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Sunday, July 22, 2018











     A Night at the Opera
1935  NR  COMEDY  1h 33min
CAST— Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Kitty Carlisle, Allan Jones, Walter Woolf King, Margaret Dumont, Siegfried Rumann
MUSIC— Herbert Stothart  DIRECTOR— Sam Wood

     Two worlds collide as the upper crust and the bottom of the barrel co-mingle in this inspired plunge into lunacy, delivered with the smash that only the Marx Brothers could deliver. On a tour of Europe, a manager from New York seeks a superb operatic singer for the upcoming season. The fabled three gyp him into signing a friend of theirs, a hopeless romantic with a heart of gold. To get to America, they must board a steam ship as stowaways, where hilarity ensues. After arriving for the opera, the show must not go on, and they seem to try their best to make it happen. With memorable scenes, countless one-liners, and a charming musical number performed by the boys, A Night at the Opera leaves a lasting impression. Deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the United States Library of Congress National Film Registry.
OUR RATING— ** ½
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