A Night at the Opera

19351935
PassedPassed
1h 36min

Groucho Marx, Kitty Carlisle, Allan Jones, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Night at the Opera (1935)

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A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

Directors
- Sam Wood
- Edmund Goulding(uncredited)
Writers
- George S. Kaufman(screen play)
- Morrie Ryskind(screen play)
- James Kevin McGuinness(from a story by)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win

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Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Night at the Opera (1935)

Groucho Marx, Allan Jones, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, and Sig Ruman in A Night at the Opera (1935)

Groucho Marx, Marion Bell, Edna Bennett, Allan Jones, Jack 'Tiny' Lipson, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Inez Palange, Stephen Soldi, Harry 'Zoup' Welsh, and Frank Yaconelli in A Night at the Opera (1935)

Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Night at the Opera (1935)

Groucho Marx, Margaret Dumont, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Night at the Opera (1935)

Groucho Marx in A Night at the Opera (1935)

Groucho Marx, Walter Woolf King, and Chico Marx in A Night at the Opera (1935)

Groucho Marx, Walter Woolf King, and Harpo Marx in A Night at the Opera (1935)

Groucho Marx, Edna Bennett, Allan Jones, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, and Inez Palange in A Night at the Opera (1935)

Groucho Marx, Allan Jones, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, and The Marx Brothers in A Night at the Opera (1935)

Allan Jones, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Night at the Opera (1935)

Groucho Marx, Bud Geary, and Hal Price in A Night at the Opera (1935)

Otis B. Driftwoodas Otis B. Driftwood

Fiorelloas Fiorello

Tomassoas Tomasso

Rosa Castaldias Rosa Castaldi

Riccardo Baroneas Riccardo Barone

Walter Woolf King

Rudolfo Lassparrias Rudolfo Lassparri
(as Walter King)

Herman Gottliebas Herman Gottlieb
(as Siegfried Rumann)

Margaret Dumont

Mrs. Claypoolas Mrs. Claypool

Ship's Captainas Ship's Captain

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Police Sergeant Hendersonas Police Sergeant Henderson
(as Robert Emmet O'Connor)

Nightclub Guestas Nightclub Guest
(uncredited)

Opera Spectatoras Opera Spectator
(uncredited)

Doormanas Doorman
(uncredited)

Dungeon Guardas Dungeon Guard
(uncredited)

Dignitaryas Dignitary
(uncredited)

Lady looking for 'Aunt Minnie'as Lady looking for 'Aunt Minnie'
(uncredited)

Maidas Maid
(uncredited)

Dolly Blackburn

Little Girl watching Harpo playingas Little Girl watching Harpo playing
(uncredited)

Directors
- Sam Wood
- Edmund Goulding(uncredited)
Writers
- George S. Kaufman(screen play)
- Morrie Ryskind(screen play)
- James Kevin McGuinness(from a story by)
All cast & crew

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The Marx Brothers take on high society. Two lovers who are both in opera are prevented from being together by the man's lack of acceptance as an operatic tenor. Pulling several typical Marx Brothers' stunts, they arrange for the normal tenor to be absent so that the young lover can get his chance. —John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

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Taglines
- "The Marx Bros. are three of our foremost comedians...my wife can tell you the name of the fourth." says Eddie Cantor. (Print Ad-Lewiston Daily Sun, ((Lewiston, Me.)) 28 December 1935)
Genres
Certificate
- Passed
Parents guide

Trivia
In exasperation after several attempts to have Groucho Marx read one of his lines in the manner director Sam Wood had requested, Wood exclaimed, "I guess you just can't make an actor out of clay." Groucho Marx instantly responded, "Nor a director out of Wood."

Goofs
When Tomasso plays the harp, the sound is briefly out of sync a couple of times. This is due to the fact that Harpo Marx always recorded his harp music in a studio and then synched during the shoot.

Quotes
Otis B. Driftwood: It's all right, that's in every contract. That's what they call a sanity clause.
[Fiorello laughs loudly]
Fiorello: You can't fool me! There ain't no Sanity Claus!

Alternate versions
All references to the first portion of the film taking place in Italy were edited from the original negative sometime after the original release. There is speculation that this was done during WWII when Italy was as Axis power, but it also may have been done in the late 1930's to appease Mussolini, who didn't like the way Italians were being portrayed. Either way, the film's first scene begins rather abruptly and is missing a musical number and references to Milan, Italy.

Connections
Edited into Apaga y vámonos: Episode #1.5 (2013)

Soundtracks
Il Trovatore: Di quella pira
(1853) (uncredited)
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Leone Emanuele Bardare and Salvatore Cammarano
Sung by Walter Woolf King
with The MGM Symphony Orchestra

Top review

8/10

I Appreciate This One Now!

I didn't fully appreciate this film until my second viewing. Now I think it's one of the better Marx Brothers film. The film - filled with funny lines - has all the familiar MB trappings: good slapstick, good and bad jokes and routines, wild scenes, several musical numbers and general overall chaos.

The only thing not appealing to me in the film were some of the songs - not all, just some. Otherwise, it was all fun as Groucho, Chico and Harpo all share humorous lines and/or sight gags. Kitty Carlisle doesn't offer much in the way of a young beauty but it was still interesting to see her at this age as I had only known her through her "To Tell The Truth" television days. Alan Jones, meanwhile, is a pleasing singer and a nice guy, as always.

This is the film with the famous scene involving a ton of people being stuffed into Groucho's small cabin room. It's more amazing than funny. My favorite scenes were when Groucho and Chico got into discussions and trade lines back-and- forth. I also laughed heartily at the finale with Harpo swinging like Tarzan at the opera house.

In all, a funny MB film, one of the boys' better efforts. I play it with the English subtitles so as not to miss any of the great lines of dialog in here.

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10

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Oct 21, 2006

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Release date
- November 15, 1935 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Languages
- English
- Italian
Also known as
- Die Marx Brothers in der Oper
Filming locations
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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Gross US & Canada
- $2,537,520
Gross worldwide
- $3,956,700

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
- 1h 36min
Color
- Black and White
Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1

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