Freddie Frinton and May Wharton star in this short film about a crazy old lady who is celebrating--and doesn't quite seem to understand that her four dinner guests are not there (you assume they have died, as the woman throwing the party is quite elderly). So, her butler helps in the ruse by posing as each of the guests. As the dinner proceeds, he makes toast after toast for each guest and becomes more and more drunk. It all ends with a racy finale.
My wife and I were in South Africa a few days ago and somehow the conversation with some local friends got to the topic of television traditions. After discussing how "It's a Wonderful Life" has somehow become a Christmas tradition, our friends Elle, Anika and Claire all began talking about the wonderful New Years Eve tradition of watching the German-made short "Dinner for One". They were surprised when we told them that this is NOT a tradition here in the States and we had no idea what the film was. So, at their insistence, I looked for a copy of the film to see what the fuss was about as well as whether or not I agreed with them. While I thought the film was a cute sketch, I couldn't exactly see why it is so famous that this is traditionally shown across the globe (according to IMDb). Clever and cute---it still didn't seem THAT good to me. Of course, for that matter, the same could be said for "It's a Wonderful Life".
My wife and I were in South Africa a few days ago and somehow the conversation with some local friends got to the topic of television traditions. After discussing how "It's a Wonderful Life" has somehow become a Christmas tradition, our friends Elle, Anika and Claire all began talking about the wonderful New Years Eve tradition of watching the German-made short "Dinner for One". They were surprised when we told them that this is NOT a tradition here in the States and we had no idea what the film was. So, at their insistence, I looked for a copy of the film to see what the fuss was about as well as whether or not I agreed with them. While I thought the film was a cute sketch, I couldn't exactly see why it is so famous that this is traditionally shown across the globe (according to IMDb). Clever and cute---it still didn't seem THAT good to me. Of course, for that matter, the same could be said for "It's a Wonderful Life".