Stars: The Marx Brothers, Kitty Carlisle, Allan Jones, Maureen O'Sullivan, Tony Martin, Margaret Dumont, Douglass Dumbrille, Kenny Baker, John Carroll, Diana Lewis

Director: Edward Buzzell

Summary: In 'A Night At The Opera' Milan's finest opera stars come to New York, with some unexpected stowaways on board - Harpo and Chico. 'A Day At The Races' finds the Marx Brothers' business facing ruin unless they can save the day at the races. In 'Big Store' the Marx Brothers bring chaos to a large department store. 'Night In Casablanca' consists of more Marx mayhem in the Hotel Casablanca, North Africa, where hotel managers are being murdered as soon as they discover stolen jewels and art treasures hidden in the hotel. 'At The Circus' tells what happens when our duo find themselves on the circus payroll. 'Go West' finds the Marx Brothers in the 1870's Wild West.

This six-disc collection of Marx Brothers' classics includes: A DAY AT THE RACES; A NIGHT AT THE OPERA; AT THE CIRCUS; GO WEST; THE BIG STORE and A NIGHT IN CASABLANCA.
A DAY AT THE RACES (1937):
This hysterical outing turns the boys loose in a sanitarium. Groucho moves up in life from ministering to horses at the track to minding the hypochondriacal ills of patients such as those of the inimitable Ms. Dumont. The film is considered one of the Marx Brothers' best.
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935):
Under the inspired supervision of the boy genius Irving Thalberg, the script was penned by two of Hollywood's wittiest screenwriters, George Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind; the production values are substantially greater than in previous Marx Brothers works and the humour is honed from the surreal to a pointed attack on the lifestyles of the wealthy. The circus-like stateroom scene is among the funniest in movie history. Harpo's performance of the hit song "Alone" is perhaps his finest harp solo. Directed by Sam Wood, A NIGHT AT THE OPERA was the Marx Brothers' greatest commercial and critical success.
AT THE CIRCUS (1939):
The Marx Brothers save a mortgaged circus by convincing a Newport socialite to buy it for one show only. It may be past prime time for Marx films, but it's tough to beat a rousing rendition of "Lydia the Tatooed Lady."
GO WEST (1940):
The way the west wasn't won. The Marx Brothers mess with manifest destiny when they head to the Wild West with the railroad. Late for the Brothers, but there's always a laugh or two.
THE BIG STORE (1941):
Groucho, Harpo and Chico turn a big department store upside down as New York detectives trying to foil the hostile takeover of the store and prevent a murder. lots of fun watching the Brothers turn the emporium into their own private playground, and this was the final film in which Groucho and Margaret DuMont appear together.
A NIGHT IN CASABLANCA (1946):
In their last film together, the Marx brothers pull out all the stops. A Nazi treasure is hidden inside of a Casablanca Hotel, and three hotel managers in a row have died suspiciously, just as Ronald Kornblow (Groucho Marx) is hired to become the hotel's new manager. Meanwhile, Nazis are afoot with plans to make Kornblow the fourth victim, intending to trap him through the allure of a beautiful woman. Chico plays Rusty, the valet for the head Nazi, who overhears the plan, and teams up with businessman Corbaccio (Chico) to save Kornblow from the femme fatale. Rusty and Corbaccio tend to be a bit overzealous in the protection of Kornblow, providing for some hilarious moments. Soon Rusty finds the treasure, but the trio is thrown into prison before he can claim it. From hereon in the Brothers' slapstick, surreal humour really gets going, providing bigger and better laughs as A NIGHT IN CASABLANCA races toward its extremely silly climax.

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Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Commentary - 1. Leonard Maltin, Documentary - 1. REMARKS ON MARX (33 mins), 2. THE HY GARDNER SHOW 1, 1, 1961 (excerpt featuring Groucho Marx) (5 mins), Vintage MGM Short Films - 1. SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE TROCADERO, 2. HOW TO SLEEP, Commentary - 1. Glenn Mitchell -
Year:	1935
Release Date:	August 23, 2004
Runtime:	529 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 067043
Keywords:	Day, Night, Collection, Brothers, Big, Comedy, Opera, Circus, Box, General, Casablanca, West, Races, Set, Marx, Store, Go, A, Discs
Genre:	Comedy