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Alice Adams

Lists: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Best Picture nominee 1930 to 1939

Brief Synopsis: "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?"

Overall Ranking: - (Rank from 1935: # 0)


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  • 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))