Movie Summary
EDIT- Director:
- Sam Wood
- Released:
- 1935
- Rating:
- TV-Y
The zany Marx Brothers turn an operatic performance into chaos in their efforts to promote their protégé's romance with the leading lady. Considered by many to be the Brothers' finest big budget adventure. Co-starring Marxian regular Margaret Dumont ("Coconuts") and Allan Jones ("Show Boat"). A fun-filled musical romp. Inducted into the Library of Congress National Film Registry and recently selected by the prestigious American Film Institute as one of the top 400 American films of all time.
Trailer
 Groucho Marx |
Otis B. Driftwood |
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 Chico Marx |
Fiorello |
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 Harpo Marx |
Tomasso |
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 Margaret Dumont |
Mrs. Claypool |
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 Allan Jones |
Ricardo |
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 Kitty Carlisle |
Rosa |
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Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions
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TRIVIA (2)
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As Driftwood enters the rehearsal area and greets the singers a shadow of a camera and crane is visible.
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As the ship pulls away Riccardo is clearly standing on the dock, however he turns up on board later as a stowaway.
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QUOTES (4)
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Driftwood: I saw Mrs. Claypool first. Of course, her mother really saw her first but there's no point in bringing the Civil War into this.
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Driftwood: Two beers, bartender!
Fiorello: I'll take two beers, too. -
(The stowaways emerged from Driftwood's trunk)
Driftwood: You didn't happen to see my suit in there did you?
Fiorello: Yeah, it was taking up too much room, so we sold it.
Driftwood: Did you get anything for it?
Fiorello: Uh... dollar forty.
Driftwood: That's my suit all right. -
Driftwood: It's all right, that's in every contract. That's what they call a sanity clause.
Fiorello: [Laughs loudly] You can't fool me! There ain't no Sanity Claus!
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NOTES (5)
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Originally this film was going to begin with each Marx Brother taking it in turns to roar in lieu of Leo the Lion (MGM's logo mascot); although Harpo was to have honked his horn.
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The tagline for this movie is Don't miss it! The funniest picture ever made!.
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This is the first film of the Marx Brothers that does not feature Zeppo.
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In the film Harpo Marx did most of his own stunts. He later said "it was a silly thing for a 47-year-old non-stuntman to have done".
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In 2000, A Night at the Opera was ranked 12th on the American Film Institute's AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs, where they were ranking the 100 funniest movies in American cinema.
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ALLUSIONS (1)
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Driftwood asks Fiorello if he knows what duplicates are, Fiorello replies "sure, those five kids up in Canada". This is a reference to the Dionne quintuplets, the first quintuplets known to survive their infancy.
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Themes
Musicals, Romantic Comedy, Classics