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A Day at the Races
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Format | Subtitled, Multiple Formats, Black & White, Color, Closed-captioned, NTSC |
Contributor | Vivien Fay, Douglass Dumbrille, Margaret Dumont, Sam Wood, Harpo Marx, Esther Muir, Robert Pirosh, Groucho Marx, Allan Jones, Sig Ruman, Maureen O'Sullivan, Leonard Ceeley, Chico Marx, George Seaton, George Oppenheimer, Robert Middlemass See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 51 minutes |
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Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's farm by winning a big race with her horse. There are a few problems. Hackenbush runs a high priced clinic for the wealthy who don't know he has his degree in Veterinary Medicine.
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A Day at the Races is the Marx Brothers at their commercial and popular peak, working with a top Hollywood director (Sam Wood of The Pride of the Yankees), supported with a healthy screen budget paying for such extras as a blue-tinted ballet sequence, love songs from crooner Allan Jones, and decorative sets. But the brothers are also at the top of their game in terms of their own comic material and timing. The story finds Groucho, Chico, and Harpo helping out at a sanatorium, where their longtime foil in the movies, Margaret Dumont, is the leading patient. The film has some of the trio's funniest and most memorable bits and a dazzling horserace at the climax. Not quite as good as its predecessor, A Night at the Opera, this is still a highlight in the Marxian filmography. --Tom Keogh
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Package Dimensions : 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 15.2 ounces
- Item model number : 12569513921
- Director : Sam Wood
- Media Format : Subtitled, Multiple Formats, Black & White, Color, Closed-captioned, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 51 minutes
- Release date : May 4, 2004
- Actors : Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Allan Jones, Maureen O'Sullivan
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish, French
- Language : Unqualified
- Studio : Warner Home Video
- ASIN : B0001HAIMW
- Writers : George Oppenheimer, George Seaton, Robert Pirosh
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #70,946 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #5,401 in Kids & Family DVDs
- #8,256 in Comedy (Movies & TV)
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"A Day at the Races" followed the formula of the hugely successful "A Night at the Opera", but it was was the beginning of the end of their golden period. The problem is simply that while the boys are very good, there is just not enough of them and in inverse proportion, a dumb love story with the charming Allan Jones and the equally charming but sappy Maureen O'Sullivan. Also, there is a notable softening of their characters, particularly Harpo and that diminishes them.
The film also has 2 major production numbers - one is a dud balletic number but the other is another matter altogether. Just as you begin to cringe at the black stereotypes, a slim girl with a tantalising voice appears and, unbelievably, it is the famous jazz singer Ivie Anderson, with Duke Ellington's band backing and unbilled. Don't miss this historic glimpse of a really great black singer.
Having said that, most people who read this review will know the delights on offer, the Tootsie Fruitsy Ice cream routine for example. The package contains an excellent print and there are some very good extras. The commentary from Marx Brothers author Glenn Mitchell is full of background information which in fact becomes frustrating as Mitchell points out many discontinuities due to cuts. It seems the cuts were mainly on the boys' routines and maybe that was what upset the balance on offer. The package also includes a documentary which is most interesting with its clips of an elderly O'Sullivan and at its worst with the dreadful Dom DeLuise. A droll Robert Benchley short is OK but the cartoons are dated and dull. Best of all is an audio outake of Allan Jones singing "The Man in the Moon". Jones had a beautiful tenor and it is a pity the song was not retained because it is infinitely more melodic than the overlong ballet which remains.
This DVD is good value.
One of the Marx brothers best!
I highly recommend!!
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On the technical side, the DVD is perfect, and when you've watched the movie once, see it again with the commentary!
More than 5 stars.
Day At The Races
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Has To Be One Of Their Best Films. Groucho As Always Carries This Film. The Racetrack Part With Groucho Wanting To Place A Bet, Is One Of The Best Scene*s
In The Movie.
If You Want Some Vintage Comedy, Then Sit Back And Enjoy.