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A Day at the Races

1937 · 109 min

A whirlwind of rapid-fire wordplay, slapstick, and musical numbers that keeps you laughing at the sheer anarchy.

Directed by: Sam Wood
Genres: Comedy, Music
Starring: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx

Tagline: Three Great Laff Stars ! . . . more gags and gals . . . more songs and dances !
Overview: Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's sanitarium by winning a big race with a finicky horse owned by Judy's boyfriend Gil. There are a few problems. Hackenbush, who was recently put in charge of the sanitarium, isn't really a doctor, he's a veterinarian.

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Directed by: Sam Wood
Genres: Comedy, Music
Starring: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
greed
friendship
love
deception
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	9
Realism	3
Romance	3
Tension	2
Darkness	1
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: comedy, music
Directed by: Sam Wood
Written by: Robert Pirosh, George Seaton, George Oppenheimer
Starring: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Allan Jones, Maureen O'Sullivan, Margaret Dumont, Sig Ruman, Leonard Ceeley
Music: Franz Waxman
Cinematography: Joseph Ruttenberg, Leonard Smith
Runtime: 109 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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