During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.
Acting
Groucho's auction scene: verbal warfare at machine-gun speed.
Practical Effects
Harpo's pantomime transcends creaky early-sound limitations.
Production
Two directors because one couldn't handle the Brothers' chaos.
Director
Robert Florey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed in New York while the Brothers performed Animal Crackers on Broadway at night—they literally commuted between gigs.
This was Paramount's desperate bid to stay relevant in the talkie revolution; they bet on four guys who treated sound technology like a toy.
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