Comedy ·Drama · United States of America · 1933 · 1h 51m

Dinner at Eight

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Director
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
Crew
William H. Daniels — Director of Photography Ben Lewis — Editor William Axt — Original Music Composer Frances Marion — Screenplay Herman J. Mankiewicz — Screenplay John Meehan — Writer
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!

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
adulterynew york citybusinessmanblackmailgreat depressionbased on play or musicalalcoholismsocial satiredebtextramarital affairsocialitepre-code
Key Collaborators
George Cukor Director William H. Daniels Director of Photography Ben Lewis Editor William Axt Original Music Composer Frances Marion Screenplay Herman J. Mankiewicz Screenplay John Meehan Writer David O. Selznick Producer Adrian Costume Design
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