Monkey Business poster

Monkey Business( 1931)

TV-MAComedy
70%
User
Score

Laughing days are here again!

Overview

Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Groucho Marx

      Groucho

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      Harpo Marx

      Harpo

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      Chico Marx

      Chico

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      Zeppo Marx

      Zeppo

    5. cast image

      Rockliffe Fellowes

      J.J. 'Big Joe' Helton

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      Harry Woods

      Alky Briggs

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      Thelma Todd

      Lucille Briggs

    8. cast image

      Ruth Hall

      Mary Helton

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      Tom Kennedy

      Gibson

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      Ben Taggart

      Capt. Corcoran (uncredited)

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      Billy Bletcher

      Man in Deck Chair

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      Maurice Chevalier

      Himself (voice)

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      Bess Flowers

      Indian's Wife at Party

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      William H. O'Brien

      Waiter

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      Cyril Ring

      Party Guest

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 13 2022
    The four Marx brothers smuggle themselves aboard an ocean liner in barrels and proceed to cause a modicum of havoc on the ship before cleverly avoiding immigration officials in New York and ending up embroiled in a turf war between rival gangsters that sees one of their number's daughter kidnapped - and our hapless comics seem the most likely to save the day, and the gal! Now I'm not really a fan of this kind of humour, I just don't find it funny - but one has to admire the sheer precision of their performance. The quickly paced, expertly choreographed "spontaneity" of it all is precise and imp...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • ship
    • stowaway
    • black and white
    • pre-code