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A penniless theatrical producer must outwit the hotel efficiency expert trying to evict him from his room, while securing a backer for his new play.
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Gordon Miller
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Harry Binelli
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Faker
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Christine
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Hilda
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Leo Davis
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Joseph Gribble
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Gregory Wagner
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Timothy Hogarth
Philip Wood ...
Simon Jenkins
Alexander Asro ...
Sasha
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Dr. Glass
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Policeman in Alley (uncredited)
Phoebe Campbell ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Clyde Courtright ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Josephine DeKarr ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Formally-Dressed Man in Play (uncredited)
Cliff Herd ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Donald Kerr ...
Bellboy (uncredited)
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Themselves (uncredited)
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Man in Audience at Play (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell ...
House Detective (uncredited)
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Hotel Bartender (uncredited)
Frank Otto ...
Bank Messenger (uncredited)
Tom Quinn ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
William Ruhl ...
House Detective (uncredited)
Eddie Saunders ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Willard St. Claire ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jean Stevens ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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House Detective (uncredited)

Directed by

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William A. Seiter

Written by

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Morrie Ryskind ... (screen play)
 
John Murray ... (from the play by) and
Allen Boretz ... (from the play by) (as Allan Boretz)
 
Philip Loeb ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)
 
Glenn Tryon ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)

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J. Roy Hunt ... (photographed by)

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George Crone ... (edited by)

Casting By

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Robert Palmer ... (uncredited)

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Van Nest Polglase

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Renié ... (gowns)

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James R. Barker ... makeup supervisor (uncredited)
Mel Berns ... key makeup artist (uncredited)

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Pandro S. Berman ... in charge of production

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James H. Anderson ... assistant director (as James Anderson)

Art Department

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Alfred Herman ... associate art director (as Al Herman)
Darrell Silvera ... set dresser

Sound Department

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John L. Cass ... recordist

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Louie Anderson ... grip (uncredited)

Music Department

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Roy Webb ... musical director

Additional Crew

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George Abbott ... producer: stage play
Philip Loeb ... assistant to the director
Otto Benesh ... stand-in (uncredited)
Tom Casey ... stand-in (uncredited)
Dick Crockett ... stand-in (uncredited)
Alice Eldridge ... stand-in (uncredited)
Johnny Hattner ... stand-in (uncredited)
Jack King ... stand-in (uncredited)
Allan Kneip ... stand-in (uncredited)
Joseph W. Reilly ... stand-in (uncredited)
Larry Shean ... stand-in (uncredited)
Harry Timms ... stand-in (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

The Marx Brothers try and put on a play before their landlord finds out that they have run out of money. To confuse the landlord they pretend that the play's author has contracted some terrible disease and can't be moved. Originally a stage play, the setting shows its origins, but this is vintage Marx Brothers. Written by John Vogel

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Taglines Better . . . Battier . . . Funnier Than Ever ! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Panique à l'hôtel (France)
  • Die Marx Brothers - Zimmerdienst (Germany)
  • El hotel de los líos (Spain)
  • L'hotel dels embolics (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Um Criado ao Seu Dispor (Portugal)
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  • 78 min
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Budget $884,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The only film The Marx Brothers made at RKO. During salary negotiations with the studio, erstwhile member Zeppo Marx represented The Marx Brothers, threatening to rejoin the group if their demands weren't met. See more »
Goofs Wires visible on the turkey when it flies around the room. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Anatomy of an Illness (1984). See more »
Soundtracks Merrily We Roll Along See more »
Crazy Credits Opening credits are shown on doors that flip around for each new screen of names. See more »
Quotes Gordon Miller: [Seeing Harpo, taking his coat off, with no shirt under] I see he comes prepared.
Harry Binelli: No, he doesn't believe in shirts!
Gordon Miller: Ah, he's an atheist!
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