Dinner at Eight

About Dinner at Eight

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. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.

Dinner at Eight (1933) is a comedy film directed by George Cukor. Released in December 1933, it runs 111 minutes.

Its themes are adultery, extramarital affair, blackmail, and alcoholism. It is adapted from a stage production.

Marie Dressler takes the lead as Carlotta Vance, John Barrymore as Larry Renault, Wallace Beery as Dan Packard, and Jean Harlow as Kitty Packard. The screenplay is by Frances Marion and Herman J. Mankiewicz.

The Apprentice, Savage Grace, and Hamilton make useful companions to Dinner at Eight, all filed under debt and new york city. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 139 votes and it carries a NR rating.