Dinner at Eight
“HERE IS THE SCREEN'S CLIMAX OF GLAMOR AND THRILL THAT RAN OVER A YEAR ON BROADWAY! THE STAGE SMASH NOW A SENSATIONAL FILM TRIUMPH!”
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.
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Cast
29 people
Marie Dressler
Carlotta Vance
Known for
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Anna Christie
John Barrymore
Larry Renault
Known for
Grand Hotel
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Wallace Beery
Dan Packard
Known for
Grand Hotel
Treasure Island
Jean Harlow
Kitty Packard
Known for
The Public Enemy
Libeled Lady
Lionel Barrymore
Oliver Jordan
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
You Can't Take It with You
Lee Tracy
Max Kane
Known for
Bombshell
Doctor X
Edmund Lowe
Dr. Wayne Talbot
Known for
I Love You Again
The Wings of Eagles
Billie Burke
Millicent Jordan
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
Father of the Bride
Madge Evans
Paula Jordan
Known for
David Copperfield
Jean Hersholt
Jo Stengel
Known for
Greed
Heidi
Karen Morley
Lucy Talbot
Known for
Scarface
Our Daily Bread
Louise Closser Hale
Hattie Loomis
Known for
Shanghai Express
Platinum Blonde
George Cukor Director · Herman J. Mankiewicz Screenplay Frances Marion Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.2M · Budget $435K · United States release December 28, 1933
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Budget
$435,000
Worldwide gross
$2,156,000
Gross vs. budget
5.0×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 23, 1933
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · December 28, 1933
Limited theatrical
United States
August 29, 1933 · Premiere · Hollywood, California
January 12, 1934 · Theatrical
February 10, 2013 · Theatrical · New York Film Forum
Australia
June 8, 1934 · Theatrical
Canada
March 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD premiere
Denmark
April 16, 1934 · Theatrical
Finland
February 11, 1934 · Theatrical
France
February 23, 1934 · Theatrical
Germany
July 14, 1982 · TV · West German TV premiere
Hungary
December 22, 1933 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 16, 1934 · Theatrical
Italy
March 20, 1934 · Theatrical
Japan
April 26, 1934 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 13, 1934 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 25, 1934 · Theatrical
Spain
March 1, 1934 · Theatrical · Barcelona
March 8, 1934 · Theatrical · Madrid
Sweden
February 22, 1934 · Theatrical
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