Movie: The Man Who Came to Dinner

Top 10 Billed Cast

Nathan Lane
Nathan Lane

Sheridan Whiteside

Jean Smart
Jean Smart

Lorraine Sheldon

Harriet Sansom Harris
Harriet Sansom Harris

Maggie Cutler

Terry Beaver
Terry Beaver

Mr. Stanley

Stephen DeRosa
Stephen DeRosa

Professor Metz

William Duell
William Duell

Dr. Bradley

Byron Jennings
Byron Jennings

Beverly Carlton

Lewis J. Stadlen
Lewis J. Stadlen

Banjo

Linda Stephens
Linda Stephens

Mrs. Ernest W. Stanley

Hank Stratton
Hank Stratton

Bert Jefferson

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    Broadcast of a live performance of the Roundabout Theater Company's 2000 New York revival of the classic Kaufman-Hart comedy, about a famous (and famously acid-tongued) theater critic who is forced to stay in a Midwestern couple's home and the havoc that ensues.

  • Release Date

    2000-10-07

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