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Dinner at Eight

  • 1933
  • Passed
  • 1h 51m
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7.5/10
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John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Billie Burke, Jean Harlow, Marie Dressler, Madge Evans, Jean Hersholt, Phillips Holmes, Edmund Lowe, Karen Morley, and Lee Tracy in Dinner at Eight (1933)
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Affluent Millicent and Oliver Jordan throw a dinner for a handful of wealthy and/or well-born acquaintances, each of whom has much to reveal.Affluent Millicent and Oliver Jordan throw a dinner for a handful of wealthy and/or well-born acquaintances, each of whom has much to reveal.Affluent Millicent and Oliver Jordan throw a dinner for a handful of wealthy and/or well-born acquaintances, each of whom has much to reveal.

  • Director
    • George Cukor
  • Writers
    • Frances Marion
    • Herman J. Mankiewicz
    • George S. Kaufman
  • Stars
    • Marie Dressler
    • John Barrymore
    • Wallace Beery
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    8.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • George Cukor
    • Writers
      • Frances Marion
      • Herman J. Mankiewicz
      • George S. Kaufman
    • Stars
      • Marie Dressler
      • John Barrymore
      • Wallace Beery
    • 113User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
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    Jean Harlow, George Cukor, David O. Selznick, and Edmund Lowe in Dinner at Eight (1933)
    Lionel Barrymore, Billie Burke, Jean Harlow, George Cukor, Marie Dressler, Madge Evans, Phillips Holmes, Edmund Lowe, Elizabeth Patterson, and May Robson in Dinner at Eight (1933)
    Lionel Barrymore, Billie Burke, and Edmund Lowe in Dinner at Eight (1933)
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    Dinner at Eight (1933)
    John Barrymore and Madge Evans in Dinner at Eight (1933)
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    Marie Dressler and Madge Evans in Dinner at Eight (1933)
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    Marie Dressler
    Marie Dressler
    • Carlotta Vance
    John Barrymore
    John Barrymore
    • Larry Renault
    Wallace Beery
    Wallace Beery
    • Dan Packard
    Jean Harlow
    Jean Harlow
    • Kitty Packard
    Lionel Barrymore
    Lionel Barrymore
    • Oliver Jordan
    Lee Tracy
    Lee Tracy
    • Max Kane
    Edmund Lowe
    Edmund Lowe
    • Dr. Wayne Talbot
    Billie Burke
    Billie Burke
    • Millicent Jordan
    Madge Evans
    Madge Evans
    • Paula Jordan
    Jean Hersholt
    Jean Hersholt
    • Jo Stengel
    Karen Morley
    Karen Morley
    • Mrs. Lucy Talbot
    Louise Closser Hale
    Louise Closser Hale
    • Hattie Loomis
    Phillips Holmes
    Phillips Holmes
    • Ernest DeGraff
    May Robson
    May Robson
    • Mrs. Wendel
    Grant Mitchell
    Grant Mitchell
    • Ed Loomis
    Phoebe Foster
    Phoebe Foster
    • Miss Alden
    Elizabeth Patterson
    Elizabeth Patterson
    • Miss Copeland
    Hilda Vaughn
    Hilda Vaughn
    • Tina
    • Director
      • George Cukor
    • Writers
      • Frances Marion
      • Herman J. Mankiewicz
      • George S. Kaufman
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    • Trivia
      As originally filmed, Carlotta's dog was named Mussolini. However, due to the changing world political climate of the 1930's, the dog's name was post-dubbed as "Tarzan", even though Marie Dressler's lips are clearly saying "Mussolini".
    • Goofs
      In the opening scene, Millicent tells Oliver, "I see your precious Carlotta Vance arrived yesterday on the Europa." Later, that same day during Carlotta's visit to Oliver's office, she says'"I've been in New York four days and I'm lost."
    • Quotes

      Kitty: [Final lines] I was reading a book the other day.

      Carlotta: [Nearly trips] Reading a book?

      Kitty: Yes. It's all about civilization or something. A nutty kind of a book. Do you know that the guy says that machinery is going to take the place of every profession?

      Carlotta: [Looking her over] Oh, my dear, that's something you need never worry about.

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      I Loved You Then As I Love You Now
      (1927) (uncredited)

      (From Our Dancing Daughters (1928))

      Music by William Axt and David Mendoza

      Played during the opening credits

    User reviews113

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    10/10
    Five course dinner
    This film followed MGM's great success of the previous year, "Grand Hotel", as it afforded the studio a showcase for some of its talented stars. "Dinner at Eight" is one of the classic plays of that era, having been written for the stage by George Kaufman and Edna Ferber. The screen adaptation of the play is by Herman Mankiewicz, Frances Marion and Donald Ogden Stewart, some of the best writers the movies ever had. The film, under the impeccable direction of George Cukor makes "Dinner at Eight" one of the classics of the American cinema.

    "Dinner at Eight" is a comedy, at heart, but there are elements of drama in it, as well. On the one hand, it offers easy laughter for the viewer, but it also has a dark aspect in its dealing with alcoholism and adultery. The film, like its predecessor, offers several story lines that keeps us interested in the different relationships the film presents for us.

    "Dinner at Eight" boasts one of the best casts ever assembled for a movie. Marie Dressler, who is seen as Carlota Vance, was one of the best actresses working in the movies at the time. Lionel and John Barrymore had been seen together in "Grand Hotel" and both play pivotal parts in this film as well. The effervescent Billie Burke is one of the best things in the movie. Ms. Burke was one bright star whose contribution to the success of the films she appeared in was a guarantee for the people behind any project.

    Wallace Beery plays the boorish and influential industrialist Dan Packard, a man to be reckoned with. Jean Harlow portrays his wife, the low life Kitty, who was two-timing Dan. In a way, Dan and Kitty seem to have been the prototypes for Garson Kanin's "Born Yesterday" because both characters bear a certain similarity in both films.

    The supporting members of the cast are impressive. Edmund Lowe, Lee Tracy, Madge Evans, Louise Closser Hale, May Robson, Jean Hersholt, Karen Morley, and the rest, aside from giving good performances, leave their own mark in the film.

    A great cinematographer was behind the camera for this movie: William Daniels. His amazing work is one of the best in any of the pictures he photographed. Mr. Daniels knew how to direct his camera to get the most out of these talented actors one sees in "Dinner at Eight" Of course, this is a film that bears the David O. Selznick signature, for it was he who decided to transform the play into a motion picture and he succeeded in doing it. Most of the creditor must go to director George Cukor, who was truly inspired in making "Dinner at Eight" a movie that has endured the passage of time.
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    • Release date
      • January 12, 1934 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dinner at 8
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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      • $435,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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