Dinner at Eight
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.
- Zhanri: Comedy, Drama
- Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Fjalen: adultery, new york city, businessman, blackmail, great depression, based on play or musical, alcoholism, social satire, debt, extramarital affair, socialite, pre-code, eviction, financial problem, heart condition, financier, shipping magnate, dinner party, socialite party, shipping company, unhappy marriage, stage actress, fading star, stage actor, suicide by gas, corrupt businessman, theatrical agent, theatre producer
- Cast: Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow, Lionel Barrymore, Lee Tracy
