Service for Ladies (1932 film)

Service for Ladies
Directed by	Alexander Korda
Written by	Ernest Vajda (novel The Head Waiter) Lajos Bíró Eliot Crawshay-Williams
Produced by	Alexander Korda
Starring	Leslie Howard Elizabeth Allan
Cinematography	Philip Tannura
Music by	Percival Mackey
Production company	Paramount British Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures (UK) Paramount Pictures (US)
Release dates	14 January 1932 (UK) 20 June 1932 (US)
Running time	65-73 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Service 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.

Plot

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.

Cast

• Leslie Howard as Max Tracey
• George Grossmith, Jr. as Mr. Westlake (The King)
• Elizabeth Allan as Sylvia Robertson
• Morton Selten as Mr. Robertson
• Cyril Ritchard as Sir William Carter
• Ben Field as Breslmeyer
• Annie Esmond as Duchess

Reception

The film was voted the second best British film of 1932.

External links

• Service for Ladies at IMDb
• Service for Ladies at AllMovie
• Service for Ladies at the TCM Movie Database