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Overview

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Director:
David Miller
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Writers:
Harpo Marx (story)
Frank Tashlin (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
3 March 1950 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Musical more
Tagline:
New Musical Girlesque!!!
Plot:
The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls while thwarting diamond thieves. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
cheerful title for a sad movie... more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Harpo Marx ... Harpo (as The Marx Brothers)

Chico Marx ... Faustino (as The Marx Brothers)
Ilona Massey ... Madame Egelichi
Vera-Ellen ... Maggie Phillips - Dancer
Marion Hutton ... Bunny Dolan - Maggie's Best Friend
Raymond Burr ... Alphonse Zoto
Melville Cooper ... Throckmorton
Paul Valentine ... Mike Johnson - Dancer
Leon Belasco ... Mr. Lyons
Eric Blore ... Mackinaw
Bruce Gordon ... Hannibal Zoto

Marilyn Monroe ... Grunion's Client

Groucho Marx ... Detective Sam Grunion, narrator of the story (as The Marx Brothers)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Blonde Heaven (USA) (working title)
Blondes Up (USA) (working title)
Diamonds in the Basement (USA) (working title)
Hearts and Diamonds (USA) (working title)
Kleptomaniacs (USA) (original script title)
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Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound Recording)
Certification:
Iceland:L | USA:Approved (certificate #13516) | UK:U | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Chico Marx says "Tootsie frootsie ice cream", a nod to his routine in A Day at the Races (1937). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When we first see Chico in the final scene, he is wearing a bow-tie. In the very next shot he is tie-less. more
Quotes:
Faustino the Great: Nevermind the pianissimo. I'm gonna make it very simple for you: we play it allegro pizzicato. That's what-a you call 'em, high-class Carnegie Hall stuff. You know allegro pizzicato?
Mr. Lyons: No.
Faustino the Great: You know Jimmy Pizzicato?
Mr. Lyons: No.
Faustino the Great: None of the Pizzicatos?
Mr. Lyons: No.
Faustino the Great: What *do* you know?
Mr. Lyons: I know pistachio.
Faustino the Great: Pistachio!
[shrugs]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Biography: Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess" (1996) more
Soundtrack:
POLONAISE IN A FLAT more

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16 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
cheerful title for a sad movie..., 29 March 2004
7/10
Author: dr_foreman

Yes, this movie is sad; it's the end of an era. Bye bye, Marx Brothers; over half a century later, you still haven't been topped.

However, this movie is not sad in the sense of being pathetic. There's still some laughs here, and on balance, I think this is better than some of the previous Marx efforts ("A Night in Casablanca" and "At the Circus" in particular). Harpo is quite charming (who's not a Harpo fan?), and I remember finding the Central Park scene quite touching. The rooftop chase is a blast, too. Granted, those two scenes are standouts and the rest of the movie is weaker in comparison, but I never found it painfully weak.

Let's put it this way; even mediocre Marx is still okay by me.

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