Description:Millicent Jordan is pre-occupied with the plans she is making for a high-class dinner party. Her husband Oliver is in failing health, and he is also worried because someone is trying to buy up the stock in his shipping business - even his old friend Carlotta wants to sell her stock. Hoping to get help from businessman Dan Packard, he Millicent Jordan is pre-occupied with the plans she is making for a high-class dinner party. Her husband Oliver is in failing health, and he is also worried because someone is trying to buy up the stock in his shipping business - even his old friend Carlotta wants to sell her stock. Hoping to get help from businessman Dan Packard, he persuades Millicent, against her wishes, to invite Packard and his wife to the dinner. As Oliver's problems get worse, Millicent is increasingly quick-tempered because the plans for the party are not going smoothly. As the time for the dinner approaches, it appears that the hosts and the guests will all have plenty on their minds.... (more)(less)
"KITTY: I was reading a book the other day.
CARLOTTA: Reading a book?
KITTY: Yes. It's all about civilization or something, a nutty kind of a book. Do you know that the guy said that machinery is going to take the place of every profession?
CARLOTTA: Oh, my dear, that's something you need never worry about."
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One of the first engaging MGM films I've encountered in months that doesn't feel nearly as stilted and dated as other films of its era. Perhaps, this is because George Cukor and co-screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz have a certain insight in their films beneath the star appeal and comedy.
Saw on February 22nd"
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