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Monkey Business (1931) 7.5
On a transatlantic crossing, the Marx brothers get up to their usual antics and manage to annoy just about everyone on board the ship. Director:Norman Z. McLeod |
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While stowing away on a ship to America, the boys get involuntarily pressed into service as toughs for a pair of feuding gangsters while trying desparately to evade the ship's crew. After arriving stateside, one of the gangsters kidnaps the other's daughter - and it's up to our unlikely heroes to save the day. Written by scgary66
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19 September 1931 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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[He suddenly grabs her and pulls her down onto a couch]
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(1931) (uncredited)
Written by Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal and Pierre Norman
Performed by Chico Marx on piano
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The first Marx Brothers film not to feature Margaret Dumont. It was felt she was not "sexy" enough for the part. See more »Goofs
Groucho's position on the bed changes, when he 'shysters' a shyster layer. See more »Quotes
Groucho: Mrs. Briggs, I've known and respected your husband Alky for many years. And what's good enough for him is good enough for me.[He suddenly grabs her and pulls her down onto a couch]
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The opening credits are painted on the sides of barrels (In the film's opening, the Marx Brothers' characters are stow-aways on a cruise ship, hiding in barrels marked "Kippered Herring"). See more »Soundtracks
"When I Take My Sugar to Tea"(1931) (uncredited)
Written by Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal and Pierre Norman
Performed by Chico Marx on piano
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Here's more typical Marx Brothes zaniness....and plenty of it, with a few instrumentals thrown in (Chico on piano nd Harpo on harp) near the end.
Most of this "story" is just madcap chases with the four boys (yes, Zeppo is in here, too) being stowaways aboard a ship.
The last part of the film shows a swanky party where Zeppo's girlfriend is kidnapped and the bothers go to rescue at an abandoned barn. That's a very funny scene and better than the boat segment, although a bit short. I'd like to have seen more of that latter scene.
However, those earlier boat scenes are good, too, with a lot of clever puns which I thoroughly enjoyed. It was still a lot of solid entertainment in the Marx Brothers tradition. To my surprise, I found myself missing Margaret Dumont as Groucho's main foil. Thelma Todd takes over that part here.