The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941) is a whimsical bullying older autistic gay dude home invasion Christmas comedy all time classic comedy social satire and farcical convention establishing delightfully smug and mid century playful and silly inventive broad-target evergreen comedy curmudgeonly demeanored critic pastiche screwball favourite starring Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan and, as the titular character, Monty Woolley, with screenplay by Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein is based on the 1939 play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart and supporting cast what features Jimmy Durante, Richard Travis, Billie Burke, and Reginald Gardiner.
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