Duck Soup (1933)
Duck Soup (1933) The country of Freedonia is in the middle of a financial crisis and on the brink of revolution. In order to gain a bail-out from the wealthy Mrs Teasdale, the government appoints Rufus T Firefly as its president. However, Mr Firefly shuns the pomp and pretentiousness of government;
A Day at the Races (1937)
A Day at the Races (1937) Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's farm by winning a big race with her horse. There are a few problems. Hackenbush runs a high priced clinic for the wealthy who don't know he has his degree in Veterinary Medicine.
Animal Crackers (1930)
Animal Crackers (1930) Captain Spaulding, the noted explorer, returns from Africa and attends a gala party held by Mrs. Rittenhouse. A painting displayed at that party is stolen, and the Marxes help recover it. Well, maybe 'help' isn't quite the word I was looking for--this is the Marx Brothers, aft
The Cocoanuts (1929)
The Cocoanuts (1929) Mr. Hammer runs a bankrupt Florida hotel. He'll try anything to make money, even make love to rich Mrs. Potter. But his main scheme, selling real estate, is in danger of sabotage from zanies Chico and Harpo, who also reduce the schemes of a pair of jewel thieves to chaos. A subp
A Night at the Opera (1935)
A Night at the Opera (1935) The Marx Brothers take on high society. Two lovers who are both in opera are prevented from being together by the man's lack of acceptance as an operatic tenor. Pulling several typical Marx Brothers' stunts, they arrange for the normal tenor to be absent so that the young
A Night in Casablanca (1946)
A Night in Casablanca (1946) In post-war Casablanca, Ronald Kornblow is hired to run a hotel whose previous managers have all wound up being murdered. French soldier Pierre suspects the involvement of ex-Nazis, specifically Count Pfefferman, in reality the notorious Heinrich Stubel. But Pierre himse
Horse Feathers (1932)
Horse Feathers 1932 Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff has just been installed as the new president of Huxley College His cavalier attitude toward education is not reserved for his son Frank, who is seeing the college widow, Connie Bailey Frank influences Wagstaff to recruit two football players who ha
Love Happy (1949)
Love Happy 1949 Young hopefuls trying to stage a Broadway show on a shoestring are sustained with food by expert shoplifter Harpo They little suspect that his donations include the special sardine can hiding the Romanoff diamonds Slinky Madame Egelichi and her henchmen will do anything to get them b