The Man Who Came to Dinner
Dec 24 1941
•2h 52m
•Comedy
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.
Cast
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Bette Davis
Maggie Cutler
Ann Sheridan
Lorraine Sheldon
Monty Woolley
Sheridan Whiteside
Richard Travis
Bert Jefferson
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