A Day at the Races
1937  NR  COMEDY  1h 49min
CAST— Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Allan Jones, Maureen O’Sullivan, Esther Muir, Margaret Dumont, Douglas Dumbrille, Sig Ruman, Dorothy Dandridge
MUSIC— Bronislau Kaper, Walter Jurmann  DIRECTOR— Sam Wood

     After spending A Night at the Opera the Marx Brothers decide to have A Day at the Races in this classic slapstick comedy. The beautiful young owner of a sanitarium is in need so it’s up to the boys to come to her aid. Heading the team is the new chief of staff (a former veterinarian) who is always quick with the jokes and the ladies. Next, there’s a sly wheeler-dealer ice cream vendor who knows how to score a quick buck. And finally, we have an odd jockey who really doesn’t do much of anything at all. But they’d better hurry; there’s someone who wants to turn the safe haven into a casino adjacent to the race track. The film tends to wander in the third act, but still, plenty of laughs abound.
OUR RATING— ** ½