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Dinner at Eight ()

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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.
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Carlotta Vance
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Larry Renault
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Dan Packard
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Kitty Packard
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Oliver Jordan
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Max Kane
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Dr. Wayne Talbot
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Millicent Jordan
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Paula Jordan
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Jo Stengel
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Mrs. Lucy Talbot
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Hattie Loomis
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Ernest DeGraff
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Mrs. Wendel
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Ed Loomis
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Miss Alden
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Miss Copeland
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Tina
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Fosdick
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Mr. Fitch
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Mr. Hatfield
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Eddie
Anna Duncan ...
Dora
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Waiter
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Gustave (uncredited)
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Lucy (uncredited)
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Butler (uncredited)
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Butler (uncredited)

Directed by

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George Cukor

Written by

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Frances Marion ... (screen play) and
Herman J. Mankiewicz ... (screen play)
 
George S. Kaufman ... (from the Sam H. Harris stage play by) and
Edna Ferber ... (from the Sam H. Harris stage play by)
 
Donald Ogden Stewart ... (additional dialogue)
 
John Meehan ... () (uncredited)

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David O. Selznick ... producer

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William Axt ... (musical score by) (as Dr. William Axt)

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William H. Daniels ... (photographed by) (as William Daniels)

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Ben Lewis ... film editor

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Chester W. Schaeffer ... assistant film editor (uncredited)

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Hobe Erwin
Fredric Hope ... (as Fred Hope)

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Adrian ... (gowns)

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Joseph M. Newman ... assistant director (uncredited)
Cullen Tate ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Gösta Åberg ... poster artist: Sweden
Bert Spurlin ... props (uncredited)

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director
Charles E. Wallace ... sound mixer (uncredited)

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Roy Clark ... still photographer (uncredited)
A. Lindsley Lane ... camera operator (uncredited)
Floyd Porter ... gaffer (uncredited)
William Riley ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Frank Tanner ... still photographer (uncredited)
Harvey White ... still photographer (uncredited)

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Sam Harris ... producer: stage play (as Sam H. Harris)
Howard Dietz ... general press agent (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

In this comedic drama, an ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver (Lionel Barrymore), contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard (Wallace Beery) and his sultry spouse, Kitty (Jean Harlow), contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner. Written by FilmsNow

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Taglines MORE STARS THAN HAVE EVER BEEN IN ANY PICTURE BEFORE The Biggest Film Sensation in 10 Years! (Print Ad- Evening Recorder, ((Amsterdam NY)) 6 February 1934) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Dinner at 8 (United States)
  • Les invités de huit heures (France)
  • Freitag Abend um 8 (Germany)
  • Dinner um acht (Germany)
  • Cena a las ocho (Spain)
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  • 111 min
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Budget $435,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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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". See more »
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." See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972). See more »
Soundtracks I Loved You Then As I Love You Now See more »
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.
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