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.
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| 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 | |
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Embezzler, shill, all around confidence man S. Quentin Quale is heading west to find his fortune; he meets the crafty but simple brothers Joseph and Rusty Panello in a train station, where they steal all his money. They're heading west, too, because they've heard you can just pick the gold off the ground. Once there, they befriend an old miner named Dan Wilson whose property, Dead Man's Gulch, has no gold. They loan him their last ten dollars so he can go start life anew, and for collateral, he gives them the deed to the Gulch. Unbeknownst to Wilson, the son of his longtime rival, Terry Turner (who's also in love with his daughter, Eva), has contacted the railroad to arrange for them to build through the land, making the old man rich and hopefully resolving the feud. But the evil Red Baxter, owner of a saloon, tricks the boys out of the deed, and it's up to them - as well as Quale, who naturally finds his way out west anyway - to save the day. Written by Gary Dickerson <slug@mail.utexas.edu>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
6 December 1940 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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S. Quentin Quale: I suppose you think we like 'em.
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(1848) (uncredited)
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Cast members Earl Covert, Phil Neely and Bob Priester are in studio records/casting call lists for this movie, all for 'Specialty Bits in the "As If I Didn't Know" Number', but that song was not performed in the print shown on Turner Classic Movies (TCM). The song and its composers are credited onscreen, so its music may be included in the score, but it is not known if a production number was filmed and then cut, or simply not filmed at all. See more »Goofs
After Terry rides in to see Eve, we see his horse's rein tighten as an offscreen crew member starts to lead it away. See more »Quotes
Red Baxter: I don't like your faces.S. Quentin Quale: I suppose you think we like 'em.
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Crazy Credits
Opening card: Foreword: In 1851, Horace Greeley uttered a phrase that did much to change the history of these United States. He said: Go West, young man, go west. This is the story of three men who made Horace Greeley sorry he said it. See more »Soundtracks
Oh! Susanna(1848) (uncredited)
Written by Stephen Foster
Played often in the score
Sung also by Groucho Marx and others
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The movies from the Marx Bros. are just like my old Bowie's vinyls, or my Oscar Wilde's books: they're always there, and always will be. They're just like those old friends that will never let you down.
"Go West" has each and everyone of the essential ingredients of the movies from Groucho and co. : hilarious dialogs, crazy situations, Harpo's hooliganism, the music... everything goes as quick as a flash. So, if some youngster thinks that this movie hasn't anything to offer because it was made 65 years ago, thats belongs to the Pleistocenic... OK, I won't waste my time explaining why the Marx Brothers are bigger than life. I'd rather watch "Duck Soup" or "A Night At The Opera" one more time, and let the party begin once again...
*My rate: 8/10