Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- George Cukor
- Writer
- Herman J. Mankiewicz
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $435,000
Cast
Billie Burke
Edmund Lowe
Jean Harlow
Jean Hersholt
John Barrymore
Lee Tracy
Lionel Barrymore
Madge Evans
Marie Dressler
Wallace Beery
Keywords
adultery
alcoholism
based on play or musical
blackmail
businessman
corrupt businessman
debt
dinner party
eviction
extramarital affair
fading star
financial problem
financier
great depression
heart condition
new york city
pre-code
shipping company
shipping magnate
social satire
socialite
socialite party
stage actress
suicide by gas
theatre producer
theatrical agent
unhappy marriage
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