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Release Date:
15 November 1935 (USA)
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Tagline:
Don't miss it! The funniest picture ever made!
Plot:
A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Opera
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Stowaway
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Singer
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Opera Singer
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Awards:
1 win
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(3 articles)
Veteran Actress Kitty Carlisle Hart Dead at 96
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 19 April 2007)
Broadway Star Kitty Carlisle Hart Dead at 96
(From WENN. 19 April 2007)
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 19 April 2007)
Broadway Star Kitty Carlisle Hart Dead at 96
(From WENN. 19 April 2007)
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Along with "Duck Soup" this is the Marx Brothers best movie
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Groucho Marx | ... | Otis B. Driftwood |
 | Chico Marx | ... | Fiorello |
 | Harpo Marx | ... | Tomasso |
 | Kitty Carlisle | ... | Rosa Castaldi |
 | Allan Jones | ... | Ricardo Baroni |
| Walter Woolf King | ... | Rodolfo Lassparri (as Walter King) |
| Sig Ruman | ... | Herman Gottlieb (as Siegfried Rumann) |
| Margaret Dumont | ... | Mrs. Claypool |
| Edward Keane | ... | Ship Captain |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | ... | Henderson (as Robert Emmet O'Connor) |
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Runtime:
96 min | USA:91 min (1948 re-release)
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #1613) |
South Korea:12 (2004) |
Sweden:Btl |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Finland:S |
UK:U
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In the scene where Harpo Marx, Chico Marx and Allan Jones are impersonating the three aviators in front of the mayor, Groucho Marx turns around to speak to them in a "foreign language." What is actually being said is a direct response to the accusations of imposters, only the audio track is played backwards. The first time Groucho Marx actually says, "Did you hear what he said? He said you were frauds and imposters!" which is then followed by Chico Marx and Riccardo protesting loudly, "How can he say a thing like that?", "This is ridiculous," and other such comments.
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Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Harpo is playing the harp, he is whistling. The fourth time he whistles, we hear his whistle but he doesn't move his mouth until about a second later.
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Quotes:
Otis B. Driftwood:
I saw Mrs. Claypool first. Of course, her mother really saw her first but there's no point in bringing the Civil War into this.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody: Odd Couples (#2.1)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
Alone
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Classic comedy involving Otis P. Driftwood (Groucho Marx) trying to get Mrs. Claypool (Margaret Dumont) into high society--and romancing her to get her money. He figures opera is the best way and gets involved with Chico, Harpo and rising opera singers Rosa Castaldi (Kitty Carlisle) and Ricardo Baroni (Allan Jones).
The plot doesn't really matter too much--it's just a jumping off point for the Marx Brothers to stage one hysterical scene after another. The jokes fly fast and furious and there are quite a few standout scenes: Chico and Groucho negotiating a contract; the infamous stateroom scene; Harpo, Chico and Jones impersonating three airmen; the brothers fooling a policeman by switching furniture from room to room and the total destruction of the opera "Il Travatore" at the end.
This is also one of the few Marx Brothers movies that's not destroyed by an unnecessary romance or lousy sings. Carlisle and Jones make an engaging couple and the two big songs--"Cosi Cosa" and "Alone"--are actually pretty good. "Alone" actually became a big hit back when this movie was released. The only bad points here are Chico and Harpos obligatory piano and harp solos--but those are small points in the whole movie.
I'm really surprised this isn't in IMDb's top 100 movies--this is a true comedy classic. A 10 all the way.