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Monkey Business

Year:

1931

Duration:

77 min

Genres:

Comedy

IMDB rate:

7.6

Director:

Norman Z. McLeod

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1931-09-19

Filming Locations: Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Groucho Marx

Monkey Business

Bobby Barber

The Marx Brothers

(as The Four Marx Brothers)

Harpo Marx

Harpo

Chico Marx

Chico

Zeppo Marx

Zeppo

Rockliffe Fellowes

Joe Helton

Harry Woods

Briggs

Thelma Todd

Lucille

Ruth Hall

Mary Helton

Tom Kennedy

Gibson

Eddie Baker

Ship's Officer (uncredited)

Billy Barty

(uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Man in Deck Chair (uncredited)

Eddie Borden

Joe (uncredited)

James Bradbury Jr.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Maxine Castle

Opera Singer at Party (uncredited)

Maurice Chevalier

Singer (voice) (uncredited)

Davison Clark

Passport Official (uncredited)

Cecil Cunningham

Madame Swempski

Bobby Dunn

Gangster (uncredited)

Al Flosso

Punch and Judy Puppeteer (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Indian's Wife at Party (uncredited)

Otto Fries

Ship's 2nd Officer (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Reporter (uncredited)

Pat Harmon

Indian at Party (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw

Cabbie at Barn (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

Extra (uncredited)

Sam Marx

Boat Passenger / Man at Quayside at Arrival (uncredited)

Charlotte Mineau

Emily (uncredited)

Harold Minjir

Emily's Lover (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Waiter (uncredited)

Evelyn Pierce

Manicurist (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Party Guest (uncredited)

Constantine Romanoff

Butch (uncredited)

Rolfe Sedan

Barber #2 (uncredited)

Frederick Sullivan

Pickpocket Victim #1 (uncredited)

Ben Taggart

Capt. Corcoran

Leo White

Barber #1 (uncredited)

Leo Willis

Gangster (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The first Marx Brothers film to be produced in Hollywood.

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In the movie, Groucho Marx tells Thelma Todd, "You're a woman who's been getting nothing but dirty breaks. Well, we can clean and tighten your brakes, but you'll have to stay in the garage all night." Four years after making this movie, Thelma Todd died under mysterious circumstances. She was found dead in her car inside her backyard garage with the engine running. It is not known if her death from carbon monoxide poisoning was accidental, a murder, or suicide.

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The first Marx Brothers film not to feature Margaret Dumont. It was felt she was not "sexy" enough for the part.

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Goofs

(at around 20 mins) Groucho is running down a corridor toward camera; he skids to a stop leaving skid marks in the floor from his heels. There are already two skid marks visible in the floor apparently from a previous take.

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During the Passport scene, when the brothers try to get off the boat by impersonating Maurice Chevalier, neither Zeppo (the first brother to try) nor Groucho (the third to try), get Chevaliers passport back from the officer in charge, yet Chico and Harpo each have it as they approach the front of the line.

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When Groucho and Chico hide under the table in the chart room (before their encounter with the Captain) Chico has a cigarette in his right hand. He didn't have it before diving under the table.

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Quotes

Chico: It's coming by "hair" mail.

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Groucho: Oh, I know it's a penny here and a penny there, but look at me. I worked myself up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.

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Groucho: I know, heifer cow is better than none, but this is no time for puns.

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