# Room Service (1938 film)

Room Service is a 1938 film about a theatrical producer who must outwit the hotel efficiency expert trying to evict him from his room, while securing a backer for his new play.
    Directed by William A. Seiter. Written by Glenn Tryon.

## Harry Binelli

* Hello? Room Service. Bring up enough ice to cool a warm body.
* I still think it's a terrible play, but it makes a wonderful rehearsal.
* [taking off layers of clothing] Now I know how Gypsy Rose Lee feels.
* "I'd like a license to hunt Wagner. He'd look great next to my moose".

## Dialogue

    Leo Davis: You've been in jail?
    Harry Binelli: Sure, it's'a not so bad. You behave and they make you a trustee.
    Leo Davis: Well, if you fellows don't mind, I'm going to wash up.
    Harry Binelli: Yeah, go ahead. The rest of us are already washed up.
    [Faker is looting Davis's luggage]
    Gordon Miller: Faker, I'm surprised at you!
    Harry Binelli: Yeah, you oughta be ashamed of yourself, robbing a stranger.
    [Faker kisses a picture of Davis' mother, then puts it back]
    Harry Binelli: You know, I think he's reforming; he didn't steal-a the picture.
    Hilda Manny: If I don't come back you'll know it's good news.
    Gordon Miller: And if you do come back bring four bottles of poison.
    Harry Binelli: Hurry up, before they come back. And, groan, groan, stagger about and don't die too soon! You must take your time. And you mustn't die before 11 o'clock.
    Leo Davis: Don't you worry! I'll give you the best performance you ever saw in a hotel bedroom!
    Gordon Miller: That's the spirit! Good luck, Davis. Drop dead!
    Leo Davis: Oh, but you see, I've left home for good. I've burned my bridges behind me.
    Gordon Miller: I see. But you could go back if you wanted to.
    Leo Davis: My mother seemed very happy when I left.
    Gordon Miller: Only a mother's mask. At this moment, she may be sitting at the fireside, wringing her hands.
    Leo Davis: Oh, we have no fireside.
    Gordon Miller: You have no fireside? How do you listen to the President's speeches?
    Gordon Miller: Wait a minute, suppose one of us got sick?
    Harry Binelli: That's the idea! They can't pull a sick man out, it's against the law.
    Gordon Miller: Remember, I had kidney trouble at the Astor and gallstones at the Plaza.
    Harry Binelli: Oh, those were the happy days!
    Gordon Miller: [Disapprovingly] Love! He talks just like one of the characters in his play.
    Harry Binelli: I don't know. I like-a love.
    Gordon Miller: I like it too; but, there's a time and place for everything.
    Harry Binelli: I like it anytime.
    Mr. Wagner: I'll give you the bridal suite.
    Gordon Miller: All right. And about three brides.
    Gordon Miller: He took the typewriter with him.
    Timothy Hogarth: To the MADHOUSE??
    Harry Binelli: He likes to hear the little bell ring.

## Taglines

* Better... Battier... Funnier Than Ever!

## Cast

* Frank Albertson — Leo Davis
* Alexander Asro — Sasha Smirnoff
* Philip Loeb — Timothy Hogarth
* Clifford Dunstan — Joseph Gribble
* Ann Miller — Hilda Manney
* Harpo Marx — Faker Englund
* Groucho Marx — Gordon Miller
* Chico Marx — Harry Binelli
* Lucille Ball — Christine Marlowe
* Charles Halton — Dr. Glass
* Donald MacBride — Mr.Wagner

## External links

* Room Service quotes at the Internet Movie Database
* Room Service at Allmovie