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3 August 1929 (USA)
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Paramount's All Talking-Singing Musical Comedy Hit! more
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During the Florida land boom, the Marx brothers run a hotel, auction off some land, thwart a jewel robbery, and generally act like themselves. full summary | add synopsis
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(2 articles)
Loews Jersey City Launches Fall Season With "The Untouchables", The Marx Brothers And Harold Lloyd
(From CinemaRetro. 23 September 2009, 3:11 PM, PDT)
Fan Rant: No Shopping on Cinema Screens!
(From Cinematical. 18 February 2009, 9:02 AM, PST)
(From CinemaRetro. 23 September 2009, 3:11 PM, PDT)
Fan Rant: No Shopping on Cinema Screens!
(From Cinematical. 18 February 2009, 9:02 AM, PST)
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Chico at his best
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Zeppo Marx | ... | Jamison | |
| Groucho Marx | ... | Hammer | |
| Harpo Marx | ... | Harpo | |
| Chico Marx | ... | Chico | |
| Oscar Shaw | ... | Bob Adams | |
| Mary Eaton | ... | Polly Potter | |
| Cyril Ring | ... | Harvey Yates | |
| Kay Francis | ... | Penelope | |
| Margaret Dumont | ... | Mrs. Potter | |
| Basil Ruysdael | ... | Detective Hennessy | |
| Gamby-Hale Ballet Girls | ... | Themselves (as Gamby-Hale Girls) | |
| Allan K. Foster Girls | ... | Themselves |
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96 min | USA:140 min (preview)
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Harpo's red wig looks black in this movie. For all subsequent movies, he wore a blonde wig to make it look lighter on film. In some of those films (e.g. Animal Crackers (1930)) Harpo is referred to as a redhead.
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Referenced in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Zeppo (#3.13)" (1999)
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MONKEY-DOODLE-DO0
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This film is what the Marx Brothers are all about: Intelligent Stupidity.
When I first watched this film I was convinced it wasn't a match for any of the other their Paramounts, especially Monkey Business or Horse Feathers. But after the prolonged and drawn out musical numbers the Marxes get down to business.
I've always been a Chico fan and the scenes in this movie take the cake as being his best. Groucho in Horse Feathers said that Chico had the "mind of a 4 year old boy, and I bet he was glad to get rid of it" This film proves that statement true. The auction scene, Whyaduck, explaining what "a lot" is to Groucho, + two or three others = all classic Chico. If Chico is your favorite brother you'll probably like this movie over their "Magnum Opus" Duck Soup.