A Night in Casablanca (1946) 6.9
The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure. Director:Archie Mayo |
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A Night in Casablanca (1946) 6.9
The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure. Director:Archie Mayo |
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| The Marx Brothers | ... |
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| Groucho Marx | ... |
Kornblow
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| Harpo Marx | ... | ||
| Chico Marx | ... | ||
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Charles Drake | ... |
Pierre
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Lois Collier | ... |
Annette
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Sig Ruman | ... |
Pfferman
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Lisette Verea | ... |
Bea
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Lewis L. Russell | ... |
Governor
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Dan Seymour | ... |
Prefect of Police
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Frederick Giermann | ... |
Kurt
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Harro Mellor | ... |
Emile
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David Hoffman | ... |
Spy
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Paul Harvey | ... |
Mr. Smythe
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In post-war Casablanca, Ronald Kornblow is hired to run a hotel whose previous managers have all wound up being murdered. French soldier Pierre suspects the involvement of ex-Nazis, specifically Count Pfefferman, in reality the notorious Heinrich Stubel. But Pierre himself is accused of collaborating with the enemy, and attempts to clear his name with the help of his girlfriend Annette and cagey buddy Corbaccio. They enlist the aid of Pfefferman's beleaguered mute valet, Rusty, and discover a hoard of war booty the Nazis have cached in the hotel. Written by Paul Penna <tterrace@wco.com>
The Marx Brothers came out of retirement to make this film in order to help the financially-strapped Chico, who was forever broke due to his gambling addiction.
The movie begins slowly, and there are some rather unfunny scenes featuring Harpo, but when Chico and Groucho arrive on the scene the film really picks up. There are some truly great scenes in this film. My favorite is Harpo desperately trying to convey important information to Chico via whistles and inspired charade.
The plot is rather silly, but who cares? While not on a par with their classics "Duck Soup" and "A Night at the Opera", this movie is very much worth seeing.