At the Circus (1939)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.8/10   

Director:

Edward Buzzell

Guionista:

Irving Brecher (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

20 octubre 1939 (USA)

Género:

Comedia | Familia | Musical

Frase comercial:

NOT SUITABLE FOR GENERAL EXHIBITION (Australian one-sheet poster)

Plot:

The Marx Brothers try to help the owner of a circus recover some stolen funds before he finds himself out of a job.

Plot Keywords:

Circus | Marx Brothers | Gorilla | Shyster | Stolen Money

Comentarios de los usuarios:

The Boys Go To the Big Top

Reparto

Groucho Marx	...	Attorney Loophole
Chico Marx	...	Antonio
Harpo Marx	...	'Punchy'
Kenny Baker	...	Jeff Wilson
Florence Rice	...	Julie Randall
Eve Arden	...	Peerless Pauline
Margaret Dumont	...	Mrs. Dukesbury
Nat Pendleton	...	Goliath
Fritz Feld	...	Jardinet
James Burke	...	John Carter
Jerry Maren	...	Little Professor Atom (as Jerry Marenghi)
Barnett Parker	...	Whitcomb
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Byron Foulger	...	Courtroom clerk (scenes deleted) (scenes deleted)

También conocida como:

A Day at the Circus (USA) (working title)
The Marx Brothers at the Circus (USA) (promotional title)
Una tarde en el circo (Spain) [es]

Duración:

87 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Clasificación:

USA:Passed | Australia:G | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (certificate #5436)

Compañía:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivialidades:

The Marx Brothers had been out of favor at MGM since the sudden 1936 death of their producer and benefactor Irving Thalberg during the production of A Day at the Races (1937). So in the middle of the production of 'At the Circus,' longtime Thalberg rival Louis B. Mayer removed songwriters Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg from the Marx Brothers film and reassigned them to the 'prestige' MGM production The Wizard of Oz (1939).

Errores:

Continuidad: Multiple different-sized actors, in noticeably different gorilla costumes, were used to play Gibraltar the gorilla.

Citas:

J. Cheever Loophole: I bet your father spent the first year of your life throwing rocks at the stork.

Conexiones de Película:

Spoofs Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

Banda de Sonido:

Lydia, the Tattoed Lady

The Boys Go To the Big Top

No, this isn't the Cecil B. De Mille big top opus, it's the Marx Brothers one. The boys were slowing down a bit when they made it, and as it came out in 1939, it kind of got buried under all the other movies of that remarkable film year, and is now somewhat neglected. This is a pity, for while it isn't their best movie, it's far from their worst. The plot isn't worth going into,--does anyone really want a synopsis of a Marx Brothers film?--and grande dame Margaret Dumont is on hand as the woman of Groucho's nightmares come to life. Kenny Baker and Florence Rice are the leads, and I've seen far worse. This isn't a belly laugh movie but it's very amusing. The production values are excellent, and the circus itself is fun, and so is the gorilla. Every comedian should encounter a gorilla at least once in his career. At the Circus is Groucho's chance, and it provides the movie with its funniest moment. This isn't a great comedy, but it's a very good movie.