---
title: 'Room Service (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William A. Seiter'
released: '1938-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 78
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/room-service-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030696/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Room Service (1938)

1938 · 78 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Room Service is a 1938 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter, based on the 1937 play of the same name by Allen Boretz and John Murray. The film stars the Marx Brothers and also features Lucille Ball, Ann Miller and Frank Albertson. It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures; RKO paid $255,000 for filming rights, which was then a record for a sound picture.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William A. Seiter](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-a-seiter)
- **Screenplay:** [Morrie Ryskind](https://cinepixo.com/people/morrie-ryskind)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roy Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-webb)
- **Producer:** [George Abbott](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-abbott)
- **Director of Photography:** [J. Roy Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-roy-hunt)
- **Editor:** [George Crone](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-crone)

## Cast

- [Philip Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-wood)
- [Chico Marx](https://cinepixo.com/people/chico-marx)
- [Frank Albertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-albertson)
- [Charles Halton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-halton)
- [Groucho Marx](https://cinepixo.com/people/groucho-marx)
- [Ann Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-miller)
- [Harpo Marx](https://cinepixo.com/people/harpo-marx)
- [Donald MacBride](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-macbride)
- [Lucille Ball](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucille-ball)

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