The Marx Brothers come to the rescue in the Wild West when a young man, trying to settle an old family feud so he can marry the girl he loves, runs afoul of crooks.
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| Groucho Marx | ... |
S. Quentin Quale
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| Chico Marx | ... |
Joe Panello
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| Harpo Marx | ... |
'Rusty' Panello
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| John Carroll | ... |
Terry Turner
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| Diana Lewis | ... |
Eve Wilson
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| Walter Woolf King | ... |
Beecher
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| Robert Barrat | ... |
'Red' Baxter
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| June MacCloy | ... |
Lulubelle
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| George Lessey | ... |
Railroad President
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| Iris Adrian | ... |
Mary Lou (uncredited)
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| Al Bain | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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| Barbara Bedford | ... |
Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited)
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Margaret Bert | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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| Clem Bevans | ... |
Railroad Official (uncredited)
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| Rudy Bowman | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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| Frederick Burton | ... |
Johnson (uncredited)
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Earl Covert | ... |
Specialty in 'As If I Didn't Know' (uncredited)
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| Edgar Dearing | ... |
Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited)
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| Jimmy Dime | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Al Duvall | ... |
The Porter (uncredited)
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| Billy Engle | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Sam Finn | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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| Edward Gargan | ... |
Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
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| Mary Gordon | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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| Lew Harvey | ... |
Card Player (uncredited)
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| Edward Hearn | ... |
Man at Saloon Door (uncredited)
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| Arthur Housman | ... |
Drunk in Saloon (uncredited)
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| Mitchell Lewis | ... |
Indian Pete - Halfbreed (uncredited)
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Jack Low | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Slim Lucas | ... |
Stage Coach Driver (uncredited)
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| Tully Marshall | ... |
Dan Wilson (uncredited)
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| The Marx Brothers | ... |
Themselves (uncredited)
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| Jack Montgomery | ... |
Man at Dedication (uncredited)
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Phil Neely | ... |
Specialty in 'As If I Didn't Know' (uncredited)
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Bob Priester | ... |
Specialty Number (uncredited)
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Baby Quintanilla | ... |
Baby on Stagecoach (uncredited)
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Beverly Quintanilla | ... |
Baby on Stagecoach (uncredited)
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Cap Somers | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Count Stefenelli | ... |
Commuter at Station (uncredited)
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Henry Sylvester | ... |
Conductor (uncredited)
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| Harry Tyler | ... |
Telegrapher (uncredited)
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| Fred Warren | ... |
Pianist at Crystal Palace Saloon (uncredited)
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| Billy Wayne | ... |
Train Fireman (uncredited)
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| Harry Wilson | ... |
Barfly / Train Passenger (uncredited)
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| Joan Woodbury | ... |
Melody (uncredited)
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Katherine Yorke | ... |
Saloon Gal (uncredited)
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| Joe Yule | ... |
Joe - Bartender (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Edward Buzzell | ||
Written by
| Irving Brecher | ... | (original screenplay) |
| Buster Keaton | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Jack Cummings | ... | producer |
Music by
| George Bassman | ... | (uncredited) |
| George Stoll | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Leonard Smith | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Blanche Sewell | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
Set Decoration by
| Edwin B. Willis | ... | (set decorations) |
Costume Design by
| Gile Steele | ... | (costumes: men) |
| Dolly Tree | ... | (costumes: women) |
Production Management
| Charles Levin | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sandy Roth | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Stan Rogers | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Stunts
| Chet Brandenburg | ... | stunt double: Harpo (uncredited) |
| Ed Brandenburg | ... | stunt double: Chico (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| George Bassman | ... | orchestrator |
| George Stoll | ... | musical director (as Georgie Stoll) |
Additional Crew
| Bobby Connolly | ... | dances (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (presents)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1940) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1941) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1941) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1962) (United States) (theatrical) (re-issue)
- Kino-Filmi (1967) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1971) (Finland) (tv)
- Republic-Filmi (1972) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1982) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV2)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1985) (France) (tv)
- Continental Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Kino Video (2001) (United States) (DVD) (on 'The Art of Buster Keaton')
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Finland) (DVD) (6-disc Marx Brothers Prestige Collection)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- René Malo Vidéo (1987) (Canada) (VHS) (Quebec)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Embezzler, shill, all around confidence man S. Quentin Quale is heading west to find his fortune. He meets the crafty but simple brothers Joseph and Rusty Panello in a train station, where they steal all his money. They're heading west too because they've heard you can just pick the gold off the ground. Once there, they befriend an old miner named Dan Wilson whose property, Dead Man's Gulch, has no gold. They loan him their last ten dollars so he can go start life anew, and, for collateral, he gives them the deed to the Gulch. Unbeknownst to Wilson, the son of his longtime rival, Terry Turner (who's also in love with his daughter, Eva), has contacted the railroad to arrange for them to build through the land, making the old man rich and hopefully resolving the feud. However, the evil Red Baxter, owner of a saloon, tricks the boys out of the deed, and it's up to them - as well as Quale, who naturally finds his way out west anyway - to save the day.
Written by Gary Dickerson |
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| Taglines | The Looniest, Tuniest Musical Gag-And-Gal Show Since "A Night At The Opera" See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The name of Groucho Marx's character, "S. Quentin Quale", caused a stir when the film was first released due to the subtle but clear joke: the use of the term "San Quentin quail", which means "jail bait". See more » |
| Goofs | After Terry rides in to see Eve, his horse's rein tightens as an offscreen crew member starts to lead it away. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972). See more » |
| Soundtracks | As If I Didn't Know See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Opening card: Foreword: In 1851, Horace Greeley uttered a phrase that did much to change the history of these United States. He said: Go West, young man, go west. This is the story of three men who made Horace Greeley sorry he said it. See more » |
| Quotes |
S. Quentin Quale:
Lulubelle, it's you! I didn't recognize you standing up. See more » |