A Night at the Opera
Also known as Night at the Opera
1935 Marx Brothers film by Sam Wood
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7.4The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
Released: 1935-11-1591 minDir: Sam WoodComedy, Music
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Cast
- Groucho Marx as Otis B. Driftwood
- Chico Marx as Fiorello
- Harpo Marx as Tomasso
- Kitty Carlisle as Rosa
- Allan Jones as Ricardo Barroni
- Sig Ruman as Gottlieb
Themes
- opera
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A Night at the Opera is a 1935 American comedy film starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo and Chico), and featuring Kitty Carlisle, Allan Jones, Margaret Dumont, Sig Ruman, and Walter Woolf King.
It was the first of five films the Marx Brothers made under contract for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer after their departure from Paramount Pictures, and the first after Zeppo left the act. The film was written by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind from a story by James Kevin McGuinness, with additional uncredited dialogue by Al Boasberg. The film was directed by Sam Wood.
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1935 American films1935 English-language films1935 films1935 musical comedy filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican musical comedy filmsEnglish-language musical comedy filmsFilms about operaFilms directed by Sam WoodFilms produced by Irving ThalbergFilms scored by Herbert StothartFilms set in opera houses