A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.
Acting
Groucho's verbal tornado meets Harpo's silent destruction.
Practical Effects
Real department store, real pianos, real chaos.
Writing
Wordplay so dense it needs footnotes.
Director
Charles Reisner
Groucho Marx
Wolf J. Flywheel
Chico Marx
Ravelli
Harpo Marx
Wacky
Tony Martin
Tommy Rogers
Virginia Grey
Joan Sutton
Margaret Dumont
Martha Phelps
Douglass Dumbrille
Mr. Grover
William Tannen
Fred Sutton
Marion Martin
Peggy Arden
Virginia O'Brien
Kitty
Henry Armetta
Guiseppi
Anna Demetrio
Maria
Paul Stanton
George Hastings
Russell Hicks
Arthur Hastings
Bradley Page
Duke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the last Marx Brothers film for MGM, and they were so done with the studio they basically sleepwalked through promotional duties.
Harpo's mirror scene with Groucho was improvised on set after he wandered into a rehearsal — the director kept rolling.
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