Dinner at Eight (1933 film)

Dinner at Eight
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGeorge Cukor
Screenplay by
Based onDinner at Eight
by George S. Kaufman
Edna Ferber
Produced byDavid O. Selznick
Starring
CinematographyWilliam H. Daniels
Edited byBen Lewis
Music byWilliam Axt
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • August 29, 1933 (1933-08-29)
Running time
113 minutes
111 minutes (Turner library print)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$435,000[1][2]
Box office$2,156,000 (worldwide rentals)[1][2]

Dinner at Eight is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Frances Marion and Herman J. Mankiewicz, based on George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber's 1932 play of the same title. The film features an ensemble cast of Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow, Lionel Barrymore, Lee Tracy, Edmund Lowe, and Billie Burke.

Dinner at Eight continues to be acclaimed by critics; review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 90% based on 21 reviews.[3] In 2023, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".[4]

  1. ^ a b Glancy, H. Mark (1992). "MGM film grosses, 1924-1948: The Eddie Mannix Ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 12 (2): 127–144. doi:10.1080/01439689200260081.
  2. ^ a b Glancy, H. Mark (1992). "Appendix". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 12 (S2): 1–20. doi:10.1080/01439689208604539.
  3. ^ "Dinner at Eight (1933)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  4. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (December 13, 2023). "National Film Registry: 'Apollo 13', 'Home Alone', 'Terminator 2', '12 Years A Slave' Among 25 Titles Added This Year". Deadline. Retrieved December 13, 2023.