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The Big Store (1941)

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Reviews Counted:9

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Average Rating:6.3/10

Runtime: 83 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Groucho, Harpo, and Chico star as New York detectives trying to foil the hostile takeover of a New York department store. This was the final film in which Groucho and Margaret DuMont appeared... Groucho, Harpo, and Chico star as New York detectives trying to foil the hostile takeover of a New York department store. This was the final film in which Groucho and Margaret DuMont appeared together. [More]

Starring: Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont, Tony Martin, Virginia Grey

Starring: Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont, Tony Martin, Virginia Grey, Douglass Dumbrille, William Tannen, Marion Martin, Virginia O'Brien, Henry Armetta

Director: Charles Riesner

Director: Charles Riesner
Screenwriter: Sid Kuller, Hal Fimberg, Ray Golden
Composer: George Stoll

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Jan 29, 1992

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