Service for Ladies (1932)
A delicious comedy romance that makes you smile out loud at the start and roar with laughter at the finish!
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.
- Date of release
- 1932-01-14
- TMDB
- 7.6 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Director
- Alexander Korda
Casting
- Leslie Howard — Max Tracey
- George Grossmith — The King (Mr. Westlake)
- Benita Hume — Countess Ricardi
- Elizabeth Allan — Sylvia Robertson
- Morton Selten — Mr. Robertson
- Ben Field — Breslmeyer
- Diana Churchill — Minor Role (uncredited)
- Gilbert Davis — Chef (uncredited)
- Annie Esmond — Duchess (uncredited)
- Pearl Hay — Minor Role (uncredited)
- Martita Hunt — Aline - Countess Ricardi's Maid (uncredited)
- Patrick Ludlow — Minor Role (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Service for Ladies is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Leslie Howard and Elizabeth Allan. It was written by Lajos Bíró and Eliot Crawshay-Williams based on the novel The Head Waiter by Ernest Vajda, which had previously been adapted a 1927 silent film.
Production
Howard and Korda conducted field research in London hotel restaurants before shooting in 1931 in England.
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