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A Day at the Races
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Director:
Writers:
Robert Pirosh (story) &
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Release Date:
11 June 1937 (USA) more
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Three Great Laff Stars ! . . . more gags and gals . . . more songs and dances ! more
Plot:
A vet posing as a doctor, a race horse owner and his friends struggle to help keep a sanitarium open with the help of a misfit racehorse. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
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An Underrated Classic more (57 total)

Cast

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Groucho Marx ... Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush

Chico Marx ... Tony

Harpo Marx ... Stuffy
Allan Jones ... Gil Stewart

Maureen O'Sullivan ... Judy Standish
Margaret Dumont ... Emily Upjohn
Leonard Ceeley ... Whitmore
Douglass Dumbrille ... J.D. Morgan
Esther Muir ... Flo Marlowe
Sig Ruman ... Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg (as Sig Rumann)
Robert Middlemass ... Sheriff
Vivien Fay ... Speciality Dancer (as Vivian Fay & Her Ballet)
Ivie Anderson ... Specialty Singer
The Crinoline Choir ... Musical Ensemble
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Runtime:
111 min | Germany:105 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

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In the finale, Groucho Marx sings one line of a song called "I've Got a Message from the Man in the Moon." The entire song was filmed but not used in the final cut. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the closing seconds of the film, Groucho takes off his hat and puts it up on the tip of his umbrella. When the camera angle changes to a wide shot, he does it again. more
Quotes:
Dr. Hackenbush: If I hold you any closer, I'll be in back of you. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) more
Soundtrack:
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6 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
An Underrated Classic, 14 June 2002
10/10
Author: verbalcheese from Wherever, Idaho

Though I'll admit it is not on par with the great A Night at the Opera, it is close enough to be considered one of the better comedies of alltime. The same comedic formula that worked so well in the previously mentioned film is applied in A Day at the Races. They even had the same director. Sometimes I wish the Marx Brothers would get more credit than they have received, especially in comparison to the ridiculously stupid 3 Stooges. In any event, Grouch Marx will always be one of my heroes.

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