
The Ten-Year Lunch
The Ten-Year Lunch
Release: 1987-09-28·Runtime: 56m·★ 6.5
DocumentaryTV Movie
The story of the legendary wits who lunched daily at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City during the 1920s. The core of the so-called Round Table group included short story and poetry writer Dorothy Parker; comic actor and writer Robert Benchley; The New Yorker founder Harold Ross; columnist and social reformer Heywood Broun; critic Alexander Woollcott; and playwrights George S. Kaufman, Marc Connelly, Edna Ferber and Robert Sherwood.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
American Masters Pictures
Aviva Films
Thirteen
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Heywood Hale Brounas Himself - Host
Fred Gwynneas George S. Kaufman (voice)
Edna Ferberas Herself (archive footage)
Robert Benchleyas Himself (archive footage)
Robert E. Sherwoodas Himself (archive footage)
Nat Benchleyas Robert Benchley (voice)
Alexander Woollcottas Himself (archive footage)
Marc Connellyas Himself - Participant
Margalo Gillmoreas Herself - Participant
Ruth Gordonas Herself - Participant
Averell Harrimanas Himself - Participant
Roberta Maxwellas Dorothy Parker (voice)
Dorothy Parkeras Herself (archive footage)
Harpo Marxas Himself (archive footage)
Helen Hayesas Herself - Participant
Marshall Efronas Alexander Woollcott (voice)
Cynthia Adleras Edna Ferber (voice)
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