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6 December 1940 (USA)
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JUMP INTO YOUR BOOTS AND SADDLES...IT'S ROUND-UP TIME IN THE WILD AND WOOLY WEST! See more »
Plot:
The Marx Brothers come to the rescue in the Wild West when a young man, trying to settle an old family feud so he can marry the girl he loves, runs afoul of crooks. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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(7 articles)
Buster Keaton On Blu-ray: Go West/Battling Butler Review
(From Twitch. 11 November 2011, 5:45 PM, PST)
Keaton and Chaplin
(From MUBI. 24 May 2011, 9:32 AM, PDT)
Netflix Nuggets: The Silent, The Sexy, The Weird & The True
(From WeAreMovieGeeks.com. 9 May 2011, 7:01 PM, PDT)
(From Twitch. 11 November 2011, 5:45 PM, PST)
Keaton and Chaplin
(From MUBI. 24 May 2011, 9:32 AM, PDT)
Netflix Nuggets: The Silent, The Sexy, The Weird & The True
(From WeAreMovieGeeks.com. 9 May 2011, 7:01 PM, PDT)
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GO WEST (1940) ***
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Groucho Marx | ... | S. Quentin Quale |
 | Chico Marx | ... | Joe Panello |
 | Harpo Marx | ... | 'Rusty' Panello |
 | John Carroll | ... | Terry Turner |
| Diana Lewis | ... | Eve Wilson |
| Walter Woolf King | ... | Beecher |
| Robert Barrat | ... | 'Red' Baxter |
 | June MacCloy | ... | Lulubelle |
| George Lessey | ... | Railroad President |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Iris Adrian | ... | Mary Lou (uncredited) |
| Barbara Bedford | ... | Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited) |
| Clem Bevans | ... | Railroad Official (uncredited) |
| Lee Bowman | ... | (uncredited) |
| Frederick Burton | ... | Johnson (uncredited) |
| Edgar Dearing | ... | Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited) |
| James Dime | ... | Extra as Barfly (uncredited) |
| Al Duvall | ... | The Porter (uncredited) |
| Edward Gargan | ... | Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited) |
| Mary Gordon | ... | Extra as Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Lew Harvey | ... | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Edward Hearn | ... | Man at Saloon Door (uncredited) |
| Arthur Housman | ... | Drunk in Saloon (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Lewis | ... | Indian Pete - Halfbreed (uncredited) |
| Jack Low | ... | Extra as Barfly (uncredited) |
| Slim Lucas | ... | Stage Coach Driver (uncredited) |
| Tully Marshall | ... | Dan Wilson (uncredited) |
| Bob Priester | ... | Specialty Number (uncredited) |
| Baby Quintanilla | ... | Baby on Stagecoach (uncredited) |
| Henry Sylvester | ... | Conductor (uncredited) |
| Harry Tyler | ... | Telegrapher (uncredited) |
| Fred Warren | ... | Pianist at Crystal Palace Saloon (uncredited) |
| Billy Wayne | ... | Train Fireman (uncredited) |
| Harry Wilson | ... | Extra as Barfly / Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Joan Woodbury | ... | Melody (uncredited) |
| Joe Yule | ... | Joe - Bartender (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Edward Buzzell | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Irving Brecher | (original screenplay) | |
| Buster Keaton | uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| Jack Cummings | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| George Bassman | (uncredited) | ||
| George Stoll | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Leonard Smith | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Blanche Sewell | (film editor) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Cedric Gibbons | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Edwin B. Willis | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Gile Steele | (costumes: men) | ||
| Dolly Tree | (costumes: women) | ||
Production Management | |||
| Charles Levin | .... | unit manager (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Stan Rogers | .... | associate art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Douglas Shearer | .... | recording director | |
Music Department | |||
| George Bassman | .... | orchestration | |
| George Stoll | .... | musical director (as Georgie Stoll) | |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents)
- Loew's (as Loew's Incorporated)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1940) (USA) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1962) (USA) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Warner Home Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Continental Home Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
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80 min
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1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #6798) | Portugal:M/6 | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Australia:G | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Sweden:Btl
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Trivia:
The film opens with Horace Greely's famous quotation: "Go West, Young Man, go west."See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: The train that the Marx brothers are driving is a locomotive of a 2-8-0 wheel arrangement. However, when the train runs off the track, the locomotive is portrayed by a 2 truck Climax type engine of a 0-4-4-0 arrangement. Then, the train reverts to the 2-8-0 once it returns to the tracks.See more »
Quotes:
S. Quentin Quale:I give you my solemn word as an embezzler I'll be back in ten minutes.See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993) (TV)See more »
Soundtrack:
As If I Didn't KnowSee more »
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Patchy but still fairly enjoyable Marx Bros. vehicle. Their unique brand of comedy adapts reasonably well to the Western format though, at the end of the day, a lot more could have been done with this situation; the film suffers in comparison with their 'classic' stuff, but even more so when measured against other comics' brush with the genre – particularly two ambitious Buster Keaton masterworks, OUR HOSPITALITY (1923) and THE GENERAL (1927), and Laurel & Hardy's (more straightforward but) equally delightful and inspired WAY OUT WEST (1937)!
That said, a number of scenes here deliver the goods: the ticket-office sketch at the beginning, the stagecoach ride, the robbery of the safe and, of course, the climactic train 'wreck; on the debit side: the songs in this one are particularly negligible.
My verdict, therefore, is that GO WEST is a worthwhile comedy but a lesser Marx Bros. film.