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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.
Theatrical
Jan 12, 1934
Box Office
$2.2M
Budget
$435K
Return
5.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 1, 2005
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producer
Music
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
new york city
adultery
blackmail
businessman
great depression
alcoholism
based on play or musical
debt
social satire
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
suicide by gas
corrupt businessman
theatrical agent
theatre producer
Cast
Full credits →M
Marie Dressler
Carlotta Vance
J
John Barrymore
Larry Renault
W
Wallace Beery
Dan Packard
J
Jean Harlow
Kitty Packard
L
Lionel Barrymore
Oliver Jordan
L
Lee Tracy
Max Kane
E
Edmund Lowe
Dr. Wayne Talbot
B
Billie Burke
Millicent Jordan
M
Madge Evans
Paula Jordan
J
Jean Hersholt
Jo Stengel
K
Karen Morley
Lucy Talbot
L
Louise Closser Hale
Hattie Loomis
P
Phillips Holmes
Ernest DeGraff
M
May Robson
Mrs. Wendel
G
Grant Mitchell
Ed Loomis
P
Phoebe Foster
Miss Alden
E
Elizabeth Patterson
Miss Copeland
H
Hilda Vaughn
Tina
H
Harry Beresford
Fosdick
E
Edwin Maxwell
Mr. Fitch
