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!"

1933-12-22

6.713

en 111m

ComedyDrama

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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Director

George Cukor

Writer

John Meehan

Director of Photography

William H. Daniels

Assistant Director

Joseph M. Newman

Assistant Director

Cullen Tate

Sound Mixer

Charles E. Wallace

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