A Night at the Ritz (1935)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

William C. McGann

Writers:

Albert J. Cohen (writer)
Manuel Seff (additional dialogue)

Release Date:

23 March 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Indigestion | Publicity Men | Reporter | Press Agent | Banquet

Cast

William Gargan	...	Duke Regan
Patricia Ellis	...	Marcia Jaynos
Allen Jenkins	...	Gyp Beagle
Dorothy Tree	...	Kiki Lorraine
Erik Rhodes	...	Leopold Jaynos
Berton Churchill	...	Stephen Vincent
Gordon Westcott	...	Joe Scurvin
Bodil Rosing	...	Mama Jaynos
Arthur Hoyt	...	Mr. Hassler
Paul Porcasi	...	Henri
William B. Davidson	...	Connolly, an Editor (as William Davidson)
Mary Treen	...	Isabelle, Hassler's Secretary
Mary Russell	...	Miss Barry, Vincent's Secretary

Also Known As:

King of the Ritz

Runtime:

62 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #609)

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Erik Rhodes surmounts the material

To me one of the funniest supporting actors of the 30s was Erik Rhodes.Who will ever forget his Italian Count in Top Hat.In this Warners B feature he gets as near as he would ever do to star billing.He plays a would be chef who relies more on his foreign name rather than ability to get a top job at the Ritz.In reality his mum is the great chef.The main lead is William Gargan.The best way i can describe him is a poor mans James Cagney.Mind you even Cagney would have had to strain to extract laughs out of this rather threadbare plot.Whilst i always enjoy seeing Allan Jenkins even he has to overact wildly to extract any laughs from a script which seems to have been polished off in a couple of hours.