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68% Critic Match
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!”
6.8 / 10• 1933• 1h 51m•NR• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Marie Dressler
Carlotta Vance
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George Cukor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Dinner at Eight is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
