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Monkey Business

"Laughing days are here again!"

1931-09-19 Comedy 1hr 17m

Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.

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Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.

  • Released
    1931-09-19
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 17m
  • Genre
    Comedy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.4
  • Production
    Paramount Pictures

Crew

Norman Z. McLeod
Director
S.J. Perelman
Screenplay
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Producer
Keywords:
ship stowaway black and white pre-code

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Cast

Groucho Marx

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Groucho
Harpo Marx

Harpo Marx
Harpo
Chico Marx

Chico Marx
Chico
Zeppo Marx

Zeppo Marx
Zeppo
Rockliffe Fellowes

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J.J. 'Big Joe' Helton
Harry Woods

Harry Woods
Alky Briggs
Thelma Todd

Thelma Todd
Lucille Briggs
Ruth Hall

Ruth Hall
Mary Helton
Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy
Gibson
Ben Taggart

Ben Taggart
Capt. Corcoran (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher

Billy Bletcher
Man in Deck Chair
Maurice Chevalier

Maurice Chevalier
Himself (voice)
Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers
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William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien
Waiter
Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring
Party Guest

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-13

The four Marx brothers smuggle themselves aboard an ocean liner in barrels and proceed to cause a modicum of havoc on the ship before clever... read more

The four Marx brothers smuggle themselves aboard an ocean liner in barrels and proceed to cause a modicum of havoc on the ship before cleverly avoiding immigration officials in New York and ending up embroiled in a turf war between rival gangsters that sees one of their number's daughter kidnapped - and our hapless comics seem the most likely to save the day, and the gal! Now I'm not really a fan of this kind of humour, I just don't find it funny - but one has to admire the sheer precision of their performance. The quickly paced, expertly choreographed "spontaneity" of it all is precise and impressive. The four brothers (perhaps Zeppo, not so much) each have an unique sort of characterisation to bring to the mix, and Harpo manages a turn on the harp with some skill too. It's the very precision of it all that renders it sterile for me; it could be a comedic ballet with everything so meticulously planned and executed. The humour - which misses just as often as it hits - just seems incidental to their expertise in purveying it - and that didn't work for me either. Zany? Maybe... Funny? Not really...

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A Review by CinemaSerf

The four Marx brothers smuggle themselves aboard an ocean liner in barrels and proceed to cause a modicum of havoc on the ship before cleverly avoiding immigration officials in New York and ending up embroiled in a turf war between rival ga...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-13

The four Marx brothers smuggle themselves aboard an ocean liner in barrels and proceed to cause a modicum of havoc on the ship before cleverly avoiding immigration officials in New York and ending up ...

read more