Room Service

Room Service

By William A. Seiter

  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 1938-12-30
  • Advisory Rating: NR
  • Runtime: 1h 18min
  • Director: William A. Seiter
  • Production Country: South Korea
  • iTunes Price: USD 9.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 2.99
6.8/10
6.8
From 4 Ratings

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The Marx Brothers, Lucille Ball and dancing diva Ann Miller create madcap Marxian mayhem in the hilarious Room Service. Small-time Broadway producer Gordon Miller (Groucho Marx) is deep in debt and the only way out is for his new play Hail and Farewell to open. Now, in the Great White Way hotel, Miller, director Harry Binelli (Chico Marx) and business manager Faker Englund (Harpo Marx) resort to pawning their naïve playwright's typewriter, simulating a measles outbreak and then faking the suicide of the hapless playwright to avoid paying their bills as they desperately try to con someone--anyone--into backing the play.

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  • An Interesting One-Off for the Marx Brothers

    4
    By Joe Libby
    This is the Marx Brothers' only film for RKO. The movie shows its stage origins by taking place mostly in hotel rooms and feels a little constricted as a result. Still, any movie that features Groucho, Chico, Harpo, Lucy, and Ann Miller is going to have its share of enjoyable moments. Some of the actors, like Donald McBride and Alexander Asro, repeat their roles from the original Broadway production and make great foils for the Marxes. If only they could have written in a part for Margaret Dumont as a wealthy potential backer!

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