(78 min) Released 1938-09-21
Director: William A. Seiter
Stars: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx
Genres: Comedy
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030696/
(I wonder if this is a re-issue poster, since Ball, Miller and Albertson are so heavily promoted.)
This was the only MB movie not classified as a musical, yet it has Ann Miller in the cast. So...Roll 'em, Smokey. And...curtain. Nope, no musical here, no Ann dancing. No Harpo harping, No Chico shooting piano keys. No Groucho singing an anarchic song. No Margaret Dumont. I know Irving Thalberg was dead, but most of their formula for success predates their MGM years.
Is it possible that this plot made too MUCH sense? Or maybe I've seen it too often. The zaniest thing I remember (and it just finished) is Harpo bringing the live turkey up to the hotel room because they're hungry. (When they're chasing it, clearly they have a fake on wires. Probably not so much concern for animal cruelty as the ability to make things happen as they want.)
Well, it's not horrible. Just a big let down after the prior 3 (Duck Soup, Night...Opera, Day...Races), which are their all-time best.
MGM, dir. Seiter; 6+
