The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
Writing
Groucho's insults are weaponized poetry. 'You big bulb!'
Practical Effects
The stateroom scene: 15 people in a closet, zero CGI.
Acting
Harpo's silent chaos speaks louder than dialogue.
Director
Sam Wood
Groucho Marx
Otis B. Driftwood
Chico Marx
Fiorello
Harpo Marx
Tomasso
Kitty Carlisle
Rosa
Allan Jones
Ricardo Barroni
Sig Ruman
Gottlieb
Walter Woolf King
Lassparri
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Henderson
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Claypool
Edward Keane
Captain
Evelyn Selbie
The Fortune Teller in 'Trovatore' (uncredited)
Purnell Pratt
The Mayor of New York (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
The Stage Manager (uncredited)
Otto Fries
Otto the Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
First Porter (uncredited)
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