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1 2. A Night at the Opera. Kitty Carlisle initially refused to take the part when she was asked to mime to someone else's voice. She won, and the song she performs, "Alone", later became her signature tune. Kitty Carlisle stated that, out of her decades of movie roles, co-starring with The Marx Brothers in this movie gained her the most ...
Apr 27, 2021 · In Milan, Italy, Otis B. Driftwood (Groucho Marx) is a shifty business manager for wealthy widow Mrs. Claypool (Margaret Dumont).After arriving late for his business dinner with Mrs. Claypool, Driftwood tells her that he has arranged for her to become a financial backer for an opera to be produced by the director of the New York Opera Company, Herman Gottlieb (), who happens to be dining at ...
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A Night at the Opera, American screwball comedy film, released in 1935, that is widely considered the Marx Brothers’ greatest production. It was their first film after leaving Paramount Pictures for MGM and the first Marx Brothers’ movie not to include Zeppo Marx.
The madcap film takes aim at stuffy opera lovers and the nouveau riche with equal aplomb. Otis B. Driftwood, a theatrical agent of dubious morals (played by Groucho Marx), is hired by social climber Mrs. Claypool (Margaret Dumont) to help her break into high society. He suggests she invest in an opera company, the success of which is contingent on his signing the famous Italian tenor Lassparri (Walter Woolf King). After mistakenly hiring Baroni (Allan Jones), Driftwood sails back to New York and is unexpectedly joined by stowaways—Baroni and his manager (Chico Marx) and Lassaparri’s former dresser (Harpo Marx). During the trip they become entangled with the charming young opera singer Rosa (Kitty Carlisle). After the ship docks, further comic mishaps ensue as the men try to help the careers of Rosa and Baroni.
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•Studio: MGM
•Director: Sam Wood
•Writers: George S. Kaufman and Morris Ryskind
•Music: Herbert Stothart
•Groucho Marx (Otis B. Driftwood)
•Chico Marx (Fiorello)
•Harpo Marx (Tomasso)
•Margaret Dumont (Mrs. Claypool)
•Kitty Carlisle (Rosa)
•Allan Jones (Baroni)
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Feb 16, 2023 · The “opera” element comes from the film’s usage of Guiseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci. Entitled “A Night At The Opera,” the film marked the beginning of a new age of Marxian humor.
Dec 1, 2012 · The Marx Brothers, 'A Night At the Opera', another fine moment with Groucho and Margaret Dumont (mrs.Claypool) remember that this picture is made in the earl...
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" A Night at the Opera ," in Premiere (New York), vol. 10, November 1996. * * * A Night at the Opera is the sixth Marx Brothers movie and their first with MGM Studios. Duck Soup (1933) had been a critical and commercial failure, and marked the end of the Marx Brothers' contract with Paramount. Zeppo Marx had left the team, and for a time it ...
The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies. Sam Wood. Director. Edmund Goulding. Director. George S. Kaufman. Screenplay. Morrie Ryskind.
