Alice Adams (1935)
Alice Adams is a 1935 romance movie directed by George Stevens, with a running time of 1h 39m. It stars Katharine Hepburn, Fred MacMurray and Fred Stone.
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?
Where to watch Alice Adams
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Cast
- Katharine Hepburn as Alice Adams
- Fred MacMurray as Arthur Russell
- Fred Stone as Virgil Adams
- Evelyn Venable as Mildred 'Georgette' Palmer
- Frank Albertson as Walter Adams
- Ann Shoemaker as Mrs. Adams
- Charley Grapewin as J. A. Lamb
- Grady Sutton as Frank Dowling
- Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Palmer
- Jonathan Hale as Mr. Palmer
- Hattie McDaniel as Malena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner
- Zeffie Tilbury as Mrs. Dresser (uncredited)