Dinner at Eight

A high society wife plans a fancy dinner party in honor of some visiting royalty. The film basically takes a look at the lives of most of the invited guests one week before the party. Even though they're all technically in the upper-class, they all have their own problems: professional, financial, personal and a combination of all three. This film has superb acting and a very witty screenplay. Probably one of the best ensemble of actors put together on-screen with most of them absolutely shining especially Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery and Jean Harlow. It is a comedy and it is often very, very funny but I was surprised by how dark and sad it was sometimes! Thank you to the person who recommended this to me.