Dinner At Eight (1933)
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100% of critics liked it
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74% of users liked it
(2,692 ratings)
Based on the Broadway hit by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber, Dinner at Eight is a near-flawless comedy/drama with an all-star cast at the peak of their talents. Social butterfly Mrs. Oliver Jordan (Billie Burke) arranges a dinner party that will benefit the busines of her husband (Lionel… More Based on the Broadway hit by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber, Dinner at Eight is a near-flawless comedy/drama with an all-star cast at the peak of their talents. Social butterfly Mrs. Oliver Jordan (Billie Burke) arranges a dinner party that will benefit the busines of her husband (Lionel Barrymore). Among the invited are a crooked executive (Wallace Beery), who is in the process of ruining Jordan; his wife (Jean Harlow), who is carrying on an affair with a doctor (Edmund Lowe); a fading matinee idol (John Barrymore), who has squandered his fortune on liquor and is romantically involved with the Jordan daughter (Madge Evans); and a venerable stage actress (Marie Dressler), who since losing all her money has become a "professional guest." Nothing goes as planned, due to various suicides, double-crosses, compromises, fatal illness, and servant problems. But dinner is served precisely at eight. The script by Herman Mankiewicz, Frances Marion, and Donald Ogden Stewart is a virtual enclyopedia of witty lines and scenes, right down to the unforgettable closing gag. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- George Cukor
- Written By
- Frances Marion, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Donald Ogden Stewart
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Aug 23, 1933 Wide
- Studio
- WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
Critic Reviews
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Austin Kennedy, Film Geek Central
It's a little rough around the edges, but the performances from these legendary actors really make this movie worthy of your time
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
A deluxe flipbook of caricatures, a blatant pageant of studio thoroughbreds, a study of tuxedoed, bejeweled pretense
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Features a stellar cast of all-star MGM veterans who all know how to overact.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Taking advantage of MGM's talent pool, George Cukor directed this witty 1933 comedy with a big-gun cast that includes Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, and Jean Harlow.
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Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Scintillating '30s comedy with an all-star cast and quip-happy script.
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Cast
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Marie Dressler
as Carlotta Vance
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John Barrymore
as Larry Renault
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Wallace Beery
as Dan Packard
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Jean Harlow
as Kitty Packard
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Lionel Barrymore
as Oliver Jordan
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Billie Burke
as Mrs. Oliver Jordan
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Lee Tracy
as Max Kane
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Edmund Lowe
as Dr. Wayne Talbot
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Madge Evans
as Paula Jordan
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Jean Hersholt
as Joe Stengel
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Karen Morley
as Mrs. Wayne Talbot
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Louise Closser Hale
as Hattie Loomis
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Phillips Holmes
as Ernest DeGraff
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May Robson
as Mrs. Wendel The Cook
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Grant Mitchell
as Ed Loomis
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Phoebe Foster
as Miss Alden
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Elizabeth Patterson
as Miss Copeland
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Hilda Vaughn
as Tina Mrs. Packard's Maid
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Harry Beresford
as Fosdick
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Edwin Maxwell
as Mr. Fitch the Hotel Manager
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John Davidson
as Mr. Hatfield the Assistant Manager
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Edward Woods
as Eddie
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George Baxter
as Gustave the Butler
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Herman Bing
as The Waiter
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Anna Duncan
as Dora the Maid
- May Beatty
- Herbert Bunston