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Certificate: Passed
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Director:
Sam Wood
Stars:
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(1933)
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(1930)
Certificate: Passed
Comedy
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Director:
Victor Heerman
Stars:
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Harpo Marx,
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Horse Feathers
(1932)
Comedy
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Musical
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Romance
Director:
Norman Z. McLeod
Stars:
Groucho Marx,
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Monkey Business
(1931)
Comedy
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Musical
Director:
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Stars:
Groucho Marx,
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At the Circus
(1939)
Comedy
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Musical
Director:
Edward Buzzell
Stars:
Groucho Marx,
Chico Marx,
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The Cocoanuts
(1929)
Certificate: Passed
Comedy
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Musical
Directors:
Robert Florey,
Joseph Santley
Stars:
Groucho Marx,
Harpo Marx,
Chico Marx
Go West
(1940)
Certificate: Passed
Comedy
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Musical
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Western
Director:
Edward Buzzell
Stars:
Groucho Marx,
Chico Marx,
Harpo Marx
The Big Store
(1941)
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Musical
Director:
Charles Reisner
Stars:
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Room Service
(1938)
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Director:
William A. Seiter
Stars:
Groucho Marx,
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A Night in Casablanca
(1946)
Certificate: Passed
Comedy
Director:
Archie Mayo
Stars:
Groucho Marx,
Harpo Marx,
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Swing Time
(1936)
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| Kitty Carlisle | ... | ||
| Allan Jones | ... | ||
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Walter Woolf King | ... |
Lassparri
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Gottlieb
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Plot Synopsis
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The Marx Brothers take on high society. Two lovers who are both in opera are prevented from being together by the man's lack of acceptance as an operatic tenor. Pulling several typical Marx Brothers' stunts, they arrange for the normal tenor to be absent so that the young lover can get his chance. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
15 November 1935 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Skandal in der Oper See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Runtime:
| (1948 re-release)Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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(1924) (uncredited)
Music by Guy Massey
Partially in the score when the boys are placed in detention
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During the overture to "Il Trovatore" when the orchestra members turn their pages and immediately launch into "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" you can see that their score consists of two pages of sheet music side by side. If they were really following it they should have continued playing the correct music from the opera on the left-hand page before they came upon the baseball anthem, which sits atop the right-hand page where Tomasso placed it earlier. See more »Soundtracks
The Prisoner's Song (If I Had the Wings of an Angel)(1924) (uncredited)
Music by Guy Massey
Partially in the score when the boys are placed in detention
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No doubt that "A Night at the Opera" is right up there with "Duck Soup" as the best Marx Brothers movie. Some Marx-purists complain "ANatO" is when the brothers started to grow soft and their quality started to decline. For one thing, instead of ridiculing romantic couples (the love story subplot plays a big part), they support them. Also, it's not as surreal or satirical as their past films. To those purists, I say: Lighten up! "ANatO" is just as funny as anything the Marx Bros did in the past (heck, I think it's funnier than "Monkey Business"), and it's withstood the test of time perfectly. In fact, "ANatO" is said to be Groucho's favorite; he even called his previous films "duds"! The film is filled with jabs at the upper class and double entendres courtesy of Groucho. Sample:
Mrs. Claypool: Do you have everything, Otis?
Otis: I haven't had any complaints yet!
The love story subplot isn't as nauseating as 1937's "A Day at the Races". Allan Jones may be a bit too mushy, but Kitty Carlisle, the love interest, is cool and calm enough to help it go down easily (that's really her singing, by the way). Chico and Harpo have some inspired moments, such as their gleeful butchering of "Il Travotore" (sp?). The hapless villains are the funniest Marx foils ever, and the finale is just uproarious. "ANatO" is a wonderfully silly romp, and it's rather harmless, so kids can probably watch and enjoy it. The famous stateroom scene is nothing short of brilliant, and you'll find yourself humming along to "Cosi Cosa" (I just wish the ballad "Alone" had been left, well, alone). Don't miss this hilarious masterpiece. And now, on with the opera!!