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Service for Ladies
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.
- Original title
- Service for Ladies
- Language
- EN
- Country
- GB
- Budget
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- Revenue
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CinemaSerf
Jun 13, 2022 · via TMDB
"Max" (Leslie Howard) is the maitre'd at a swanky restaurant who takes a shine to visiting "Sylvia" (Elizabeth Allen). Protocol forbids his approaching her, but he gleans that she is heading off on holiday shortly and so he arranges to be in the same resort at the same time. A benefit of his job is that he has many friends in high places - including a King visiting incognito. He helps "Max" to make friends - of sorts - with the woman, before they return to their normal situations in life and the relationship all comes to quite a lively head... A couple of fun contributions from Morton Selten (her dad) and George Grossmith (the King) keep this amiable comedy moving along OK, and we perhaps encounter our first cinematographic reference to "social distancing", too! It's too long, but the dialogue is frequently pithy with the two sparring gently and amusingly at the end.
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Leslie Howard
Max Tracey
George Grossmith
The King (Mr. Westlake)
Benita Hume
Countess Ricardi
Elizabeth Allan
Sylvia Robertson
Morton Selten
Mr. Robertson
Diana Churchill
Minor Role (uncredited)
Martita Hunt
Aline - Countess Ricardi's Maid (uncredited)
Patrick Ludlow
Minor Role (uncredited)
Merle Oberon
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Cyril Ritchard
Sir William Carter (uncredited)
Alexander Korda
Director
Alexander Korda
Producer
Lajos Biró
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