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Release Date:
19 September 1931 (USA)
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Plot:
On a transatlantic crossing, the Marx brothers get up to their usual antics and manage to annoy just about everyone on board the ship.
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Runtime:
77 min
Aspect Ratio:
1.20 : 1
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
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Trivia:
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
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Goofs:
Continuity: During the Passport scene, when the brothers try to get off the boat by impersonating Maurice Chevalier, neither Zeppo (the first brother to try) nor Groucho (the third to try), get Chevaliers passport back from the officer in charge, yet Chico and Harpo each have it as they approach the front of the line.
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Quotes:
Groucho:
Oh no, you're not gonna get me off this bed.
Lucille:
I didn't know you were a lawyer. You're awfully shy for a lawyer.
Groucho:
You bet I'm shy. I'm a shyster lawyer.
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Soundtrack:
You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me
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The Marx brothers are on an intercontinental voyage in this film which offers more than one hilarious moment. My favorite scene involved the four brothers doing their impressions of Maurice Chevalier at customs -- one after the other!