Review of A Night at the Opera (1935) by Robert B — 19 Sep 2008
Bouncing right back from two year old box office Paramount flop "Duck Soup", the Marxes began work at MGM, which became the start of the end of their brilliance. MGM, not able somehow to do much slapstick or comedy for the sake of comedy evidenced by the mismanagement of Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, and Our Gang.
Louis B. Mayer did not understand vaudevillian comedy or attempt to. This all being said, A Night at the Opera is the closest we ever get to the craziness and lack of sanity that we saw in what is called the Paramount five.
The Marxes reunite (smartly) with Margret Dumount, gain a future comedy ally Sig Ruman, and singer Allan Jones. And so the stage is set for the comeback of the Marxes.
This review of A Night at the Opera (1935) was written by Robert B on 19 Sep 2008.
A Night at the Opera has generally received very positive reviews.
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