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A Night at the Opera

  • 1935
  • Approved
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
36K
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Groucho Marx, Kitty Carlisle, Allan Jones, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, and The Marx Brothers in A Night at the Opera (1935)
FarceSatireSlapstickComedyMusicMusical

A sly business manager and the wacky friends of two opera singers in Italy help them achieve success in America while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.A sly business manager and the wacky friends of two opera singers in Italy help them achieve success in America while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.A sly business manager and the wacky friends of two opera singers in Italy help them achieve success in America while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

  • Directors
    • Sam Wood
    • Edmund Goulding
  • Writers
    • George S. Kaufman
    • Morrie Ryskind
    • James Kevin McGuinness
  • Stars
    • Groucho Marx
    • Chico Marx
    • Harpo Marx
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    36K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Sam Wood
      • Edmund Goulding
    • Writers
      • George S. Kaufman
      • Morrie Ryskind
      • James Kevin McGuinness
    • Stars
      • Groucho Marx
      • Chico Marx
      • Harpo Marx
    • 180User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins total

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    Groucho Marx
    Groucho Marx
    • Otis B. Driftwood
    Chico Marx
    Chico Marx
    • Fiorello
    Harpo Marx
    Harpo Marx
    • Tomasso
    Kitty Carlisle
    Kitty Carlisle
    • Rosa Castaldi
    Allan Jones
    Allan Jones
    • Riccardo Barone
    Walter Woolf King
    Walter Woolf King
    • Rudolfo Lassparri
    • (as Walter King)
    Sig Ruman
    Sig Ruman
    • Herman Gottlieb
    • (as Siegfried Rumann)
    Margaret Dumont
    Margaret Dumont
    • Mrs. Claypool
    Edward Keane
    • Ship's Captain
    Robert Emmett O'Connor
    Robert Emmett O'Connor
    • Police Sergeant Henderson
    • (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
    Enrique Acosta
    • Nightclub Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Adams
    • Opera Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Allen
    • Doorman
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Appel
    Sam Appel
    • Dungeon Guard
    • (uncredited)
    King Baggot
    King Baggot
    • Dignitary
    • (uncredited)
    Marion Bell
    • Lady looking for 'Aunt Minnie'
    • (uncredited)
    Edna Bennett
    • Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Dolly Blackburn
    • Little Girl watching Harpo playing
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Sam Wood
      • Edmund Goulding
    • Writers
      • George S. Kaufman
      • Morrie Ryskind
      • James Kevin McGuinness
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    • Trivia
      Groucho Marx said that this was his favorite among his movies.
    • Goofs
      Ricardo is clearly standing on the dock as the ship pulls away, yet he turns up on board later as a stowaway.
    • Quotes

      Otis B. Driftwood: It's all right, that's in every contract. That's what they call a sanity clause.

      [Fiorello laughs loudly]

      Fiorello: You can't fool me! There ain't no Sanity Claus!

    • Alternate versions
      All references to the first portion of the film taking place in Italy were edited from the original negative sometime after the original release. There is speculation that this was done during WWII when Italy was as Axis power, but it also may have been done in the late 1930's to appease Mussolini, who didn't like the way Italians were being portrayed. Either way, the film's first scene begins rather abruptly and is missing a musical number and references to Milan, Italy.
    • Connections
      Edited into Apaga y vámonos: Episode #1.5 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Il Trovatore: Di quella pira

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    • Release date
      • November 15, 1935 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Skandal in der Oper
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,953
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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