Service for Ladies
| Service for Ladies | |
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| Directed by | Alexander Korda |
| Produced by | Alexander Korda |
| Written by | Ernest Vajda (novel The Head Waiter) Lajos Bíró Eliot Crawshay-Williams |
| Starring | Leslie Howard Elizabeth Allan |
| Music by | Percival Mackey |
| Cinematography | Philip Tannura |
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Production
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| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures (UK) Paramount Pictures (US) |
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Release dates
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14 January 1932 (UK) 20 June 1932 (US) |
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Running time
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65-73 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Service for Ladies (released as Reserved for Ladies in the U.S.) is a 1932 British comedy film, the second based on the novel The Head Waiter by Ernest Vajda. The film was directed by Alexander Korda and starred Leslie Howard.
A previous 1927 silent film starred Adolphe Menjou is now lost.
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Plot
Max Tracey is the head waiter at a London hotel. He falls in love at first sight with Sylvia Robertson, an aristocratic woman, and poses as a prince to win her love. In this venture, he is aided by Mr. Westlake, a Ruritanian monarch who owes him a favour. When Sylvia discovers Max's deception, she is appalled, but the situation is resolved when her father tells her that he was once a hotel dishwasher.
Cast
- Leslie Howard as Max Tracey
- George Grossmith, Jr. as Mr. Westlake (The King)
- Elizabeth Allan as Sylvia Robertson
- Morton Selten as Mr. Robertson
- Cyril Ritchard as Sir William Carter
- Ben Field as Breslmeyer
- Annie Esmond as Duchess
Reception
The film was voted the second best British film of 1932.[1]
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- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Service for Ladies at IMDb
- Service for Ladies at AllMovie
- Service for Ladies at the TCM Movie Database
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