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Room Service (1938 film)
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 Room Service movie poster |
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| Directed by | William A. Seiter |
| Produced by | George Abbott |
| Starring | Groucho Marx Chico Marx Harpo Marx Lucille Ball Ann Miller Frank Albertson |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures Inc. |
| Release date(s) | September 30, 1938 |
| Running time | 78 min. |
| Language | English |
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Room Service (1938) is an RKO film comedy starring the three Marx Brothers and based on the 1937 play of the same name by Allen Boretz and John Murray. It co-stars Lucille Ball, Ann Miller, Alexander Asro, and Frank Albertson.
The Marx Brothers portray producers of the play Hail and Farewell. It is notable for being the only Marx Brothers film not written specifically for them. In truth, the material did not suit the brothers, and Room Service is generally regarded as one of their weakest films. Film critic Leslie Halliwell summed up most critical reaction to the film when he said, "the Marx Brothers were constrained by having to play characters with a passing resemblance to human beings."
In the 1980s, Room Service was a part of the film colorization controversy when it and other classic black and white films were colorized for television. The film was one of only two Marx Brothers films to be colorized (a colorized version of A Night at the Opera also exists). It was not well received by fans, and today is out of print.
- HARPO (Whistling and gesturing)
- CHICO: How you like-a that! Just-a because he owes-a six months' rent they throw-a him outta his place!
- GROUCHO: Well, six dollars is six dollars!
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- WAGNER: The body's not cold yet!
- CHICO: I'll fix that—I'll phone for some ice. (on phone) Room Service—send up enough ice to cool a warm body.
- Room Service at the TCM Movie Database
| The Marx Brothers |
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| Chico Marx | Harpo Marx | Groucho Marx | Gummo Marx | Zeppo Marx |
| Films with Chico, Harpo, Groucho, and Zeppo |
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Humor Risk (1921) • The Cocoanuts (1929) • Animal Crackers (1930) • |
| Films with Chico, Harpo, and Groucho |
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A Night at the Opera (1935) • A Day at the Races (1937) • Room Service (1938) • At the Circus (1939) • |