Alice Adams

Alice Adams

1935 · Movie · 1h 39m

RomanceDrama

"Twenty-two and wonderful ... as Booth Tarkington's loveliest heroine!"

Overview

In the lower-middle-class Adams family, father and son are happy to work in a drugstore, but mother and daughter Alice try every possible social-climbing stratagem despite snubs and embarrassment. When Alice finally meets her dream man Arthur, mother nags father into a risky business venture and plans to impress Alice's beau with an "upscale" family dinner. Will the excruciating results drive Arthur away?

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IMDb
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
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Themes
small towninventorgambling debtbusiness ideabusiness start-upyoung lovedinner partysocially awkwardawkward situationnagging wifedinner guestsocial climber