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The Big Store

1941 · 83 min

A breezy, joke-packed romp with slapstick chaos and musical numbers, easy to enjoy without much thought.

Directed by
Charles Reisner
Genres
Comedy, Music
Starring
Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
Tagline
Gorgeous Girls! Uproarious Fun! The Big Musical Show!
Overview
A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.

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Directed by
Charles Reisner
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
  • greed
  • family
  • love
  • corruption
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour9
Realism4
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, music
Directed by
Charles Reisner
Written by
Ray Golden, Sid Kuller, Hal Fimberg
Starring
Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Tony Martin, Virginia Grey, Margaret Dumont, Douglass Dumbrille, William Tannen
Cinematography
Charles Lawton Jr.
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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