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Service de Luxe (1938)

Service de Luxe (1938), directed by Rowland V. Lee, starring Vincent Price and Constance Bennett.

10/12/1938 BR Comedy 1h 25m

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Glamorous and efficient Helen Murphy runs a service that will provide any type of assistance to wealthy customers, but what she's really looking for is a man who can take care of himself.

  • George RobinsonCinematography
  • Rowland V. LeeDirector
  • Bruce ManningWriter
  • Gertrude PurcellWriter

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Service de Luxe is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Constance Bennett, Vincent Price (in his film debut) and Charles Ruggles.

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Service de Luxe is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Constance Bennett, Vincent Price (in his film debut) and Charles Ruggles.

Plot

Helen Murphy, alias Dorothy Madison number 1, runs a very successful agency, "Dorothy Madison Services," for wealthy people who need someone to run their lives. A huge staff is up 24 hours a day to attend to all sorts of problems. Her alter ego, Pearl, alias Dorothy Madison 2, is there to assist Murphy, who dreams of finding a man who is able to run his own life.

Robert Wade, a young inventor from Albany, New York, leaves behind him five old aunts who tried to run his life. He comes to town to develop his tractor model. Murphy and Wade meet on the boat. Murphy is there on orders from Wade's uncle, who is a client of Madison Services, but she picks the wrong man to send back home, while she meets Wade and is instantly fascinated by him, although he thinks she's not a career girl, as well as being rather helpless.

When she discovers that the man she met on the boat was Wade, she has some problems how to manage this relationship. Her client Mr. Robinson is willing to finance Wade's tractor model and arranges a laboratory for him. Unfortunately, his daughter Audrey wants to marry Wade. While her father has adapted a kitchen in his library to be taught how to cook by Bibenko, Audrey tries to be in the basement laboratory with Wade. When it comes out that Bibenko is a Russian prince, Audrey finds he's the better husband-to-be. Wade marries Murphy, who leaves behind her career-girl life to become a wife.

Cast

Constance Bennett as Helen Murphy

Vincent Price as Robert Wade

Charles Ruggles as Mr. Robinson

Helen Broderick as Pearl

Mischa Auer as Bibenko

Joy Hodges as Audrey Robinson

Frances Robinson as Secretary

Halliwell Hobbes as Butler

Raymond Parker as Bellhop

Frank Coghlan Jr. as Bellhop

Lawrence Grant as Voroshinsky

Nina Gilbert as Mrs. Devereaux

Crauford Kent as Mr. Devereaux

Lionel Belmore as Robert Wade (uncle)

Chester Clute as Bridegroom

Ben Hall as Yokel

References

Bibliography

Kellow, Brian. The Bennetts: An Acting Family. University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

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Service de Luxe at IMDb

Text from Service de Luxe on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_de_Luxe

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What is Service de Luxe about?

Service de Luxe: Glamorous and efficient Helen Murphy runs a service that will provide any type of assistance to wealthy customers, but what she's really looking for is a man who can take care of himself.

Who directed Service de Luxe?

Service de Luxe was directed by Rowland V. Lee in 1938.

Who stars in Service de Luxe?

The cast of Service de Luxe includes Vincent Price, Constance Bennett, Charles Ruggles, Helen Broderick and Mischa Auer.

How long is Service de Luxe?

Service de Luxe runs for 85 minutes, or 1h25.

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