A con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.
Acting
Groucho's verbal gymnastics at peak Marx Brothers velocity.
Direction
Edward Buzzell keeps the boys barely contained chaos.
Writing
Puns so dense they require subtitles and a thesaurus.
Director
Edward Buzzell
Groucho Marx
S. Quentin Quale
Chico Marx
Joe Panello
Harpo Marx
'Rusty' Panello
John Carroll
Terry Turner
Diana Lewis
Eve Wilson
Walter Woolf King
Beecher
Robert Barrat
'Red' Baxter
June MacCloy
Lulubelle
George Lessey
Railroad President
Lee Bowman
(uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Man at Saloon Door (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Train Fireman (uncredited)
Joan Woodbury
Melody (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the Marx Brothers' first film after Zeppo left, forcing the remaining trio to carry full narrative weight.
The 'train station' opening deliberately echoes their Broadway hit 'Animal Crackers,' recycling proven chaos.
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