
Excellent. Part of my TCM Jean Harlow 4-pack, and the bonus feature-length doc on Harlow's short life and career is exemplary. Highly recommended to any Pre-Code connoisseurs--and I know you're out there...
barrymost
August 10, 2019
One of great director George Cukor's best films, Dinner at Eight is a prime example of a Pre-Code era classic, and an excellent star vehicle for the combined multifarious talents of Marie Dressler, Wallace Beery, Brothers Barrymore (Lionel and John), Jean Harlow, and Billie Burke, among others. Coupled with the great acting is the offbeat and alternately dramatic and humorous story line of the fl...
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