Monkey Business (1931)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.6/10   

Director:

Norman Z. McLeod

Escritores:

S.J. Perelman (screenplay) and
Will B. Johnstone (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

19 septiembre 1931 (USA)

Género:

Comedia

Plot:

On a transatlantic crossing, the Marx brothers get up to their usual antics and manage to annoy just about everyone on board the ship.

Plot Keywords:

Gangster | Marx Brothers | Chase | Fainting | Picnic

Comentarios de los usuarios:

One of the best Marx Brothers films

Reparto

Groucho Marx	...	Groucho
Harpo Marx	...	Harpo
Chico Marx	...	Chico
Zeppo Marx	...	Zeppo
Rockliffe Fellowes	...	J.J. 'Big Joe' Helton
Harry Woods	...	Alky Briggs
Thelma Todd	...	Lucille Briggs
Ruth Hall	...	Mary Helton
Tom Kennedy	...	First Mate Gibson

También conocida como:

Pistoleros de agua dulce (Spain) [es]

Duración:

77 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.20 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Clasificación:

Spain:T | Finland:S (1976) | UK:U | USA:Unrated | USA:Approved (re-release)

Locaciones de Filmación:

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

Compañía:

Paramount Pictures

Trivialidades:

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

Errores:

Continuidad: 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.

Citas:

Groucho: Mrs. Briggs, I've known and respected your husband Alky for many years. And what's good enough for him is good enough for me.
[He suddenly grabs her and pulls her down onto a couch]

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Hogan's Heroes: Monkey Business (#3.29)" (1968)

Banda de Sonido:

When I Take My Sugar to Tea

One of the best Marx Brothers films

It starts off fantastically, with the four brothers playing stowaways on a ship who are hiding in barrels and singing "Sweet Adeleide". Harpo is fantastic as he goofs in his own unique silent way, and there is a hilarious scene involving him and a Punch And Judy show. Chico is as usual on top form as the Italian who has sent for his grandfather's beard by "hair mail". And Groucho gives his classic wisecracks. Zeppo has more to do in this film than he did in other films and he isn't too bad considering that he didn't want to be in the films but had to due to his contract. Two historically funny Marx Brothers scenes in this film are one where they each in turn pretend to be Maurice Chevalier, and one where Chico and Harpo are cutting a man's mustache ("That sides-a-too short"). You must see this film; it's the Marx Brothers at their best. 10/10