Room Service (1938)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.6/10   

Director:

William A. Seiter

Escritores:

Allen Boretz (play)
John Murray (play)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

30 septiembre 1938 (USA)

Género:

Comedia

Frase comercial:

Better . . . Battier . . . Funnier Than Ever !

Plot:

A penniless theatrical producer must outwit the hotel efficiency expert trying to evict him from his room, while securing a backer for his new play.

Plot Keywords:

Marx Brothers | Producer | Stage Play | Hotel | Beautiful Woman

Comentarios de los usuarios:

very static and stagy but still worth seeing

Reparto

Groucho Marx	...	Gordon Miller
Chico Marx	...	Harry Binelli
Harpo Marx	...	Faker Englund
Lucille Ball	...	Christine Marlowe
Ann Miller	...	Hilda Manny
Frank Albertson	...	Leo Davis
Cliff Dunstan	...	Joseph Gribble
Donald MacBride	...	Gregory Wagner
Philip Loeb	...	Timothy Hogarth
Philip Wood	...	Simon Jenkins
Alexander Asro	...	Sasha Smirnoff
Charles Halton	...	Dr. Glass

También conocida como:

El hotel de los líos (Spain) [es]

Duración:

78 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (RCA Victor System)

Clasificación:

Australia:G | USA:Unrated | Portugal:M/6

Compañía:

RKO Radio Pictures

Trivialidades:

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.

Errores:

Continuidad: When Gordon Miller calls to reception pretending to be Dr. Glass, he is holding the phone receiver with his right hand. Seconds later, when he is about to hang up, he is holding it with his left hand.

Citas:

Leo Davis: I'll give you the best performance you ever saw in a hotel bedroom!

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)

very static and stagy but still worth seeing

I consider this the last Marx Brothers film worth seeing, though it is inferior to all their previous films. While you'll get a few laughs in their efforts following ROOM SERVICE, they are definitely a step below their earlier efforts.

The film was an adaptation of a stage production and it's obvious because most all the action takes place in one hotel room. As a result, there's a definite feeling of claustrophobia in the picture and it also prevents the film from rising to a higher level of entertainment.

About the only real WONDERFUL moment in the film is the very end, where one of the characters appears to come back to life--it's well worth seeing.