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Monkey Business (1931)

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User Rating: 7.6/10 (3,397 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Norman Z. McLeod
Writers:
S.J. Perelman (screenplay) and
Will B. Johnstone (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
19 September 1931 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
On a transatlantic crossing, the Marx brothers get up to their usual antics and manage to annoy just about everyone on board the ship. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Some slow spots, but enough great jokes to kill a man! more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)

Groucho Marx ... Groucho

Harpo Marx ... Harpo

Chico Marx ... Chico
Zeppo Marx ... Zeppo
Rockliffe Fellowes ... J.J. 'Big Joe' Helton
Harry Woods ... Alky Briggs
Thelma Todd ... Lucille Briggs
Ruth Hall ... Mary Helton
Tom Kennedy ... First Mate Gibson
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Additional Details

Runtime:
77 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
Finland:S (1976) | Spain:T | USA:Unrated | USA:Approved (re-release)
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Trivia:
Early in the movie, the Marx Brothers -- playing stowaways concealed in barrels -- harmonize unseen while performing the popular song 'Sweet Adeline.' It is debated whether Harpo was actually singing or not. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Groucho and Chico hide under the table in the chart room (before their encounter with the Captain) Chico has a cigarette in his right hand. He didn't have it before diving under the table. more
Quotes:
Captain Corcoran: I want you to know that I've been Captain of this ship for 22 years.
Groucho: 22 years, eh? If you were a man, you'd go in business for yourself. I know a fellow started only last year with just a canoe. Now he's got more women than you could shake a stick at, if that's your idea of a good time.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofs The Big Pond (1930) more
Soundtrack:
Sweet Adeline more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Some slow spots, but enough great jokes to kill a man!, 29 December 2001
9/10
Author: zetes from Saint Paul, MN

Monkey Business contains three or four of the Marx Brothers' best sketches. Possibly the funniest Marx Brothers scene, too, where all four of the brothers take turns impersonating Maurice Chevalier, whose passport they've stolen. If you're a Zeppo fan - and, hey, who isn't - this is his biggest part (although I haven't seen Horse Feathers yet). He ends up being the leading man, if you can believe that! Well, he's still not very funny, even if he did elicit two laughs from me. That's two more than he'd ever gotten before! 9/10.

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