The Man Who Came to Dinner 1942 Movie

IMDB Rating 7.6  (7K)
When acerbic critic Sheridan Whiteside slips on the front steps of a provincial Ohio businessman's home and breaks his hip, he and his entourage take over the house indefinitely. More details

Directors

William Keighley

Cast

Bette DavisAnn SheridanMonty Woolley

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