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: 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.
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This is the first (and last) time The Marx Brothers worked with material not specially created for them.
Lucille Ball, who has a supporting role in this film, would later buy the studio that made this film, RKO Studios. She and Desi Arnaz purchased it during the height of their success on I Love Lucy and renamed it Desilu Studios.
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