Alice Adams (1935)

6.7/10 99 min Romance Drama

Overview

In the lower-middle-class Adams family, father and son are happy to work in a drugstore, but mother and daughter Alice try every possible social-climbing stratagem despite snubs and embarrassment. When Alice finally meets her dream man Arthur, mother nags father into a risky business venture and plans to impress Alice's beau with an "upscale" family dinner. Will the excruciating results drive Arthur away?

Cast

Katharine Hepburn

Alice Adams

Fred MacMurray

Arthur Russell

Fred Stone

Virgil Adams

Evelyn Venable

Mildred 'Georgette' Palmer

Frank Albertson

Walter Adams

Ann Shoemaker

Mrs. Adams

Charley Grapewin

J. A. Lamb

Grady Sutton

Frank Dowling

Hedda Hopper

Mrs. Palmer

Jonathan Hale

Mr. Palmer

Hattie McDaniel

Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner

Zeffie Tilbury

Mrs. Dresser (uncredited)

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