The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)

Description

Famed author Sheridan Whiteside possesses a tongue dipped in venom and a brain that can crack 'The New York Times' crossword in four minutes. On a lecture tour in Ohio, he slips on the ice and is confined to the home of a bourgeois couple. He proceeds to plunge the household into chaos, ruling the place the czar and meddling in everyone's love life. Monty Woolley reprises his Broadway triumph as the imperious Whiteside in this delightful, lightning-paced farce. A who's who of Hollywood talents portray a who's who of thinly veiled real-life luminaries ranging from Gertrude Lawrence to Harpo Marx. And Bette Davis shines in an uncharacteristic role as Whiteside's unflappable secretary. 'The Man Who Came to Dinner': it's feast of wit and sophistication.