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A Night at the Opera

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A Night at the Opera
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NR,1hr 32min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
January 1, 1935
Director:
Sam Wood
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx  ...more
Synopsis: Although some purists hold out for Duck Soup (1933), many Marx Brothers fans consider A Night at the Opera the team's best film. Immediately after the credits roll, we are introduced to Groucho Marx as penny-ante promoter Otis B. Driftwood. After a sumptuous dinner with a beautiful blonde at a fancy Milan restaurant, Driftwood tries to cadge another free meal from his wealthy patroness, Mrs. Claypool (Margaret Dumont). The dignified dowager complains that Driftwood had promised to get her into high ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Jardine, AMG Review
A Night at the Opera was the first Marx Brothers movie without Zeppo Marx (though his replacement here, Allan Jones, is not a notable improvement) and also the first under the supervision of MGM's legendary producer Irving Thalberg. A relatively sane plot line and conventional romantic subplot place this film in the more conventional camp of Marx Brothers movies. Due to the critical and commercial ... Full Review
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Groucho Marx
Otis B. Driftwood
Harpo Marx
Tomasso
Chico Marx
Fiorello
Walter Woolf King
Rodolpho Lassparri
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