The Big Store (1941)

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83 min - Comedy | Musical - 20 June 1941 (USA)

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A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Groucho Marx	...	Wolf J. Flywheel
	Chico Marx	...	Ravelli
	Harpo Marx	...	Wacky
	Tony Martin	...	Tommy Rogers
	Virginia Grey	...	Joan Sutton
	Margaret Dumont	...	Martha Phelps
	Douglass Dumbrille	...	Mr. Grover
	William Tannen	...	Fred Sutton
	Marion Martin	...	Peggy Arden
	Virginia O'Brien	...	Kitty
	Henry Armetta	...	Guiseppi
	Anna Demetrio	...	Maria
	Paul Stanton	...	George Hastings
	Russell Hicks	...	Arthur Hastings
	Bradley Page	...	Duke

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Storyline

The Phelps Department Store is about to be sold by its new part owner, Tommy Rogers with the permission of Martha Phelps, the dowager co-owner. The current manager doesn't want this as the irregularities in the books will show up. When an attempt is made on Tommy's life, Martha enlists the worst private eye in the world to protect him, Wolf J. Flywheel. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

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Gorgeous Girls! Uproarious Fun! The Big Musical Show! See more »

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Comedy | Musical

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 June 1941 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

A Grande Loja See more »

Company Credits

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Loew's See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Trivia

Tony Martin's "Tenement Symphony" was later razzed by Groucho Marx as "the most godawful thing I'd ever heard." See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the scene at Flywheel's detective agency, a wall calendar can be seen displaying a large "8". In subsequent shots the calendar reads "11". See more »

Quotes

[Wolf is about to propose to Martha]
Wolf J. Flywheel: Martha, dear, there are many bonds that will hold us together through eternity.
Martha Phelps: Really, Wolf? What are they?
Wolf J. Flywheel: Your government bonds, your savings bonds, your liberty bonds.
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Featured in The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

"Minuet in G major, WoO 10, No. 2"
(uncredited)
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
Played on the harp by Harpo Marx See more »

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