Dinner at Eight
1933 · 111 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 9,391 VOTES · DIR. George Cukor
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,617 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:02 Darling, l've got Lord and Lady Ferncliffe.
00:05:57 - What? - Not sailing?
00:09:37 You are down to cases. ''lnternational star returns to stage.''
00:14:23 l was very much in love with you, Carlotta.
00:17:43 l hope those old tubs of yours don't date to this office.
00:22:09 Who's that on the telephone?
00:27:13 and Mr. Oliver Jordan is out on his ear.
00:32:31 - Good heavens! - You see?
00:36:34 l hope it flops. That's what l hope.
00:41:17 Then l married Edith.
00:46:03 l start talking about the play. What does he do?
00:50:24 Leave it to me.
00:56:17 Just the same old thing.
01:01:00 No. Not exactly like this.
01:04:41 - Oh, dear. - Where are you?
01:08:56 A most charming man. He had such nice manners.
01:13:21 Will you take those back? l'll tell you when l want them.
01:17:01 You don't like that, do you, Mr. Cabinet Member?
01:21:45 l just came as l was.
01:26:02 You want to see the answer?
01:34:44 Don't you want to meet Larry Renault? That's better than going to a movie.
01:39:08 You look so lonely. Here.
01:43:12 l guess German pictures are all right if you like German pictures.
01:47:45 And with Paula married to Ernest, we'll take a smaller place somewhere.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,617
Dialogue density14.6 lines / min
First line00:02:02
Final line01:47:45
Production Record
DirectorGeorge Cukor
LanguageEnglish
Budget$435,000
Revenue$2,156,000
IMDb votes9,391