whiteside certainly is a witty character, but he is also completely obnoxious and i was fairly annoyed by the end, his constant one-liner sarcasm was at no point funny and if that doesn't get you the stale setting and lackluster story and acting wont make you appreciate this.

The story kind of sucks, but the humor was clever enough to keep it entertaining; that and the great performances. Mr. Whiteside was a prick, but at least he was a funny prick.

A satisfying stage comedy transferred ably to the screen.

I'm gonna dissent here and say Woolley was more tedious than Keitel's nude church-howling in "BL". Way better obnoxious asshats: the "thief" in "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover", and Mr. Fishpaw in "Polyester".

There's a passing resemblance to Renoir's Boudu Saved from Drowning, another film where an abrasive, self-centered houseguest upheaves the lives of those around him. Monty Woolley even looks like Michel Simon. In my opinion, Sheridan Whiteside trumps Boudu as a far more entertaining character. The wit is dynamite, the performances are mostly engaging, and the pace is spot-on. A mighty enjoyable flick, though perhaps it could have used a dash of Renoir's cynicism.

Delightfully malicious caricature of Alexander Woolcott which, though virtually confined to one set, moves so fast that one barely notices the lack of cinematic variety, and certainly provides more than a laugh a minute, especially for those old enough to understand all the references.

Jimmy Durante turns this one upside down