Rarities of British cinema
Service for Ladies: how Alexander Korda’s glittering comedy brought a dash of continental sophistication to British cinema
The first UK production by the famed Hungarian producer-director Alexander Korda, the Leslie Howard love-triangle comedy Service for Ladies added a touch of class to the 1930s ’quota quickie’ assembly line.
By Josephine Botting
Service for Ladies: how Alexander Korda’s glittering comedy brought a dash of continental sophistication to British cinema