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Marx Bros.' big hit may miss with today's kids.
...better than most comedies of their day or our own. (TCM Greatest Classic Films: Marx Brothers)
...may not inspire one to gales of laughter the way the earlier Marx Brothers films did, but there are still some good laughs here.
Proof of the absence of God comes when Marx Brothers gags get the scissors ... yet we still must endure a show-stopping (in the worst sense of the word) water-ballet number that's a dose of Robitussin when the movie needs a double espresso.
Warner Brothers' DVD edition is a beauty. The sterling print gives us a black-and-white image that's clean, clear, sharp, and well balanced. While the dynamic range of its DD 1.0 monaural audio is thin, the sound is as clear and clean as we could hope for
Vintage Groucho, Harpo and Chico.
A winner at the box office.
The Marxes' last truly great film.
Groucho's power is his smoothness with language, his Kryptonite Chico's elaborate doublespeak.
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