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Jean Harlow as Kitty Packard reclines on a lavish bed in a glamorous gown, surrounded by plush pillows, in a promotional photo for the 1933 film Dinner at Eight.
Jean Harlow in Dinner at Eight Jean Harlow in Dinner at Eight (1933), directed by George Cukor.

Dinner at Eight

film by Cukor [1933]
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Dinner at Eight, American comedy film, released in 1933, that was directed by George Cukor and featured an all-star cast. The witty and fast-paced film was based on the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. A dizzy socialite (played by Billie Burke) is so determined to keep her social status in high gear by inviting influential people to a dinner party that she all but ignores the deteriorating health and disastrous business concerns...

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