I fratelli Marx al college (1932)
Chiamato a dirigere il college di Huxley, da molti anni a digiuno di vittorie nel football, Quincey Adams Wagstaff (Groucho) cerca di assoldare due esperti giocatori (già al soldo della squadra avversaria come sabotatori), ma scrittura per sbaglio Barovelli (Chico) e Pinky (Harpo). Con i quattro Marx nelle retrovie (Zeppo nella parte del figlio di Groucho), Huxley vince la finale. Scritto da Bert Kalman, Harry Ruby (anche autore di musiche e canzoni), S.J. Perelman e Will B. Johnstone, è il più surreale, caotico e anarchico film marxiano nella sua satira della cultura universitaria USA. “Di qualsiasi cosa si tratti, io sono contro!” (I'm against it!), canta Groucho in apertura, e tutto il film, giocato sulla corda dell'assurdo, è sulla stessa riga antiautoritaria sino alla strepitosa partita conclusiva.
Direttore:
Norman Z. McLeod
Scrittori:
Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar, S.J. Perelman, Will B. Johnstone.
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Groucho Marx as Professor Wagstaff |
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Harpo Marx as Pinky |
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Chico Marx as Baravelli |
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Zeppo Marx as Frank Wagstaff |
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Thelma Todd as Connie Bailey |
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David Landau as Jennings |
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Bobby Barber as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited) |
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Reginald Barlow as Retiring Collage President (uncredited) |
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Vince Barnett as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited) |
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Sheila Bromley as Wagstaff's Receptionist (uncredited) |
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E.H. Calvert as Professor in Wagstaff's Study (uncredited) |
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Edgar Dearing as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited) |
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Robert Greig as Biology Professor (uncredited) |
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Theresa Harris as Laura (uncredited) |
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Edward LeSaint as Professor in Wagstaff's Study (uncredited) |
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Florine McKinney as Peggy Carrington (uncredited) |
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Nat Pendleton as MacHardie (uncredited) |
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James Pierce as Ed Mullen (uncredited) |
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Frank Rice as Doorman at Speakeasy (uncredited) |
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Syd Saylor as Speakeasy Patron at Slot Machine (uncredited) |
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Arthur Sheekman as Typing Sportswriter (uncredited) |
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Ben Taggart as Police Officer (uncredited) |
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Phil Tead as Football Broadcaster (uncredited) |
| Writing | Harry Ruby | Screenplay |
| Writing | Bert Kalmar | Screenplay |
| Directing | Norman Z. McLeod | Director |
| Camera | Ray June | Director of Photography |
| Production | Herman J. Mankiewicz | Producer |
| Writing | S.J. Perelman | Screenplay |
| Writing | Will B. Johnstone | Screenplay |
| Writing | Bert Kalmar | Lyricist |
| Writing | Harry Ruby | Lyricist |
| Sound | Bert Kalmar | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Harry Ruby | Original Music Composer |
