Service for Ladies (1927)

Genre :

Runtime : 1H 10M

Director : Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast

Synopsis

Albert Leroux, headwaiter at an exclusive Paris hotel, falls hopelessly in love with Elizabeth Foster, an American heiress, though he is convinced that she will never admire a waiter.

Actors

Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe Menjou
Albert Leroux
Kathryn Carver
Kathryn Carver
Elizabeth Foster
Lawrence Grant
Lawrence Grant
King Boris
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
Elizabeth's father
André Cheron
André Cheron
Rajah

Crews

Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Director
Benjamin Glazer
Benjamin Glazer
Story
Ernest Vajda
Ernest Vajda
Story
Harold Rosson
Harold Rosson
Director of Photography

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