The Marx Brothers at the Circus

Directed by: Edward Buzzell, USA, 1939

USA, 1939
Szenenphoto aus The Marx Brothers at the Circus, © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)


Cast and Credits

Production Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Producer Mervyn LeRoy
Director Edward Buzzell
Scenario Irving Brecher
Director of Photography Leonard Smith
Composer Franz Waxman
Harold Arlen
E.Y. Harburg [Lieder]
Harold Arlen
Editor Harold Arlen
Cast Chico Marx [Antonio]
Groucho Marx [Anwold J. Cheever Loophole]
Harpo Marx [Punchy]
Margaret Dumont [Mrs. Dukesbury]
Eve Arden [Peerless Pauline]
Kenny Baker [Jeff Wilson]
Nat Pendleton [Goliath]
Florence Rice [Julie Randall]
James Burke
Fritz Feld
Fritz Feld
Fritz Feld
Barnett Parker

Technical specifications
Category: Feature Film
Technical Details: Format: 35 mm, 1:1,37 - Black and White,Length: 87 minutes
Sound System: mono

Synopsis in German
Der Zirkus von Jeff Wilson steht kurz vor dem Bankrott. Die 10.000 Dollar, die er dem zwielichtigen John Carter schuldet, werden ihm gestohlen. Wilsons Mitarbeiter Antonio und "Punchy" engagieren ihren Anwalt J. Cheever Loophole, der das verschwundene Geld schnellstens wiederfinden soll. Auf der Jagd nach den begehrten Banknoten müssen die drei unter anderem das Schlafzimmer eines Kraftmenschen sowie das Dekolleté einer Trapezkünstlerin durchsuchen. Dank eines ausgebrochenen Orang-Utans können die Gangster schliesslich gefasst und der Zirkus gerettet werden. (3Sat Presse)

Reviews in German: "Turbulente Komödie" (Lexikon des Internationalen Films)

«Eine "neue" filmische Ausgrabung mit Amerikas bedeutendem Komiker-Trio, den Marx-Brothers, die, verglichen mit anderen Filmen der drei Brüder, eher etwas "schwach auf der Brust" ist. Mehrere zwerchfellerschütternde Soli der Hauptakteure aber machen den streckenweisen Handlungsleerlauf im Mittelteil des Filmes wieder wett.» (Guntram Lenz)
Remarks and general Information in German: «Anarchisch-freche Komödie der Marx Brothers mit pointierten Gags, Action-Sequenzen und gelungenen Musikeinlagen.» (3Sat Presse)

General Information

The Marx Brothers at the Circus is a motion picture produced in the year 1939 as a USA production. The Film was directed by Edward Buzzell, with Chico Marx, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Florence Rice, in the leading parts.

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