The Marx Brothers



The Marx Brothers
Room Service (1938)



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Lucille Ball guest stars in this film released in 1938. The boys are producers trying to keep their play above water and keep from getting kicked out of their hotel room. This film marked the 1st time the Marxes had tried doing work they had not created for themselves. (J. Bradley Main)


Cast:

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


Director  William A. Seiter
Written by  Morrie Ryskind
  Allen Boretz (play)
  John Murray
Cinematography  J. Roy Hunt
Editor  George Crone
ArtDirector  Alfred Herman
  Van Nest Polglase
Set dresser  Darrell Silvera
Musical director  Roy Webb
Sound recordist  John L. Cass
Gowns designer  Renié
Assistant to director  Philip Loeb
Assistant director  James Anderson
In charge of production  Pandro S. Berman
Producer  George Abbott
  Pandro S. Berman
Production company / Distribution  RKO Radio Pictures
Runtime  USA
  78 min.
New York opening  21 Sep 1938
Release date  30 Sep 1938
Remade as  Step Lively (1944)
Spanish title  El hotel de los lios
French title  Panique à l'hôtel


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