Monkey Business Movie Review 1931

Marx Brothers run amok as stowaways on ocean liner. Fast-paced comedy provides seemingly endless amount of gags, quips, and pratfalls, including the fab four imitating Maurice Chevalier at Immigration. This film, incidentally, was the group's first to be written--by noted humorist Perelman--directly for the screen.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 77 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Slapstick Comedy, Sail Away, Immigration, The Marx Brothers

Screenplay

S.J. Perelman, Arthur Sheekman

Cast

Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Thelma Todd, Ruth Hall, Harry Woods, Tom Kennedy, Rockliffe Fellowes, Maxine Castle

Cinematography

Arthur L. Todd

Director

Norman Z. McLeod

Producer

Paramount Pictures