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Monkey Business (1931)

UNRATED 77 min  -  Comedy  -   19 September 1931 (USA)
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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

Writers:

S.J. Perelman (screenplay), Will B. Johnstone (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx and Chico Marx
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Groucho Marx ...
Harpo Marx ...
Chico Marx ...
Zeppo Marx Zeppo Marx ...
Rockliffe Fellowes Rockliffe Fellowes ...
Harry Woods Harry Woods ...
Thelma Todd Thelma Todd ...
Ruth Hall Ruth Hall ...
Tom Kennedy Tom Kennedy ...
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Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

Gangster | Marx Brothers | Man With Glasses | Unhappy Marriage | Rescue  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Culpa Foi do Macaco See more »

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Groucho's line "Gary Cooper is much taller than me." becomes "Charlton Heston is much taller than me." in the Spanish dubbed version. Heston was only 7 years old when "Monkey Business" was released. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Groucho's position on the bed changes, when he 'shysters' a shyster layer. See more »

Quotes

Groucho: If this is the Captain, I'm gonna have a few words with him. My hot water's been cold for three days. And I haven't got room enough in here to swing a cat. In fact, I haven't even got a cat.
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Crazy Credits

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 »

Connections

Referenced in The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

"I'm Daffy Over You"
Written by Chico Marx and Sol Violinsky
Performed by Harpo Marx
Whistled by Chico Marx See more »