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Dinner at Eight is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Frances Marion and Herman J. Mankiewicz, based on George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber's 1932 play of the same title.
Dinner at Eight: Directed by George Cukor. With Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow. Affluent Millicent and Oliver Jordan throw a dinner for a handful of wealthy and/or well-born acquaintances, each of whom has much to reveal.
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- Drama
- George Cukor
- 1934-01-12
Find out who starred in and worked on the classic comedy-drama film Dinner at Eight, based on a stage play by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, and more on IMDb.
Dinner at Eight is a 1932 American play by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. The plot deals with the Jordan family, who are planning a society dinner, and what they, as well as various friends and acquaintances—all of whom have their own problems and ambitions‚ do as they prepare for the event.
A film adaptation of the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber, directed by George Cukor and starring Marie Dressler, John Barrymore and Jean Harlow. The film follows a high-society dinner party that reveals a web of scandals and secrets among the guests.
- George Cukor, Cullen Tate
- Marie Dressler
A comedy-drama about a high-society dinner party in New York, where the guests reveal their secrets and scandals. The hosts, Oliver and Millicent Jordan, face financial and marital troubles, while their friends and associates struggle with affairs, illnesses, and ambitions.
Dinner at Eight, American comedy film, released in 1933, that was directed by George Cukor and featured an all-star cast. The witty and fast-paced film was based on the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. A dizzy socialite (played by Billie Burke) is so determined to keep her social status.
