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The Big Store is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and starring the Marx Brothers ( Groucho, Harpo and Chico) that takes place in a large department store. Groucho appears as private detective Wolf J. Flywheel (a character name originating from the Marx-Perrin radio show Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel in the early 1930s).
- English
- Charles Reisner
- Louis K. Sidney
The Big Store: Directed by Charles Reisner. With Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Tony Martin. 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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- Comedy, Family, Musical
- Charles Reisner
- 1941-06-20
The Big Store (1941) was the fifth and final film the Marx Brothers made for MGM. Their earlier efforts A Night at the Opera (1935) and A Day at the Races (1937) had flourished under producer Irving Thalberg's care and his plan to attract a wider audience (i.e., more women) to the brothers' brand of comedy by adding an element of romance to their zany plots.
- Charles Riesner, Sandy Roth
- Groucho Marx
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Private detectives Wolf J. Flywheel, Wacky and Ravelli (The Marx Brothers) are hired by the officious Martha Phelps (Margaret Dumont), co-owner of the Phelps Department Store. Her beloved nephew ...
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- Comedy
The opening routine in Groucho's seedy office and Harpo's harp solo (in which, through trick photography, he accompanies himself on flute and bass violin) are the only scenes truly worth watching in The Big Store; the big-chase finale is compromised by the fact that the Marx Brothers' stunt doubles do all the work, while the film's major ...
