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Directed By
Sam Wood
Written By:
Robert Pirosh, George Seaton
Cast:
Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Allan Jones, Maureen O'Sullivan, Margaret Dumont, Douglass Dumbrille, Sig Ruman, Robert Middlemass, Leonard Ceeley, Esther Muir, Vivien Fay, Ivie Anderson, The Crinoline Choir
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A Day at the Races (1937)
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SOME REAL GOOD LAUGHS - MARX BROTHERS STYLE
I really like THE MARX BROTHERS. At the height of their popularity (between 1935-1945), GROUCHO, HARPO, CHICO, and, sometimes, ZEPPO (always playing the straight man), were one of Hollywood's funniest comedy teams, ever. Their unique brand of humor (a zany mix of slapstick, absurd situations, and racy innuendo/word-play) is genuinely hilarious, even when judged by today's standards.
When THE MARX BROTHERS were good, they were very, very, good. But when they weren't so good - Well - Their wit and charm floundered somewhat, just as it did here in A DAY AT THE RACES.
A good part of this flick's problem can easily be blamed on there being way too much focus put on a boring romance. And this left THE MARX BROTHERS out of the picture's limelight far too often.
In A DAY AT THE RACES - GROUCHO, HARPO, and CHICO as characters Dr. Hackenbush, Stuffy, and Tony, respectively, try to save Judy's Health Sanatorium from being turned into a Casino by the ruthless villian, Morgan.
There's a big horse race to be won. And a few problems to overcome, including the mayhem caused when Dr. Hackenbush is hired on at the sanatorium with no one realizing that he only holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine.
This flick contains a really splendid musical number that included about 30 black performers whose ages ranged from about 5 to 40. It really rocked.
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