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A Night at the Opera
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Directed by
Sam Wood 
Edmund Goulding (uncredited)
 
Writing credits
George S. Kaufman (screenplay) and
Morrie Ryskind (screenplay)

James Kevin McGuinness (from a story by)

Al Boasberg (additional dialogue) uncredited

Bert Kalmar  draft (uncredited)
Buster Keaton  uncredited
Robert Pirosh  draft (uncredited)
Harry Ruby  draft (uncredited)
George Seaton  draft (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Groucho Marx ... Otis B. Driftwood

Chico Marx ... Fiorello

Harpo Marx ... Tomasso

Kitty Carlisle ... Rosa

Allan Jones ... Ricardo
Walter Woolf King ... Lassparri (as Walter King)
Sig Ruman ... Gottlieb (as Siegfried Rumann)
Margaret Dumont ... Mrs. Claypool
Edward Keane ... Captain
Robert Emmett O'Connor ... Henderson (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Enrique Acosta ... Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Harry Allen ... Doorman (uncredited)
Sam Appel ... Dungeon Guard (uncredited)
King Baggot ... Dignitary (uncredited)
Marion Bell ... Singer (uncredited)
Edna Bennett ... Maid (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone ... Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Al Bridge ... Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
Loie Bridge ... Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Lorraine Bridges ... Louisa (uncredited)
Ettore Campana ... Bit in 'I Pagliacci' (uncredited)
Nina Campana ... Bit in 'I Pagliacci' (uncredited)
Jack Chefe ... Opera Spectator (uncredited)
Ruth Cherrington ... Opera Spectator (uncredited)
Alex Chivra ... Shipboard Cook (uncredited)
Martin Cichy ... Policeman (uncredited)

Gino Corrado ... First Porter (uncredited)
Gennaro Curci ... Doorman (uncredited)
Sidney D'Albrook ... Stagehand (uncredited)
Olga Dane ... Azucena in "Il Trovatore" (uncredited)
Bill Days ... Singer in Chorus (uncredited)
Mario Dominici ... Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Mike Donovan ... Cop (uncredited)
Jay Eaton ... Aviator (uncredited)
Manuel Emanuel ... Bit in 'I Pagliacci' (uncredited)
Ruth Fanchon ... Dancer (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer ... Opera Spectator (uncredited)
Antonio Filauri ... Bit in 'I Pagliacci' (uncredited)
Harry Fleischmann ... Policeman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Otto Fries ... Otto - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Bud Geary ... Stagehand (uncredited)
Alexander Giglio ... Bit in 'I Pagliacci' (uncredited)

Billy Gilbert ... Passenger Asking Fiorello Not to Play Piano (uncredited)
William Gould ... Police Captain (uncredited)
Julia Griffith ... Opera Spectator (uncredited)
George Guhl ... Policeman (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale ... Stage Manager in Opera Box Who Announces Gottlieb's Disappearance (uncredited)
Ben Hall ... Stagehand (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton ... Policeman (uncredited)
Eddie Hart ... Policeman (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian ... Stagehand (uncredited)
Lew Hicks ... Policeman (uncredited)
Luther Hoobyar ... Ruiz (uncredited)
Art Howard ... Opera Spectator (uncredited)
Rodolfo Hoyos ... Count di Luna (uncredited)

George Irving ... Committeeman (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson ... Committeeman (uncredited)
Gwen Lee ... Driftwood's Dining Companion (uncredited)
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson ... Engineer's Assistant (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack ... Committeeman (uncredited)
Tandy MacKenzie ... Tenor in 'Di quella pira' (uncredited)
Tom Mahoney ... Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Fred Malatesta ... Stagehand (uncredited)
Jerry Mandy ... Second Porter (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell ... Ship Officer / Opera Spectator (uncredited)
Francisco Marán ... Opera Doorman (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy ... Policeman (uncredited)

Frank McClure ... Manager's Assistant (uncredited)
Tom McGuire ... Policeman (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer ... Dignitary (uncredited)
James C. Morton ... Opera Spectator (uncredited)
Field Norton ... Manager's Assistant (uncredited)
Alex Novinsky ... Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell ... Ship Passenger (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien ... Stagehand (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien ... Opera Spectator (uncredited)
Inez Palange ... Maid (uncredited)
Claude Payton ... Police Captain (uncredited)
Alexander Pollard ... Committee Man (uncredited)
Russ Powell ... Carriage Driver (uncredited)
Purnell Pratt ... Mayor (uncredited)
Hal Price ... Stagehand (uncredited)
Rita ... Dancer (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell ... Opera Spectator (uncredited)
Milton Royce ... Ship Passenger / Opera Spectator (uncredited)
Rubin ... Dancer (uncredited)
Alexander Schoenberg ... Opera Spectator (uncredited)
Earl Seaman ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Rolfe Sedan ... Aviator (uncredited)
Evelyn Selbie ... Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Bruce Sidney ... Ship Passenger / Opera Spectator (uncredited)
Phillips Smalley ... Committeeman (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi ... Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Leo Sulky ... Policeman (uncredited)
Ludovico Tomarchio ... Bit in 'I Pagliacci' (uncredited)
Harry Tyler ... Sign Painter (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer ... Shipboard Dinner Party Guest / Opera Spectator (uncredited)
Harry 'Zoup' Welsh ... Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Leo White ... Aviator (uncredited)
James J. Wolf ... Ferrando in 'Il Trovatore' (uncredited)
Frank Yaconelli ... Engineer (uncredited)
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Produced by
Irving Thalberg .... executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Herbert Stothart 
 
Cinematography by
Merritt B. Gerstad (photographed by)
 
Film Editing by
William LeVanway (film editor)
 
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons 
 
Makeup Department
Robert J. Schiffer .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lesley Selander .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Ben Carré .... associate art director (as Ben Carre)
Edwin B. Willis .... associate art director
Harry Albiez .... props (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording director
James Brock .... sound mixer (uncredited)
William Steinkamp .... sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Michael Steinore .... sound editor (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Chuck Hamilton .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Allen .... electrician (uncredited)
Pop Arnold .... key grip (uncredited)
Al Lane .... second camera operator (uncredited)
Floyd Porter .... gaffer (uncredited)
William Riley .... second camera operator (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Frank Tanner .... still photographer (uncredited)
Arnold Webster .... grip (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dolly Tree .... wardrobe
 
Music Department
Wayne Allen .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Lamkoff .... vocal coach (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Charles Maxwell .... orchestrator (uncredited)
M.J. McLaughlin .... music recordist (uncredited)
Leonid Raab .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Taylor .... vocal coach: chorus (uncredited)
Jack Virgil .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Harold Zweifel .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Chester Hale .... dances
Howard Dietz .... publicist (uncredited)
George S. Kaufman .... dialogue director (uncredited)
Enrico Ricardi .... whistling double: Harpo Marx (uncredited)
 
Crew verified as complete

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