晚餐的约定是一部1942年上映的美国喜剧片,由威廉·凯利等导演拍摄制作,同时有众多知名演员加入演绎阵容让该影片锦上添花。晚餐的约定这部喜剧片主要讲述了During a cross-country lecture tour, notoriously acerbic radio personality Sheridan Whiteside slips on the icy steps of the house of the Stanleys, a prominent Ohio family, and is forced to recuperate in their home during the Christmas holidays. The overbearing, self-centered celebrity soon comes to dominate the lives of the residents and everyone else who enters the household. He encourages young adults Richard and June Stanley to pursue their dreams, much to the dismay of their conventional father Ernest. Meanwhile, Whiteside's spinster assistant Maggie Cutler finds herself attracted to local newspaperman Bert Jefferson. When she reads Bert's play, she is so impressed she asks Whiteside to show it to his contacts, and then announces she will quit his employment and marry Bert. However, her boss is loath to lose such an efficient aide and does his best to sabotage the blossoming romance...晚餐的约定剧情紧凑,演技精湛,人物内心活动丰富,颇具感染力。自上播以来,一直受到大众影迷追捧,威廉·凯利视眼开阔,许多作品被视为经典,此剧后期制作独具匠心,激发了观众的欣赏兴趣。