‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ premieres in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1967)


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(Monday, December 11, 1967, 8:30 p.m. EST) — An aging white couple’s liberal principles are tested when their daughter announces her engagement to an African-American doctor in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, an American comedy-drama film that premiered tonight at the Victoria Theater in New York City.

Directed by Stanley Kramer, the film starred Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Houghton, Beah Richards and Roy E. Glenn.


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