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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 77/100. Scores higher than 81% of the 231 1930s comedy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing. The intrepid Captain Spaulding attempts to solve the crime with the help of his silly secretary Horatio Jamison, while sparring with the anarchic Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his nutty sidekick The Professor.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic77/100
270 audience votes
Key crew
- Morrie RyskindScreenplay
- Victor HeermanDirector
- Max ReeseOriginal Music Composer
- George S. KaufmanWriter
Cast
- Groucho MarxCaptain Jeffrey T. Spaulding
- Harpo MarxThe Professor
- Chico MarxSignor Emanuel Ravelli
- Zeppo MarxHoratio Jamison
- Lillian RothArabella Rittenhouse
- Margaret DumontMrs. Rittenhouse
- Louis SorinRoscoe Chandler
- Hal ThompsonJohn Parker
- Margaret IrvingMrs. Whitehead
- Kathryn ReeceGrace Carpenter
- Robert GreigHives
- Edward MetcalfHennessey
Stills
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Themes
musicalbased on play or musicalwhodunitblack and whitepre-code