
by - written on 28/05/10, updated on 28/05/10 (Very useful, 40 readings)
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One thing a Marx Brothers film never fails to make me do is laugh. Whether it be some of their earlier and arguably more classic and surreal films, or the more constructed format of the later ones, their comic timing and individuality are second to none. This 1937 offering from them sees similarities with other films, most notably A ... Read the complete review

by - written on 21/07/09 (Very useful, 195 readings)
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A Day at the Races is a 1937 Marx Brothers comedy directed by Sam Wood. The plot concerns Standish Sanitarium and its owner Judy Standish (Maureen O'Sullivan). Judy is facing bankruptcy and the forced sale of the sanitarium because one of its rich patients, hypochondriac socialite Mrs Emily Upjohn (Margaret Dumont), is due to leave ... Read the complete review



