Synopsis
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.
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Cast
- Bette DavisMaggie Cutler
- Ann SheridanLorraine Sheldon
- Monty WoolleySheridan Whiteside
- Richard TravisBert Jefferson
- Jimmy DuranteBanjo
- Billie BurkeDaisy Stanley
- Reginald GardinerBeverly Carlton
- Elisabeth FraserJune Stanley
- Grant MitchellErnest W. Stanley
- George BarbierDr. Bradley
Recommendations
- 90
The New York Times
A deliciously wicked character portrait and a helter-skelter satire. - 80
TV Guide Magazine
Cynically witty lines, top-notch characterizations (Ann Sheridan is a delight), and welcome guest appearances by Jimmy Durante (as a Harpo Marx figure) and Reginald Gardner (doing a take on Noel Coward) make for classic comedy. - 75
Chicago Tribune
It's a pleasant movie, not quite up to its reputation. [06 Aug 2000, p.23C] - 70
Variety
Superb casting and nifty work by every member of the company rates plenty of breveting. - 50
The New Yorker
The play was built on topical jokes and a series of vaudeville turns, and in this version the jokes are flat and the turns seemed forced and not very funny.
