The read
It runs a compact 1h 5m.
Synopsis
Jim is hardly thrilled when his new bride, Ellen, invites an old friend, Randy, over for dinner. Yet Jim turns genuinely dismayed once Randy arrives and turns out to be an insufferable, boorish braggart with bad manners and little self-awareness. That dismay turns to outright annoyance when Jim realizes Randy thinks he has come to stay for the weekend. How much damage to a marriage can one unwanted guest do in the space of one weekend?
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Dorothy ParkerScreenplay
- Irving ReisDirector
- Alan CampbellScreenplay
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dennis O'KeefeJim 'Jimbo' Craig
- Jane WyattEllen 'Gretch' Craig
- Phillip ReedRandy Bloodworth
- Edward Everett HortonFred Stonebraker
- Zasu PittsAnna, Craig's Maid
- Franklin PangbornNumber Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
- Marion MartinMrs. Gloria Weatherby
- Hans ConriedOld Field Inn Desk Clerk
- Mady LawrenceMiss Bailey
- Brooks BenedictOld Field Inn Patron
- Jack GarganOld Field Inn Patron
- Russell WadeOld Field Inn Patron
Stills
Themes
marriagemaidwaiter