Room Service

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

1938 1h 18m EN

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6.5

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64%

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6.6

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 84🍅64%Rotten Tomatoes★6.6IMDB · 5,995

Comedy

Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William A. Seiter
Writers: Morrie Ryskind
Languages: English, Russian
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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88 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by William A. Seiter, shot by J. Roy Hunt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor George Crone shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Groucho Marx and Chico Marx and Harpo Marx carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Better . . . Battier . . . Funnier Than Ever !".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

William A. Seiter directs. J. Roy Hunt behind the camera. George Crone cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
288 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by William A. Seiter, shot by J. Roy Hunt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor George Crone shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Groucho Marx and Chico Marx and Harpo Marx carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Better . . . Battier . . . Funnier Than Ever !".
9IMDB entry: tt0030696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 84 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.