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A Day at the Races|The Marx Brothers

A Day at the Races

The Marx Brothers and Chico Marx
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Overview

Maureen O'Sullivan plays Judy Standish, a woman whose sanitarium is about to be foreclosed upon. Standish begs for help from rich patient Emily Updike, played by the hysterically funny Maragaret Dumont. Updike agrees to save the sanitarium but demands that her favorite medical practitioner, Dr. Hugo Hackenbush (Groucho Marx), be placed in charge. Hackenbush is a horse doctor by trade. Thus begins another wacky, silly adventure with the kings of comedy, Groucho, Chico, and Harpo Marx. Chico, a racing tipster, and Harpo, a jockey, find faith in Hackenbush when they discover that the good doctor is a fraud, so the trio sets off to defeat the nasty bankers who continue to scheme for the sanitarium, while also pushing forward the incipient love affair between Standish and struggling singer Gil Stewart (Allan Jones). Also included is the horse race for which the film is named, a carnival of bathing beauties, and some very odd musical numbers.

Awards:

Main Cast & Crew:
Sam Wood - Director
Allan Jones
Harpo Marx
Marx Brothers
The Marx Brothers
Chico Marx
Groucho Marx
Margaret Dumont
Maureen O'Sullivan
Leonard Ceeley
Groucho [Marx]

Details

    DVD Format
  • Format: DVD (Full Frame, Manufactured on Demand, Amaray Case)
  • Run Time: 109
  • Color Format: B&W
  • UPC: 883929716166
  • Genre: COMEDIES
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Release Date: July 2020

Movie Reviews

Synopsis:
This hysterical outing turns the boys loose in a sanitarium. Groucho moves up in life from ministering to horses at the track to minding the hypochondriacal ills of patients such as those of the inimitable Ms. Dumont. The film is considered one of the Marx Brothers' best.

Notes:
Irving Thalberg, the man responsible for bringing the Marx Brothers to MGM, died of pneumonia while supervising preproduction, which was extensive. Over two years, 18 scripts were written. As with A NIGHT AT THE OPERA, the final script was taken on the road as a traveling theater piece. Audience members were allowed to give written feedback on the performance. The film was banned in Latvia under the assertion that it contained nothing of value.

Reviews:
"…...A DAY AT THE RACES contains its fair share of priceless routines..." - 07/01/2000 Total Film, p.109

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