A day at the races marx brothers
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There's one more musical number that's just fantastic: the poor black folk singing "Who's that man?" as Harpo runs around playing the flute. Harpo's harp number is less good, but still not bad. Also, except for the boring opera voice, even the musical numbers work here. When the Marx Brothers left Paramount for MGM, their edge was dulled down a bit. He was an utter maniac with total disregard for human life. He may have had the funniest role in Duck Soup. Harpo could stand to do a little bit more. All three Brothers are firing bullseye after bullseye. I liked A Day at the Races much more than A Night at the Opera (but a bit less than Duck Soup). Generally, Races is considered a weak follow-up to a great film. Now I've seen A Day at the Races, the Brothers' follow up to A Night at the Opera, a smash hit in theaters. I wanted to kill myself during the musical numbers of that film. I myself found it much less funny than Duck Soup. I have also seen A Night at the Opera, which is also often considered one of their best, often the best. I have seen Duck Soup, which I would say has to be at least one of their best, seeing that I believe it to be one of the funniest comedies ever. I haven't seen enough of the Marx Brothers' films to say which is their best and which is their worst. It is so ridiculous, you just laugh out loud.and that's the idea of the movie. Here, it was a horse race, unlike any you would ever see.
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#A DAY AT THE RACES MARX BROTHERS MOVIE#
The ending of this movie reminded me of Horse Feathers, in which the most outrageous football game was ever filmed. I liked their rousing gospel numbers best of all the music. Also, there are several group numbers featuring the aforementioned group of blacks. Then there is Allan Jones crooning away to O'Sullivan with several ballads.
#A DAY AT THE RACES MARX BROTHERS PLUS#
This MB film has a ton of music, from Chico on piano, to Harpo with harp and flute solos plus a flute number with a group of black folks. Groucho takes it easy on her because her character has the money that will save the day, so to speak. Maureen O'Sullivan, of Tarzan fame among other films, gives the film some beauty and Dumont is treated with more respect here than in the other Marx Brothers films. The major skits involve a race track tout (Chico conning Groucho), a physical exam (Margaret Dumont, who else?), a delay of the big horse race and a bunch of other crazy skits. In this edition, the gag scenes were longer and the amount of music was much greater. Even with the longer running time, it's still not the story but all the gags and musical talent of the Marx Brothers that is on parade here and is the selling point of the film. Well, here's one more zany uniquely-Marx Brothers film, one noted for being the longest feature movie they made at 111 minutes. Her beauty and naivety eventually charm even the most cynical Grouchophile. A Marx Brothers fan, like myself, tends to fall in love with the woman after many years. Margaret Dumont as Mrs Upjohn is wonderful. It is not the only time the Marx Brothers have featured black musicians in one of their movies (At the Circus comes to mind). Imagine seeing the Jitterbug fifteen years before white teens were performing it. Instead of people in black face or grotesque caricatures, real black singers and dancers are featured. What is unusual in this film is the big musical number with the African-American race track employees. The examination room bit with Harpo ("Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped") is equally tight. The ice cream bit still makes me laugh and I've seen it upwards of twenty times. Groucho and Chico work together like a well oiled insane asylum. After this one, the quality fell off.dramatically.