''Dinner Is Served'' () is a 1936 German

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring

Herbert Hübner Herbert Hübner (6 February 1889 – 27 January 1972) was a German stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1921 and 1966. He was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) and died in Munich, West Germany. Select ...

Gertrud de Lalsky Gertrud de Lalsky (27 January 1878 in Danzig – 16 September 1958 in West Berlin) was a German actress. Selected filmography * ''Catherine the Great'' (1920) * ''Hypnosis'' (1920) * ''Fridericus Rex'' (1922) * '' The Island of Tears'' (1923) * ...

, and

Hertha Guthmar Hertha Guthmar (born 1908) was a German film actress of the 1930s.Eisner p.348 Selected filmography * '' Roses Bloom on the Moorland'' (1929) * ''Ariane'' (1931) * '' The Mad Bomberg'' (1932) * '' Ways to a Good Marriage'' (1933) * ''A Woman with ...

. The film is a comedy set around the British

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Karl Machus Karl Machus (1884–1944) was a German art director. Along with Erich Zander he designed the sets for most of the films made by director Veit Harlan during the Nazi era.Noack p.145 Selected filmography * ''Prince Cuckoo'' (1919) * '' Blonde Poiso ...

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* 1936 films Films of Nazi Germany German comedy films 1936 comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Hans H. Zerlett Films set in England Films set in London German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films scored by Leo Leux {{1930s-Germany-comedy-film-stub