Alice Adams
Twenty-two and wonderful ... as Booth Tarkington's loveliest heroine!
1935-08-23 | 99 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Katharine HepburnAlice Adams
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Fred MacMurrayArthur Russell
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Fred StoneVirgil Adams
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Evelyn VenableMildred 'Georgette' Palmer
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Frank AlbertsonWalter Adams
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Ann ShoemakerMrs. Adams
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Charley GrapewinJ. A. Lamb
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Grady SuttonFrank Dowling
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Hedda HopperMrs. Palmer
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Jonathan HaleMr. Palmer
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Hattie McDanielMalena Burns - Maid Serving Dinner
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Zeffie TilburyMrs. Dresser (uncredited)
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