Dinner at the Ritz

Starring:Dinner at the Ritz
Studio: Genius Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

Product Description

A grieving daughter tries to cope wit the murder of her father. But what troubles her most is that the killer is still on the loose and the suspects are all her father's colleagues. Now she must uncover the clues and catch the killer before they catch her!

Customer Reviews:

.......ANNABELLA..........AT HER VERY BEST............2007-04-28

I never saw this movie until now...in a nut/shell: a French woman exposes the culprits who made her father's death look like a suicide...a whodunit/melodrama mixed with a lil comedy; nonetheless, a very interesting film done up rather well, to say the least...Annabella never looked so gorgeous [showing no skin] and complemented by her professional poise and adroitness with the spotight all over her trim and shapely body is the show from start to finish...David Niven's penchant for sophisticated comedy at times, is her love interest as Anabella scores in a multifaceted role of a international beauty [English, Spanish and a Bombay Princess] traveling to Paris, the glitzy Monte Carlo casinos and a salacious millionaire commodore [Francis L. Sullivan] eyeing her at the tables, etc...all the time the lovely Annabella is bedecked in exquisite gowns...she and Niven dance like ONE and had chemistry on the dance floor...great close/ups of Annabella's face adds to her allure, enhanced with a natural, flirty French accent...much later on she teamed up with Tyrone Power in, "Suez" and they sizzled on film...end result they became hubby/wife for the WW2 years...never realized Anabella had.."IT"...'beautiful Anna' certainly fits her name...ANNABELLA....this film was made by a British organization and released in the USA by 20th-Century Fox....no doubt about it...this is a surprisingly singular show in the year of 1937....SSGT CHRIS SARNO-USMC FMF

Within An Environment Of Class........2005-08-28

This smoothly paced English made work has many advantages going: capable direction that includes thoroughgoing competence with editing processes, a talented internationally flavoured cast, striking settings, of which many are in Paris and along the French Riviera, a comedic yet accessible screenplay, and top-flight design of costumes and interiors for each scene. Beautiful Annabella has top billing as Ranie Racine whose financier father, despite his ostensible suicide, has to her mind been murdered, and in an attempt to determine the actual cause of her sire's death, Ranie links up with Paul de Brack, a British government agent seeking identical information (David Niven with his initial starring part in a major feature), the two formulating various undercover ploys during which they come upon a large banking scandal while, naturally, facing the pleasant bother of falling in love. Elegance is the keynote of the film, with the gowns and other costuming of René Hubert being specially effective in its fostering, while a Monte Carlo casino, a luxurious Mediterranean yacht belonging to a probable principal in the mentioned scandal, in addition to concordant venues, are harmoniously complemented by the breezy dialogue penned by Roland Pertwee with additions from Romney Brent who also plays as a journalist following along the same trail as are Ranie and Paul. From the cast come numerous fine performances, Annabella earning acting honours for her vivid turn as an amateur detective, and there are telling contributions from Francis L. Sullivan and Tyrell Davis, representatives of the Forces of Evil, Shakespearian player William Dewhurst as an enigmatic jeweller who aids Ranie with adornment for her disguises, radiant Nora Swinburne, who not surprisingly steals her two brief scenes and, ever at ease among the elite, Niven may not be overlooked in this pleasant cinematic soufflé.

Average customer rating:

.......NO...NO...NO....to Nanette.......HELLO/YES to ANNABELLA!!!!......
Great Classic Double Feature!!
Because Amazon Doesn't Have "Bomb" On It's Scale

No, No, Nanette + Dinner At the Ritz

Manufacturer: Family Value Collection
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Product Features:

2 Feature Films

ASIN: B000HYVJXG

Product Description

Two movies on 1 DVD, first the Broadway musical "No, No, Nanette" comes to the screen featuring Carlson as the financially strapped uncle propped up by his adoring niece Nanette. The second film "Dinner At the Ritz" has a french girl set out to expose the culprits who made her father's death look like a suicide.

Customer Reviews:

.......NO...NO...NO....to Nanette.......HELLO/YES to ANNABELLA!!!!.............2007-04-30

I agree with D.G.D...."No, No Nanette" is an RKO bomb with a very good cast, but with a innate/simple screenplay, it has no vigor, no purpose and throw in no comedy ;albeit, a few good songs are totally wasted as no one has a good voice...just alot of foolish jibberish wondering when this turkey ends; conversely, the French beauty pays off big in, "Dinner at the Ritz"...you can't take your eyes off...ANNABELLA...I say again...Richard Carlson, Victor Mature, Eve Arden and Roland Young are victimized by an innate screen/play and just seem to 'waltz threw the tulips' for a steady pay/check...too bad, not at all worth this price.

Great Classic Double Feature!!.......2007-01-31

This is a classic movie double feature that can usually be found for only a buck at many of the dollar stores.Good entertainment!!

Because Amazon Doesn't Have "Bomb" On It's Scale.......2007-01-22

I gave it one star. This really is a wretched movie. It's not funny, it's not a musical and it wastes a wonderful cast: Victor Mature, Zasu Pitts, Eve Arden. The stage show on which this movie was based ran for over 600 performances in the 20s and enjoyed a popular revival in the 70s. Judging from this movie, one can only imagine what they must have chucked out to adapt it to celluloid because if this was anything like the stage version it would have closed the first night.
The comedy is contrived when it happens and though people in comedies may be broadly realized, the writers in this took some convoluted and tedious routes to get to what they must have thought hysterical pay offs and punch lines. The actors only look stupid because even people in comedies are supposed to resemble real human beings and here they're just props for bad bad bad writing and direction.
This is a terrible waste of time.And people laugh at "Cocaine Fiends". It just goes to show: you can spend more money on a movie's production and still wind up with garbage.
Have tried to watch the 2nd feature: "Dinner At The Ritz" and it may be better.
The cover art is the best thing about this DVD.

Average customer rating:

Dinner at the Ritz/Happy Go Lovely

Manufacturer: Genius Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0006GANW8
Release Date: 2004-01-01

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Dinner at the Ritz [Region 2]
Starring: Annabella , David Niven , Paul Lukas , Romney Brent , and Francis L. Sullivan
Director: Harold D. Schuster
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B00028HC6K

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