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The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
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24 January 1942 (USA)
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When acerbic critic Sheridan Whiteside slips on the front steps of a provincial Ohio businessman's home and breaks his hip, he and his entourage take over the house indefinitely. full summary | add synopsis
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Good for a laugh.
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Bette Davis | ... | Maggie Cutler |
 | Ann Sheridan | ... | Lorraine Sheldon |
 | Monty Woolley | ... | Sheridan Whiteside |
| Richard Travis | ... | Bertram H. 'Bert' Jefferson |
 | Jimmy Durante | ... | Banjo |
 | Billie Burke | ... | Daisy Stanley |
| Reginald Gardiner | ... | Beverly Carlton |
| Elisabeth Fraser | ... | June Stanley |
| Grant Mitchell | ... | Ernest W. Stanley |
| George Barbier | ... | Dr. E. Bradley |
 | Mary Wickes | ... | Nurse Preen |
| Russell Arms | ... | Richard Stanley |
| Ruth Vivian | ... | Harriet Stanley |
| Edwin Stanley | ... | John |
| Betty Roadman | ... | Sarah |
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112 min
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Mary Wickes, one of only two members of the original Broadway cast in the film version (with Monty Woolley), makes her screen debut.
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Sheridan Whiteside:
This ageing debutante, Mr. Jefferson, I retain in my employ only because she is the sole support of her two-headed brother!
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Referenced in "Frasier: The Seal Who Came to Dinner (#6.8)" (1998)
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Monty Woolley will always be remembered for his role in this movie, but to me the interesting things about watching this film 60 years after it was made, is the supporting cast. Firstly, there is Bette Davis taking a back seat somewhat in a role that is hardly demanding technically, but one which she underplays very well. Ann Sheridan goes over the top, really hamming it up but having fun. Richard Travis is a disaster, and was terribly outclassed by the rest of the crew. On seeing the movie now, one realises what a gem Billie Burke was in these kind of dithery roles. Reginald Gardiner and Jimmy Durante were very good in their small parts, but it is best just to enter into the fun of the whole thing and have a good laugh. I must say the sarcasm of Monty Woolley in the Forties was a whole lot funnier then, than now!