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The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
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1 January 1942 (USA) morePlot:
When acerbic critic Sheridan Whiteside slips on the front steps of a provincial Ohio businessman's home and breaks his hip, he and his entourage take over the house indefinitely. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
A grand comedy moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Bette Davis | ... | Maggie Cutler |
 | Ann Sheridan | ... | Lorraine Sheldon |
 | Monty Woolley | ... | Sheridan Whiteside |
| Richard Travis | ... | Bertram H. 'Bert' Jefferson |
 | Jimmy Durante | ... | Banjo |
 | Billie Burke | ... | Daisy Stanley |
| Reginald Gardiner | ... | Beverly Carlton |
| Elisabeth Fraser | ... | June Stanley |
| Grant Mitchell | ... | Ernest W. Stanley |
| George Barbier | ... | Dr. E. Bradley |
 | Mary Wickes | ... | Nurse Preen |
| Russell Arms | ... | Richard Stanley |
| Ruth Vivian | ... | Harriet Stanley |
| Edwin Stanley | ... | John |
| Betty Roadman | ... | Sarah |
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)MOVIEmeter: 
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Banjo is based on Harpo Marx. Sheridan Whiteside is based on noted theatre critic and personality Alexander Woollcott. moreQuotes:
Sheriden Whiteside: Will you take your clammy hand off my chair? You have the touch of a love-starved cobra. moreFAQ
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This is one of the great film comedies of all time. Monty Woolley is priceless as the uppity celebrity who comes to dinner and stays and stays, causing havoc to a socially upper-crust household. The rest of the cast is superb too. Don't miss this film. It is a gem and a joy.