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15 November 1935 (USA) moreTagline:
Don't miss it! The funniest picture ever made!Plot:
A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 win moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Veteran Actress Kitty Carlisle Hart Dead at 96 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 19 April 2007)
Broadway Star Kitty Carlisle Hart Dead at 96
(From WENN. 19 April 2007)
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Along with "Duck Soup" this is the Marx Brothers best movie moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Groucho Marx | ... | Otis B. Driftwood | |
| Chico Marx | ... | Fiorello | |
| Harpo Marx | ... | Tomasso | |
| Kitty Carlisle | ... | Rosa Castaldi | |
| Allan Jones | ... | Ricardo Baroni | |
| Walter Woolf King | ... | Rodolfo Lassparri (as Walter King) | |
| Sig Ruman | ... | Herman Gottlieb (as Siegfried Rumann) | |
| Margaret Dumont | ... | Mrs. Claypool | |
| Edward Keane | ... | Captain | |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | ... | Henderson (as Robert Emmet O'Connor) |
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96 min | USA:91 min (1948 re-release)Country:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #1613) | South Korea:12 (2004) | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:S | UK:UFun Stuff
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A persistent rumor involves the presence of the Marx Brothers' father, 'Sam Marx (II)' (aka "Frenchie"), in the film as the ship leaves dock. He is not in this film - he died in 1933. The rumor came about because he had a cameo in a similar scene in Monkey Business (1931). moreGoofs:
Factual errors: During the overture to "Il Trovatore" when the orchestra members turn their pages and immediately launch into "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" you can see that their score consists of two pages of sheet music side by side. If they were really following it they should have continued playing the correct music from the opera on the left-hand page before they came upon the baseball anthem, which sits atop the right-hand page where Harpo placed it earlier. moreQuotes:
Lassparri: Never in my life have I received such treatment. They threw an apple at me.Otis B. Driftwood: Well, watermelons are out of season.
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Classic comedy involving Otis P. Driftwood (Groucho Marx) trying to get Mrs. Claypool (Margaret Dumont) into high society--and romancing her to get her money. He figures opera is the best way and gets involved with Chico, Harpo and rising opera singers Rosa Castaldi (Kitty Carlisle) and Ricardo Baroni (Allan Jones).
The plot doesn't really matter too much--it's just a jumping off point for the Marx Brothers to stage one hysterical scene after another. The jokes fly fast and furious and there are quite a few standout scenes: Chico and Groucho negotiating a contract; the infamous stateroom scene; Harpo, Chico and Jones impersonating three airmen; the brothers fooling a policeman by switching furniture from room to room and the total destruction of the opera "Il Travatore" at the end.
This is also one of the few Marx Brothers movies that's not destroyed by an unnecessary romance or lousy sings. Carlisle and Jones make an engaging couple and the two big songs--"Cosi Cosa" and "Alone"--are actually pretty good. "Alone" actually became a big hit back when this movie was released. The only bad points here are Chico and Harpos obligatory piano and harp solos--but those are small points in the whole movie.
I'm really surprised this isn't in IMDb's top 100 movies--this is a true comedy classic. A 10 all the way.