Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

A Disappointing Continuation

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Service with a Smile (1934) *** (out of 4) Leon Errol plays a gas station owner who gets a call in the middle of the night saying his piece of junk station has blown up. Knowing he's going to get the insurance money, he decides to make his status out to be something much better than it actually was. Errol tells a story about a neon lights station being ran by chorus girls. SERVICE WITH A SMILE comes from Vitaphone, features a familiar comic and best of all is in glorious 3-strip Technicolor. There's no question about it but the Technicolor is the reason to check out this two-reeler. Those familiar with these early color films know that the quality of the color is usually very high as long as the materials are good and thankfully they're terrific here. Just check out the sequence in the bedroom with Errol gets the news. The color on his pajamas just jumps right off the screen as do the beautiful looking blankets on the bed. The colors of the room just leap right out at you and this is especially true once we get to the fantasy sequence with all the red neon and the girls. The music numbers are also fairly good and a lot of credit goes to the set designer for making everything look so good. Errol gets a few funny lines here but mostly he's just introducing the music numbers and the girls but hey, there's nothing wrong with that!

Absolutely dazzling and delicious, this eye-popping 1934 Technicolor musical short made at Warner Bros is a must-see for any person and friends who love this vintage era of music and film. As with GOOD MORNING EVE made at the same time, this features Leon Errol and his corny vaudeville jokes wrapped around one singular idea, and - yippee! - is filmed in full spectrum Technicolor. What a treat. I insist you also read all the other comments on this site for SERVICE WITH A SMILE because they will say all the wonderful things I could repeat. I am not sure what disc from WB this features on but it is a treat beyond expectation. It makes you realize how sensational the Technicolor of the time was and also how hilarious was the WB style of chorus girl comedy. With snappy songs, snazzy deco design and delicious color, SERVICE WITH A SMILE is set in a roadside car service station run by girls and with facilities as risqué as the pre-code days would allow. Whoever said it is a vintage car lovers delight is also correct. I thank whoever has preserved and reissued this short; SERVICE WITH A SMILE is quite perfect. For technical buffs, it is a treat to see the overlapping color lines where some of the negative has shrunk, thus inadvertently allowing us 75 years later to get a glimpse of the technique used.

A delight to watch all the way around. Leon Errol is most enjoyable, a grand old trouper. It is another Vitaphone gem from the early days of sound pictures. The Technicolor is magnificent and, I think, the earliest three strip process film I have ever seen. The songs are catchy and the chorus cute. For the auto buff in the family it is a feast to behold.Not only are the cars gorgeous, but you can see their original colors. I especially enjoyed seeing the late twenties Rolls Royce,yellow and black, touring car as well as other American cars of that era. Would love to see more like it. I wish you could get a collection of these shorts on DVD. Wonderful bit of nostalgia from those halcyon days long gone.

Someone was foolish enough to give Leon Erroll technicolor and a decent budget, so he spent it. You don't see chorines wearing purple any more, and more's the pity, say I. Erroll milks the gags for all they are worth.