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The Man Who Came to Dinner

1942

William Keighley

Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley, Elisabeth Fraser ...

6.9

912

Comedy A pompous writer and critic forced to stay with a midwestern family during the winter thoroughly disrupts their well-ordered lives. Original play (1939) by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.

	Author	Review
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"A deliciously wicked character portrait"	POS
United States	TV Guide	"Cynically witty lines, top-notch characterizations and welcome guest appearances by Jimmy Durante and Reginald Gardner (doing a take on Noel Coward) make for classic comedy."	POS
United States	Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune	"It's a pleasant movie, not quite up to its reputation."	POS
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"Superb casting and nifty work by every member of the company rates plenty of breveting."	POS
United States	Pauline Kael The New Yorker	"The play was built on topical jokes and a series of vaudeville turns, and in this version the jokes are flat and the turns seemed forced and not very funny."	NEG

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