Room Service

Buy This Item Room Service by Turner Home Ent  Available from Amazon  $19.98  on 11-15-2008     This Broadway farce was tailored as a movie for the Marx Brothers, but the fit wasn't necessarily a good one. Still, a little Marx comedy mayhem is better than none. Groucho plays a theatrical producer holed up in a hotel room; he doesn't have a cent but he does have a sure-fire Broadway hit, if only he can put the funds together to get it on stage. To do so, he's willing to try anything--including convincing the naive playwright that he's got a contagious disease in order to quarantine him and keep the hotel manager at bay. The cast includes Ann Miller and a young Lucille Ball but the humor is not as sharp or quick-witted as the Marx Brothers' usual fare. <I>--Marshall Fine</I> Reader Reviews Based on the hit Broadway play, "Room Service" (1938) remains the only film not written specifically for the Marx Brothers. Except for a few priceless moments, this hectic farce never gels. Groucho, Harpo and Chico are shackled by William A. Seiter's lethargic direction and an incompatible supporting cast. The reliable presence of Margaret Dumont is sorely missed. "Room Service" should be viewed as a well-intentioned, yet unsuccessful experiment.

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