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At the Circus (1939)
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Overview
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Writer:
Irving Brecher (writer)
Release Date:
20 October 1939 (USA)
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Tagline:
NOT SUITABLE FOR GENERAL EXHIBITION (Australian one-sheet poster) more
Plot:
The Marx Brothers try to help the owner of a circus recover some stolen funds before he finds himself out of a job. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Circus
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Marx Brothers
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Gorilla
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Shyster
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Stolen Money
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Not top Marx brothers but some times fun!!
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Groucho Marx | ... | Attorney Loophole | |
| Chico Marx | ... | Antonio | |
| Harpo Marx | ... | 'Punchy' | |
| Kenny Baker | ... | Jeff Wilson | |
| Florence Rice | ... | Julie Randall | |
| Eve Arden | ... | Peerless Pauline | |
| Margaret Dumont | ... | Mrs. Dukesbury | |
| Nat Pendleton | ... | Goliath | |
| Fritz Feld | ... | Jardinet | |
| James Burke | ... | John Carter | |
| Jerry Maren | ... | Little Professor Atom (as Jerry Marenghi) | |
| Barnett Parker | ... | Whitcomb | |
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| Byron Foulger | ... | Courtroom clerk (scenes deleted) (scenes deleted) | |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
A Day at the Circus (USA) (working title)
The Marx Brothers at the Circus (USA) (promotional title)
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The Marx Brothers at the Circus (USA) (promotional title)
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Runtime:
87 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Passed |
Australia:G |
Finland:S |
Germany:o.Al. |
Sweden:Btl |
USA:Approved (certificate #5436)
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Trivia:
Groucho Marx was fond of recounting how the original owner of the "gorilla skin" used in he film was so incensed when the stunt man wearing it poked ventilation holes in it with an ice pick that he took his suit and walked off the picture, forcing the producers to hastily rent an orangutan skin as a replacement. For this reason, Groucho claimed, the gorilla gets bigger and smaller from shot to shot. The man in the gorilla suit is in fact Charles Gemora, well know movie sculptor and gorilla artist, wearing his own custom made suit.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Jeff first gets on the train, his badge keeps changing position on his coat.
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Quotes:
Antonio Pirelli:
You know what I say. Whenever you got business trouble the best thing to do is to get a lawyer. Then you got more trouble, but at least you got a lawyer.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Bride of Killer Nerd (1992)
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Soundtrack:
Blue Moon
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The film is like a bunch of sketches: Some good some bad
But I think that there are more good scenes then there are bad.
Rating:3/5