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The Man Who Came to Dinner

An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a Midwestern family.

Director

William Keighley

Year

Genre

comedy, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

1 nomination

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Maggie Cutler

Lorraine Sheldon

Sheridan Whiteside

Bert Jefferson

Banjo

Mrs. Daisy Stanley

Beverly Carlton

Reginald Gardiner

June Stanley

Elisabeth Fraser

Mr. Ernest W. Stanley

Dr. Bradley

Miss Preen

Richard Stanley

Harriet Stanley

John

Sarah

Sandy

Cosette

Radio Man

Michaelson

Fan at Train Station

Hollywood Blonde

Minor Role

Hollywood Blonde

Georgia Carroll

Chinese Guest

Guard

Porter at Train Station

Dudley Dickerson

Hollywood Blonde

Reporter

Fan at Train Station

Minor Role

Chauffeur

Radio Man

Radio Man

Announcer

Detective

Expressman

Plainclothesman

Harry

Haggerty

Plainclothesman

Cab Driver

Joe

Chorine

Chinese Guest

Freddie - Vendor

Fan at Train Station

Lottie Williams

Fan at Train Station

Chinese Guest

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Sheridan Whiteside Banjo Beverly Carlton Sheriden Whiteside Maggie Cutler Lorraine Sheldon Dr. E. Bradley Mrs. Ernest Stanley Richard Stanley

Oh, have you ladies
seen Mr. Whiteside? - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Oh, have you ladies seen Mr. Whiteside?

Sheridan Whiteside fell on his-
Give me 500 words on that, will you? - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Sheridan Whiteside fell on his- Give me 500 words on that, w...

But it is hoped that Mr. Whiteside... - The Man Who Came to Dinner

But it is hoped that Mr. Whiteside...

Good morning I'm sorry I'm so late I had to go to three different stores - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Good morning I'm sorry I'm so late I had to go to...

How did you travel by oxcart - The Man Who Came to Dinner

How did you travel by oxcart

Is there any man who suffers as I do - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Is there any man who suffers as I do

Go read The Life of Florence Nightingale - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Go read The Life of Florence Nightingale

When I finally leave this job I may write a book about it - The Man Who Came to Dinner

When I finally leave this job I may write a book about it

My name is Harriet Stanley. - The Man Who Came to Dinner

My name is Harriet Stanley.

Strange She's right out of The Hound of the Baskervilles - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Strange She's right out of The Hound of the...

The Stanleys have been arrested for peddling dope Go away - The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Stanleys have been arrested for peddling dope Go away

Sherry the next time you do not want to see anybody - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Sherry the next time you do not want to see anybody

I suppose you have written that great American novel - The Man Who Came to Dinner

I suppose you have written that great American novel

Pecan butternut fudge - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Pecan butternut fudge

How do you think Ohio women stack up against - The Man Who Came to Dinner

How do you think Ohio women stack up against

Will you sign here This aging debutante Mr Jefferson - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Will you sign here This aging debutante Mr Jefferson

Hello, Mr. Stanley. Would you sign? - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Hello, Mr. Stanley. Would you sign?

Which will amount I assure you to a tidy sum - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Which will amount I assure you to a tidy sum

Let me ask you gentlemen is it true that in China - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Let me ask you gentlemen is it true that in China

You know more people than a headwaiter - The Man Who Came to Dinner

You know more people than a headwaiter

How about a hot sweet potato A what - The Man Who Came to Dinner

How about a hot sweet potato A what

Now where the devil's Maggie I wanna see her What's the matter with you - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Now where the devil's Maggie I wanna see her...

Miss Preen? - The Man Who Came to Dinner

I was 8 and he was 10 I have never forgotten him - The Man Who Came to Dinner

I was 8 and he was 10 I have never forgotten him

I somehow feel that you will love them as I do - The Man Who Came to Dinner

I somehow feel that you will love them as I do

I had the most wonderful evening I've been ice skating for the first time - The Man Who Came to Dinner

I had the most wonderful evening I've been ice skating...

We are not amused - The Man Who Came to Dinner

We are not amused

Don't you pull any of your tricks on me because I'm onto every one of them - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Don't you pull any of your tricks on me because...

