Dinner at Eight 1933
7.5 / 10
Dinner at Eight
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.
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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Full Cast & Crew
... Carlotta Vance
... Larry Renault
... Dan Packard
... Kitty Packard
... Oliver Jordan
... Max Kane
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See All 2 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by talisencrw
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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Release Date:
Dec 22, 1933 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 51`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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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...
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 flighty hostess who plans an extravagant dinner party for a wealthy and highly-esteemed British couple who never do show up. The audience is introduced one by one to the various guests, as well as the host and hostess, and by the conclusion of the film, the viewer knows how and why each of them has chosen whether or not to accept the invitation, with each character's situation shown in an intimate, behind-the-scenes manner. Would I recommend? Yes, but please, don't go into this thinking you're in for a hyper, all-out screwball comedy. It's not. It's a comedy/drama leaning more toward the latter, and it's very...different. That's all.
Cast & Crew of
Dinner at Eight
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
... Assistant Director
... Assistant Director
Cast
... Carlotta Vance
... Larry Renault
... Dan Packard
... Kitty Packard
... Oliver Jordan
... Max Kane
... Dr. Wayne Talbot
... Millicent Jordan
... Paula Jordan
... Jo Stengel
... Lucy Talbot
... Hattie Loomis
... Ernest DeGraff
... Mrs. Wendel
... Ed Loomis
... Miss Alden
... Miss Copeland
... Tina
... Fosdick
... Mr. Fitch
Produced By
... Producer
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Dinner at Eight
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