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1939 Marx Brothers film by Edward Buzzell

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Jeff Wilson, the owner of a small circus, owes his partner Carter $10,000. Before Jeff can pay, Carter's accomplices steal the money so he can take over the circus. Antonio Pirelli and Punchy, who work at the circus, together with lawyer Loophole try to find the thief and get the money back.

Released: 1939-10-2087 minDir: Edward BuzzellComedy, Music

Cast

  • Groucho Marx as Attorney J. Cheever Loophole
  • Chico Marx as Antonio Pirelli
  • Harpo Marx as 'Punchy'
  • Kenny Baker as Jeff Wilson
  • Florence Rice as Julie Randall
  • Eve Arden as Peerless Pauline

Themes

  • circus
  • musical
  • aunt
  • money
  • lawyer
  • strong man

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

6,847 votes

Year
1939
Runtime
87 min
Genres
Comedy, Musical

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Ben Hecht
Cast member
Lillian Randolph
Composer
Harold Arlen
Producer
Mervyn LeRoy
Production company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cinematographer
Leonard Smith
Duration
83
FilmAffinity ID
414008
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
1939 At the Circus lobby card.JPG
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Commons category
At the Circus (film)
publication date
1939-01-01
title
At the Circus
distributed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
production designer
Cedric Gibbons
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
100%
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