Why he's just your dish my dear - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Why he's just your dish my dear

- I forgot your sleeping tablet.
- Hello, Miss Preen! - The Man Who Came to Dinner

- I forgot your sleeping tablet. - Hello, Miss Preen!

Sherry, I'm sorry for what I said
just now. I'm afraid I was unjust. - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Sherry, I'm sorry for what I said just now. I'm af...

Operator, give me the Mansion House. - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Operator, give me the Mansion House.

What do you want, coming in like that?
Knock when you come into a room. - The Man Who Came to Dinner

What do you want, coming in like that? Knock when you come i...

You two babes have gone quietly out of your minds - The Man Who Came to Dinner

You two babes have gone quietly out of your minds

Suppose your parents are unhappy It's good for them - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Suppose your parents are unhappy It's good for them

- Forgive us for trespassing.
- Not at all, it's Christmas, you know. - The Man Who Came to Dinner

- Forgive us for trespassing. - Not at all, it's Christ...

Mighty nifty-looking package.
I had quite a struggle with myself... - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Mighty nifty-looking package. I had quite a struggle with my...

Cosette, take everything on
to the hotel. - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Cosette, take everything on to the hotel.

- Taxi?
- Taxi, lady? - The Man Who Came to Dinner

- Taxi? - Taxi, lady?

She's looking very well isn't she Who - The Man Who Came to Dinner

She's looking very well isn't she Who

I have little time so the conversation will be entirely about me and I shall love it - The Man Who Came to Dinner

I have little time so the conversation will be entirely...

Magpie you are the moonflower of my middle age and I love you very much - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Magpie you are the moonflower of my middle age and I love...

That's my girl Sherry without going into mountainous waves of self pity - The Man Who Came to Dinner

That's my girl Sherry without going into mountainous...

How can one man possibly be as clever as I am - The Man Who Came to Dinner

How can one man possibly be as clever as I am

Hello Whiteside How is tricks I hear you broke your hip chasing a blond - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Hello Whiteside How is tricks I hear you broke your hip...

Who does your hair Maggie - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Who does your hair Maggie

- How long will Sherry be in there?
- Not long. - The Man Who Came to Dinner

- How long will Sherry be in there? - Not long.

Will you both stop this female drooling I have a violent headache - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Will you both stop this female drooling I have a violent...

A penguin bit me - The Man Who Came to Dinner

A penguin bit me

I think you're incapable of any emotion higher up than your stomach - The Man Who Came to Dinner

I think you're incapable of any emotion higher up than...

Sarah's got a little surprise for you.
She's just taking it out of the oven. - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Sarah's got a little surprise for you. She's just ...

Miss Preen. - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Mr Whiteside I can only be in one place at a time - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Mr Whiteside I can only be in one place at a time

I can feel the blood pounding through your varicose veins - The Man Who Came to Dinner

I can feel the blood pounding through your varicose veins

Come to my room in a half hour - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Come to my room in a half hour

How long can you stay Just long enough to take a bath - The Man Who Came to Dinner

How long can you stay Just long enough to take a bath

I do indeed I am not only walking out on this case Mr Whiteside - The Man Who Came to Dinner

I do indeed I am not only walking out on this case Mr...

Mr Whiteside are you busy - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Mr Whiteside are you busy

- Oh, no, Sherry. I feel too silly.
- Oh, no! No! - The Man Who Came to Dinner

- Oh, no, Sherry. I feel too silly. - Oh, no! No!

Banjo my lad you're wonderful - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Banjo my lad you're wonderful

Sherry. - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Mr Whiteside My cook and my butler - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Mr Whiteside My cook and my butler

If you and your husband come to New York - The Man Who Came to Dinner

If you and your husband come to New York

Oh Mrs Roosevelt I want you to know - The Man Who Came to Dinner

Oh Mrs Roosevelt I want you to know

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An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a Midwestern family.

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Director: William Keighley

Writer: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, George S. Kaufman

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: comedy, romance

Year: 1942

MetaScore: 71/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 24 Jan 1942

Awards: 1 nomination

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