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By Ryan V (1,568) on 01 Feb 2012

My least favorite of the Marx Bros films…

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By John H (1,894) on 04 Jan 2012

Despite obvious filler, this is a hilarious picture…

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By Bill B (2,505) on 07 Sep 2011

The first Marx Brothers movie is not as polished and well crafted as their later work, but to see Margaret Dumont in such embarassing situations…

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By Jim D (430) on 11 May 2011

Now an 82+ year old antique, the first of the Marx Bros movies turned out to be a Classic with some of their best routines like the classic…

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By John C (2,737) on 05 Apr 2011

Clunky as hell and doesn't really hurt, but you can already see the beginning of the formula taking shape…

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By Steve S (3,182) on 15 Mar 2011

All the elements of a good Marx Brothers film are here, along with some extraneous song and dance, but I don't think they'd really gotten their…

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By Jeff B (2,998) on 17 Feb 2011

Funny, as usual, but really runs out of steam for the last hour or so of the film…

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By Gabriel Z (277) on 17 Jan 2011

If you like the marx brothers this is pretty fantastic…

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By Adam L (814) on 24 Sep 2010

Statically filmed with nascent technology and not very well preserved, this is still the Marx Brothers at their freshest, and the closest we'll…

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By Aj V (1,538) on 15 Sep 2010

The Marx Bros. first film, The Cocoanuts is an absolute classic…

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By Alejandro S (513) on 24 Apr 2010

I was a little wary of the first Marx brothers movie - the lengthy running time and the presence of numerous Irving Berlin songs, to say nothing…

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By Bryce C (100) on 24 Apr 2010

I was a little wary of the first Marx brothers movie - the lengthy running time and the presence of numerous Irving Berlin songs, to say nothing…

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By Jason J (1,369) on 24 Apr 2010

I was a little wary of the first Marx brothers movie - the lengthy running time and the presence of numerous Irving Berlin songs, to say nothing…

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By Michael H (3,299) on 16 Apr 2010

Very old, creaky Marx Bros., but there are still plenty of occasions where their wit comes through…

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By Juston C (93) on 27 Mar 2010

Although there are a lot of very funny scenes, this is most definately not my favorite Marx Bros. film…

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By Joe H (1,381) on 22 Sep 2009

The timing is way off, obviously meant for the stage with lots of awkward pauses for laughs…

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By Michael R (2,154) on 21 Feb 2009

Pretty slow in the beginning, but it picks up. Not my favorite Marx Bros, film, but it's still great fun…

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By Daniel H (1,174) on 17 Jan 2009

fresh: [CENTER]I liked the Marx Brother's Why a Duck? scene.[/CENTER]…

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By Rachel B (871) on 23 Nov 2008

Lots of funny bits, but the Marx Bros. have yet to hit their cinematic groove with this first movie…

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By Robert B (2,055) on 12 Sep 2008

This is their first feature film so the Marx brothers are excused for doing more lengthy music numbers, less hilarious one-liners and less…

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