Monty Woolley
Sheridan Whiteside
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Budget. $1.1 million [2] Box office. $2.6 million (worldwide rentals) [2] The Man Who Came to Dinner is a 1942 American screwball comedy film directed by William Keighley, [3] [4] and starring Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan and, as the titular character, Monty Woolley. The screenplay by Julius and Philip G. Epstein is based on the 1939 play The Man ...
The Man Who Came to Dinner: Directed by William Keighley. With Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley, Richard Travis. An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a Midwestern family.
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- Comedy, Romance
- William Keighley
- 1942-01-24
Dec 13, 2022 · Horrifically rude, world-renowned, true-crime podcaster equivalent, Sherrie Whiteside is on a lecturing tour making a stop in a small town. The honored guest...
- 122 min
- 18K
- crucial classics movie reactions
The Man Who Came to Dinner. While on a speaking tour in Ohio, opinionated and arrogant radio personality Sheridan Whiteside (Monty Woolley) injures himself slipping on ice and becomes an ...
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- Monty Woolley
- William Keighley
- Comedy
The character of Sheridan Whiteside in The Man Who Came to Dinner was based on the famed writer/critic/radio personality Alexander Woollcott. The Man Who Came to Dinner was originally a play written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The original Broadway production opened October 16, 1939 and starred Monty Woolley as Sheridan Whiteside.
- William Keighley, Dick Mayberry
- Bette Davis
Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan and Monty Woolley star in the 1942 comedy, The Man Who Came to Dinner, based on the hit Broadway play. Famed author Sheridan Whiteside possesses a tongue dipped in venom and a brain that can crack The New York Times crossword in four minutes. On a lecture tour in Ohio, he slips on the ice and is confined to the home of ...
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #TheManWhoCametoDinnerFamed author Sheridan Whiteside possesses a tongue dipped in venom and a b...
- 3 min
- 5.8K
- Warner Bros. Classics
