Dinner at Eight

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!

6.819331h 51mReleased

Comedy

Drama

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1933-12-22

Runtime1h 51m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Budget$435,000

Revenue$2,156,000

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Cast & Crew

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

Reviews

talisencrw

Aug 13, 2016

10/10

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...

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barrymost

Aug 10, 2019

9/10

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 alte…

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