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Go West

1940 · 80 min

A rapid-fire romp of silly gags and musical numbers, light as a feather and endlessly playful.

Tagline
JUMP INTO YOUR BOOTS AND SADDLES...IT'S ROUND-UP TIME IN THE WILD AND WOOLY WEST!
Overview
A con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • family
  • love
  • greed
  • justice
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour9
Realism3
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, western
Directed by
Edward Buzzell
Written by
Irving Brecher
Starring
Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, John Carroll, Diana Lewis, Walter Woolf King, Robert Barrat, June MacCloy
Music
George Bassman, George Stoll
Cinematography
Leonard Smith
Runtime
80 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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