Dinner at Eight

1933 111 min Comedy, Drama

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.

budget $435,000 earnings $2,156,000 return 5.0x

director George Cukor

writers John Meehan, Frances Marion, Herman J. Mankiewicz