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Service for Ladies is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Alexander Korda released in USA on 20 june 1932 with Leslie Howard
Service for Ladies (1932)
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Add to a movie listService 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.
Synopsis
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.Actors
Leslie Howard
(Max Tracey)
Elizabeth Allan
(Sylvia Robertson)
George Grossmith, Jr.
(The King (Mr. Westlake))
Benita Hume
(Countess Ricardi)
Martita Hunt
(Aline - Countess Ricardi's Maid)
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