| A Night at the Ritz | |
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| Directed by | William C. McGann |
| Written by | Manuel Seff Albert J. Cohen Robert T. Shannon |
| Produced by | Samuel Bischoff |
| Starring | William Gargan Patricia Ellis Allen Jenkins |
| Cinematography | James Van Trees |
| Edited by | Jack Killifer |
| Music by | Leo F. Forbstein |
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| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Night at the Ritz is a 1935 Americancomedy film directed byWilliam C. McGann and starringWilliam Gargan,Patricia Ellis andAllen Jenkins.[1] Theart direction was byEsdras Hartley. The film is of interest because the storyline, involving a con artist trying to profit off an impersonation, somewhat anticipates the more-famousNothing Sacred two years later.
Leopold Jaynos dreams of becoming a famous chef, despite the fact that he can't cook a whit. Fast-talking press agent Duke Regan, who's dating his sister Marcia, comes up with a scheme: He goes to the Ritz Hotel and tells manager Vincent that a world-famous Hungarian chef is coming to visit and to roll out the red carpet for him and his entourage (meaning Regan and sidekick Gyp). Vincent happily agrees, but with his own job on the line, begs Regan to get Leopold to become the new chef for the hotel. Problem: Regan doesn't know that Leopold can't really cook—those delicious meals he had at the Jaynos home were actually cooked by their mother.
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