The Marx Brothers made several films before the 1935 'A Night at the Opera' -film. Some of those based on stage productions and some were written for screen. This film was the first film made for MGM and the producer had his demands...
And it was good. Groucho, Chico and Harpo were all great and the movie stayed in pieces. This was also the first picture with just three of five brothers. The two younger brothers (Zeppo and Gummo) were on stage in early years and Zeppo were in the first five films. They both build a career in talent agency.
In this film the brothers are not so anarchic. The producer thought that it made them a bit unsympathetic. Perhaps that was a wise move? Anyway this film is luckily as funny as the best of their early works are.
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