Movie Details
Original Title
Dinner at Eight
Original Language
EN
Budget
$435,000
Revenue
$2,156,000
Status
Released
Popularity
0.6
Key Crew
Director
George Cukor
Writer
John Meehan
Editor
Ben Lewis
Producer
David O. Selznick
Screenplay
Frances Marion, Herman J. Mankiewicz
Keywords
adultery
new york city
businessman
blackmail
great depression
based on play or musical
alcoholism
social satire
debt
extramarital affair
socialite
pre-code
eviction
financial problem
heart condition
financier
shipping magnate
dinner party
socialite party
shipping company
Reviews from TMDB
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. Cou ...
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