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title: 'The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Keighley'
released: '1942-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-who-came-to-dinner-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033874/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)

1942 · 112 min · Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Man Who Came to Dinner is a 1941 American screwball comedy film directed by William Keighley, and starring Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan and, as the titular character, Monty Woolley. The screenplay by Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein is based on the 1939 play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The supporting cast features Jimmy Durante, Richard Travis, Billie Burke, and Reginald Gardiner.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Keighley](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-keighley)
- **Screenplay:** [Julius J. Epstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/julius-j-epstein), [Philip G. Epstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-g-epstein)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Friedrich Hollaender](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-hollaender)
- **Producer:** [Jerry Wald](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-wald)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tony Gaudio](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-gaudio)

## Cast

- [Billie Burke](https://cinepixo.com/people/billie-burke)
- [Elisabeth Fraser](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisabeth-fraser)
- [Leslie Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-brooks)
- [Jack Mower](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-mower)
- [Jimmy Durante](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-durante)
- [Ann Sheridan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-sheridan)
- [George Barbier](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-barbier)
- [Hank Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-mann)
- [Gig Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/gig-young)
- [Grant Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-mitchell)
- [Creighton Hale](https://cinepixo.com/people/creighton-hale)
- [Monty Woolley](https://cinepixo.com/people/monty-woolley)
- [Eddy Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddy-chandler)
- [Bette Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/bette-davis)
- [Charles Drake](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-drake)

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