THE MOVIE

After ROOM SERVICE was a hit on Broadway, The Marx Brothers made it into a film, which premiered in 1938. It was the only movie they starred in that they didn't write themselves.

The Marx Brothers try to produce a play before their landlord finds out that they have run out of money. To confuse the hotel management,they pretend that the author has contracted a terrible disease and can't be moved. Though originally a Broadway play, this is vintage Marx Brothers.

MOVIE TRIVIA

• This is the first (and last) time the Marx Brothers worked with material not created especially for them.
  
  
• During salary negotiations with RKO, erstwhile member Zeppo Marx represented his brothers, threatening to rejoin the group if their demands weren't met!
  
  
• The only film the Brothers made with RKO.