Room Service (1938) | |
Director(s) | William A. Seiter |
Producer(s) | George Abbott |
Top Genres | Comedy |
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Room Service (1938) was a Comedy - Black-and-white Film directed by William A. Seiter and produced by George Abbott.
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Classic Films in Focus: ROOM SERVICE (1938)
By Jennifer Garlen on Jan 23, 2013 From Virtual ViragoThere are several truly brilliant Marx Brothers films, including Duck Soup (1933) and A Night at the Opera (1935), but Room Service (1938), directed by William A. Seiter, offers little to compare with them. It's a shame, too, because in addition to the brothers we get Lucille Ball and a very young A... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: ROOM SERVICE (1938)
By Jennifer Garlen on Jan 23, 2013 From Virtual ViragoThere are several truly brilliant Marx Brothers films, including Duck Soup (1933) and A Night at the Opera (1935), but Room Service (1938), directed by William A. Seiter, offers little to compare with them. It's a shame, too, because in addition to the brothers we get Lucille Ball and a very young A... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: ROOM SERVICE (1938)
By Jennifer Garlen on Jan 23, 2013 From Virtual ViragoThere are several truly brilliant Marx Brothers films, including Duck Soup (1933) and A Night at the Opera (1935), but Room Service (1938), directed by William A. Seiter, offers little to compare with them. It's a shame, too, because in addition to the brothers we get Lucille Ball and a very young A... Read full article
Room Service
By RBuccicone on Jun 27, 2011 From MacGuffin MoviesRoom Service (1938) ???? From what I have found?in my encounters with the Marx Brothers so far is that the films using some material of their stage shows and/or focused more on their antics than the actual story line are the ones that most tickle my fancy. Room Service, unfortunately, does neither. ... Read full article
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Quotes from Room Service
Harry Binelli: Yeah, go ahead. The rest of us are already washed up.
Leo Davis: Gee, I-I-I don't know whether I can keep it up for two and a half hours.
Gordon Miller: It's all right. We'll help you.
Gregory Wagner: Jumping butterballs!
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Facts about Room Service
The only film The Marx Brothers made with R-K-O. During salary negotiations with R-K-O, erstwhile member Zeppo Marx represented The Marx Brothers, threatening to rejoin the group if their demands weren't met!
Although she seems much older and mature, Ann Miller is only 15 years old in this film. She had lied about her age and obtained a fake birth certificate when she was about 14 years old stating that she was 18. Ms. Miller was so tall, poised and beautiful that she pulled it off.
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