Alice Adams (1935)

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Alice Adams on IMDb 7.0/10 3,118 votes

Released:
1935-08-23

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?

Director:
George Stevens

Runtime:
1h 39min

Genre:
Romance, Drama

  • 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