Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight

1933 · 111 min · EN · NR · 6.7 (93 votes)
Dir. George Cukor · Starring Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow, Lionel Barrymore, Lee Tracy · Music William Axt

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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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A glittering, yet brittle, pre-Code glimpse into the lives of New York's elite. Beneath the champagne and witty repartee lies a simmering tension of secrets, debts, and desperate measures, all leading to a dramatic, revealing evening.

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