Directed by:
George CukorCinematography:
William H. DanielsComposer:
William AxtCast:
Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow, Lionel Barrymore, Lee Tracy, Edmund Lowe, Billie Burke, Madge Evans, Jean Hersholt, Karen Morley (more)VOD (1)
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Based on the successful play by Edna Ferber and George Kaufman, DINNER AT EIGHT is the tale of a socially scheming Park Avenue hostess (Billie Burke) who performs a series of clever manipulations to bring about a dinner party for an aristocratic English couple. In the process, she largely ignores the troubles facing her ailing husband (Lionel Barrymore); unwittingly, her choice of guests creates a web of intrigue, malice, and romance. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Marie Dressler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/891/162891219_f2b1d6.png)
Marie Dressler
Canada
Best movies:
Zelig (1983) - a.f.
Dinner at Eight (1933)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
![John Barrymore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267936_1322c2.jpg)
John Barrymore
USA
Best movies:
Midnight (1939)
Counsellor at Law (1933)
Marie Antoinette (1938)
![Wallace Beery](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/340/164340863_688f4a.png)
Wallace Beery
USA
Best movies:
Beggars of Life (1928)
Behind the Door (1919)
Robin Hood (1922)
![Jean Harlow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/891/162891217_11d35b.png)
Jean Harlow
USA
Best movies:
City Lights (1931)
The Public Enemy (1931)
China Seas (1935)
![Lionel Barrymore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/339/164339173_522bbe.png)
Lionel Barrymore
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Captains Courageous (1937)
West of Zanzibar (1928)
![Lee Tracy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/377/377062_e71a34.jpg)
Lee Tracy
USA
Best movies:
Dinner at Eight (1933)
The Best Man (1964)
Doctor X (1932)
![Edmund Lowe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270311_72ff95.jpg)
Edmund Lowe
USA
Best movies:
I Love You Again (1940)
Chandu the Magician (1932)
The Last Hurrah (1958)
![Billie Burke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273256_2dd0af.jpg)
Billie Burke
USA
Best movies:
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
![Madge Evans](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/676/161676665_e94609.jpg)
Madge Evans
USA
Best movies:
![Jean Hersholt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886193_077f53.jpg)
Jean Hersholt
Denmark
Best movies:
Greed (1924)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)
![Karen Morley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281099_a7ad04.jpg)
Karen Morley
USA
Best movies:
Scarface (1932)
Samson and Delilah (1949)
Black Fury (1935)
![Phillips Holmes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058848_d0e497.jpg)
Phillips Holmes
USA
Best movies:
The Criminal Code (1931)
Dinner at Eight (1933)
Paramount on Parade (1930)
![May Robson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272999_a243eb.jpg)
May Robson
Australia
Best movies:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Dinner at Eight (1933)
![Grant Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812478_4ec884.jpg)
Grant Mitchell
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
![May Beatty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505229_a8396e.jpg)
May Beatty
New Zealand
Best movies:
If I Were King (1938)
Mad Love (1935)
Union Pacific (1939)
![Elizabeth Patterson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/055/126/55126064_80fe73.jpg)
Elizabeth Patterson
USA
Best movies:
Little Women (1949)
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
Dinner at Eight (1933)
![Harry Beresford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/511/160511031_20d50f.jpg)
Harry Beresford
UK
Best movies:
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
Dinner at Eight (1933)
Anna Karenina (1935)
![Edward Woods](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/059/364/59364320_53ac9f.jpg)
Edward Woods
USA
Best movies:
The Public Enemy (1931)
Dinner at Eight (1933)
Hot Saturday (1932)
![Herman Bing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058641_a5c32b.jpg)
Herman Bing
German Empire
Best movies:
Sunrise (1927)
Dumbo (1941)
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
![Frank Puglia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/148/160148377_bdaba9.jpg)
Frank Puglia
Italy
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Casablanca (1942)