Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx

A vet posing as a doctor, a race horse owner and his friends struggle to help keep a sanitarium open with the help of a misfit racehorse.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 51 min.

Directed by: Sam Wood

Release Date: June 1, 1937

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DVD Release Date: May 4, 2004

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  • June 3, 2007
    Another Marx Bros. classic. As long as you can stomach the superfluous romantic and musical interludes, you just cannot go wrong with them. Hilarious.
  • February 19, 2007
    My husband just loves the Marx brothers but their brand of comedy does nothing for me
  • July 18, 2007
    "Emily, I've got a confession to make. I really am a horse doctor, but if you marry me, I'll never look at another horse."
  • April 15, 2007
    Have you got a woman in here?
    If I haven't, I've wasted 30 minutes of valuable time.
  • October 18, 2009
    Hysterically funny and certainly one of the Marx Brothers best. The writing is great and the musical numbers are terrific too. Great supporting cast, Margaret Dumont is a delight as always. Excellent!
  • October 12, 2009
    Some parts are a little outdated for modern cinema, but the ideas and comedy of this film is still funny and entertaining today.
  • August 23, 2009
    Another movie with the Marx Brothers at their best. Whether it's the great miming scene between Harpo and Chico or the final race scene, this movie had plenty of lines and momments to make me laugh out loud while watching it.
    A strong supporting cast including Dumont, Ruman, and...( read more) the couple Jones and O'Sullivan (who manage to be the least annoying out of all the romance stories used in the Marx Brothers movies) help give the Marx Brothers plenty of things to play off of and make for a great, classic comedy. Defintly for any fan of the Marx Brothers, old movies, or grea comedies in general.

    "You've got it all wrong. This is my aunt. She's come to talk over some old family matters."
    "I wish I had an aunt look like that."
    "Well, take it up with your uncle."
  • April 17, 2009
    The Marx brothers are at their highest, most outgoing and energetic Comedy yet. Showing us all again who they really are. Here to keep the role as, personally, the greatest Slapstick team to garner the MEDIA-tric world with timeless, genius liter humor both in its out-colored var...( read more)iety as the jokes and characterizations remain clean.
  • January 18, 2009
    Fuckin still brilliant after all these years - it's no Duck Soup/ A Night At The Opera but still one of the Marx bros. finest. Also watched this while sick and cheered me the f*ck up no end. Im always shocked when people havent even heard of them let alone seen anything of theirs...( read more). Very very highly recommended - just be prepared for the intense level of zaniness and wackiness that will accompany anything they're involved in. Man To Groucho: Are you a man or a mouse?
    Groucho: You put a piece of cheese down there and you'll find out. Great stuff altogether!
  • December 7, 2008
    Although I am a huge Marx Brothers film fan I have no desire to see this one

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