Room Service (1938) | |
| Director(s) | William A. Seiter |
| Producer(s) | George Abbott |
| Top Genres | Comedy |
| Top Topics | |
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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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Harry Binelli: I still think it's a terrible play, but it makes a wonderful rehearsal.
Leo Davis: Well, if you fellows don't mind, I'm going to wash up.
Harry Binelli: Yeah, go ahead. The rest of us are already washed up.
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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!
The original play was adapted into a Marx Brothers screenplay by Morrie Ryskind, who co-wrote the stage and screen versions of The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers and also co-wrote A Night at the Opera. Much of the original play's strong language had to be toned down for the screen, into milder expletives such as "Jumping Butterballs!"
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