Lionel Barrymore and Billie Burke play the Jordans, a shipping magnate and his wife, who are planning a dinner party and invite several interesting people. The complex plot gets underway as we get to know the invited guests and learn about their lives, their joys, their problems and their tragedies. Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
302331
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Entertaining
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Parties
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)