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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Irving Brecher (screenplay)
Release Date:
20 October 1939 (USA)
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Tagline:
NOT SUITABLE FOR GENERAL EXHIBITION (Australian one-sheet poster) more
Plot:
The Marx Brothers try to help the owner of a circus recover some stolen funds before he finds himself out of a job. full summary | add synopsis
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Too Much Music in This Nearing-The-End MB Film
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Groucho Marx | ... | Attorney Loophole | |
| Chico Marx | ... | Antonio | |
| Harpo Marx | ... | 'Punchy' | |
| Kenny Baker | ... | Jeff Wilson | |
| Florence Rice | ... | Julie Randall | |
| Eve Arden | ... | Peerless Pauline | |
| Margaret Dumont | ... | Mrs. Dukesbury | |
| Nat Pendleton | ... | Goliath | |
| Fritz Feld | ... | Jardinet | |
| James Burke | ... | John Carter | |
| Jerry Maren | ... | Little Professor Atom (as Jerry Marenghi) | |
| Barnett Parker | ... | Whitcomb |
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Also Known As:
A Day at the Circus (USA) (working title)
The Marx Brothers at the Circus (USA) (promotional title)
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The Marx Brothers at the Circus (USA) (promotional title)
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87 min
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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USA:Passed (National Board of Review) |
Australia:G |
Finland:S |
Germany:o.Al. |
Sweden:Btl |
USA:Approved (PCA #5616)
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The scene in the midget's trailer was the only time Harpo Marx was even vaguely heard on-screen (when he sneezes).
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Jeff first gets on the train, his badge keeps changing position on his coat.
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Quotes:
J. Cheever Loophole:
I bet your father spent the first year of your life throwing rocks at the stork.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Sobre las Olas (Over the Waves)
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I love the Marx Brothers, but that doesn't mean all their films are gems. By the end of the 1930s, their best pictures were all behind them. Although still entertaining, they slipped a bit in quality. This is one example, except I would still rate it as "decent" (hence, the '5' rating).
One thing for sure: the comedy was a lot better than the music, although that was usually the case in most of their movies....but more so here. Even though I got my share of laughs, most the gags in this movie come in 5-10-minute "bits" and many of them go on too long. I still Chico provides the best humor among the boys. Except for "Lydia, The Tattooed Lady," the songs in here are weak and there are too many of them.
Silly, but still fun to watch, generally-speaking. I just skip through most of the songs.