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Find out who starred in and worked on the classic comedy-drama film Dinner at Eight, based on a 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 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.
A star-studded comedy-drama about a wealthy couple's dinner party and their guests' secrets and troubles. See the full cast list, including Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow, and more.
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- Drama
- George Cukor
- 1934-01-12
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.
Find out who starred in the 1933 comedy-drama film based on Edna Ferber's play, and who directed, wrote, produced and designed it. See the list of 27 actors, 3 screenwriters, 1 composer, 1 editor and more.
- George Cukor
Some of the Dinner at Eight cast including John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore and Jean Hersholt came directly from the cast of Grand Hotel. For the role of Carlotta Vance, a wealthy and flamboyant former actress and great beauty, no one at MGM immediately thought of Marie Dressler.
Lionel Barrymore (Oliver Jordan) Lee Tracy (Max Kane) Billie Burke (Millicent Jordan) Lee Pfeiffer. Dinner at Eight, American comedy film, released in 1933, that was directed by George Cukor and featured an all-star cast.
