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Room Service

Room Service

Comedy · 1938

Broke Gordon Miller tries to land a backer for his new play while he has to deal with with the hotel manager trying to evict him and his cast.

Movie details

Room Service

“Better . . . Battier . . . Funnier Than Ever !”

1938 Comedy 1h 18m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

Broke Gordon Miller tries to land a backer for his new play while he has to deal with with the hotel manager trying to evict him and his cast.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Room Service?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

William A. Seiter

Written by

Morrie Ryskind

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Gordon Miller

Chico Marx

Chico Marx

Harry Binelli

Harpo Marx

Harpo Marx

Faker Englund

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Christine Marlowe

Ann Miller

Ann Miller

Hilda Manny

Frank Albertson

Frank Albertson

Leo Davis

Cliff Dunstan

Cliff Dunstan

Joseph Gribble

Court is in session

Put Room Service on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.