Here, in the space of an hour and fifty-two minutes, is compacted what is unquestionably the most vicious but hilarious cat-clawing exhibition ever put on the screen, a deliciously wicked character portrait and a helter-skelter satire, withal.
The Man Who Came to Dinner
NOTHING COULD BE FUNNIER!
1941 · 1h 52m · Approved
Comedy
Directed by
William Keighley
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The Man Who Came to Dinner
Overview
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.
Director and cast
- William Keighley Director
- Bette Davis as Maggie Cutler
- Ann Sheridan as Lorraine Sheldon
- Monty Woolley as Sheridan Whiteside
- Richard Travis as Bert Jefferson
- Jimmy Durante as Banjo
- Billie Burke as Mrs. Ernest Stanley
- Reginald Gardiner as Beverly Carlton
- Elisabeth Fraser as June Stanley
- Grant Mitchell as Mr. Ernest Stanley
- George Barbier Cast
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