| Groucho Marx | ... | Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush | |
| Chico Marx | ... | Tony | |
| Harpo Marx | ... | Stuffy | |
| Allan Jones | ... | Gil Stewart | |
| Maureen O'Sullivan | ... | Judy Standish | |
| Margaret Dumont | ... | Emily Upjohn | |
| Leonard Ceeley | ... | Whitmore | |
| Douglass Dumbrille | ... | J.D. Morgan | |
| Esther Muir | ... | Flo Marlowe | |
| Sig Ruman | ... | Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg (as Sig Rumann) | |
| Robert Middlemass | ... | Sheriff | |
| Vivien Fay | ... | Speciality Dancer (as Vivian Fay & Her Ballet) | |
| Ivie Anderson | ... | Specialty Singer | |
| The Crinoline Choir | ... | Musical Ensemble | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Hooper Atchley | ... | Race judge (uncredited) | |
| King Baggot | ... | Race Track Official Starter (uncredited) | |
| Kenny Baker | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Vivian Barry | ... | Telephone girl (uncredited) | |
| Barbara Bedford | ... | Secretary (uncredited) | |
| Edna Bennett | ... | Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Troy Brown Jr. | ... | Black singer (uncredited) | |
| Ben Carter | ... | Black singer (uncredited) | |
| Jacqueline Clancy | ... | Child (uncredited) | |
| Gino Corrado | ... | Man Boarding Bus (uncredited) | |
| DeForest Covan | ... | Black singer (uncredited) | |
| George Cowl | ... | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Jack Daley | ... | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Dorothy Dandridge | ... | Black singer (uncredited) | |
| Vivian Dandridge | ... | Black singer (uncredited) | |
| Frankie Darro | ... | Morgan's jockey (uncredited) | |
| Frank Dawson | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Dudley Dickerson | ... | Wheelchair attendant (uncredited) | |
| Billy Dooley | ... | Race Track Bugler (uncredited) | |
| Edward Earle | ... | Race judge (uncredited) | |
| Richard Farnsworth | ... | Jockey (uncredited) | |
| Pat Flaherty | ... | Detective with sheriff (uncredited) | |
| Bess Flowers | ... | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Ray Flynn | ... | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Byron Foulger | ... | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Jack George | ... | Musician (uncredited) | |
| John Hiestand | ... | Radio announcer (uncredited) | |
| Leyland Hodgson | ... | Policeman at Racetrack (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Stuart Hull | ... | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | |
| John Hyams | ... | Judge (uncredited) | |
| Si Jenks | ... | Messenger (uncredited) | |
| Jack W. Johnston | ... | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Darby Jones | ... | Black singer (uncredited) | |
| Etta Jones | ... | Black singer (uncredited) | |
| Jack Kenny | ... | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Edith Kingdon | ... | Old woman (uncredited) | |
| Carole Landis | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Harry Lash | ... | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Edward LeSaint | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Max Lucke | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Wilbur Mack | ... | Race judge (uncredited) | |
| Mary MacLaren | ... | Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Alex Melesh | ... | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Bert Moorhouse | ... | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Edmund Mortimer | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Henry Mowbray | ... | Man for Hat Business (uncredited) | |
| Field Norton | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Jack Norton | ... | Drunk (uncredited) | |
| Frank O'Connor | ... | Racetrack Guard (uncredited) | |
| Victor Potel | ... | Horn blower (uncredited) | |
| Russ Powell | ... | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | |
| James Quinn | ... | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Gus Robinson | ... | Black singer (uncredited) | |
| Phillips Smalley | ... | Racing Spectator with Wrong Hat (uncredited) | |
| Charles Trowbridge | ... | Dr. Wilmerding (uncredited) | |
| Elizabeth Williams | ... | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Harry Wilson | ... | Detective with sheriff (uncredited) | |
| Buck Woods | ... | Black singer (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Sam Wood | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Robert Pirosh | (story) & | |
| George Seaton | (story) | |
| Robert Pirosh | (screenplay) & | |
| George Seaton | (screenplay) & | |
| George Oppenheimer | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Max Siegel | .... | associate producer | |
| Sam Wood | .... | producer | |
| Irving Thalberg | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
| Lawrence Weingarten | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Walter Jurmann | |||
| Bronislau Kaper | |||
| Franz Waxman | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Joseph Ruttenberg | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Frank E. Hull | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Cedric Gibbons | |||
Art Department | |||
| Stan Rogers | .... | associate art director | |
| Edwin B. Willis | .... | associate art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Douglas Shearer | .... | recording director | |
Stunts | |||
| Richard Farnsworth | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Ted Wurtenberg | .... | gaffer (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Dolly Tree | .... | wardrober | |
Music Department | |||
| Leo Arnaud | .... | music arranger: choral and orchestral | |
| George Bassman | .... | orchestrator | |
| Roger Edens | .... | music arranger | |
| Paul Marquardt | .... | orchestrator | |
| Merrill Pye | .... | musical presentation | |
| Franz Waxman | .... | musical director | |
| Wayne Allen | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| George Bassman | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
| Roger Edens | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Dave Gould | .... | choreographer | |
| Carl 'Major' Roup | .... | script clerk (uncredited) | |
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Well, here's one more zany uniquely-Marx Brothers film, one noted for being the longest feature movie they made at 111 minutes.
Even with the longer running time, it's still not the story but all the gags and musical talent of the Marx Brothers that is on parade here and is the selling point of the film. That was normal procedure for them. In this edition, the gag scenes were longer and the amount of music was much greater.
The major skits involve a race track tout (Chico conning Groucho) , a physical exam (Margaret Dumont, who else?), a delay of the big horse race and a bunch of other crazy skits. Some are good, some go on too long.
Maureen O'Sullivan, of Tarzan fame among other films, gives the film some beauty and Dumont is treated with more respect here than in the other Marx Brothers films. Groucho takes it easy on her because her character has the money that will save the day, so to speak.
This MB film has a ton of music, from Chico on piano, to Harpo with harp and flute solos plus a flute number with a group of black folks. Then there is Allan Jones crooning away to O'Sullivan with several ballads. Also, there are several group numbers featuring the aforementioned group of blacks . I liked their rousing gospel numbers best of all the music.
The ending of this movie reminded me of Horse Feathers, in which the most outrageous football game was ever filmed. Here, it was a horse race, unlike any you would ever see. It is so ridiculous, you just laugh out loud....and that's the idea of the movie.