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A Day at the Races (1937)
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Release Date:
11 June 1937 (USA)
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Tagline:
Three Great Laff Stars ! . . . more gags and gals . . . more songs and dances ! more
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A vet posing as a doctor, a race horse owner and his friends struggle to help keep a sanitarium open with the help of a misfit racehorse. full summary | add synopsis
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Sanitarium
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Horse
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Hypochondriac
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Jockey
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Singer
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Nominated for Oscar.
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A Day at the Races
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Groucho Marx | ... | Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush | |
| Chico Marx | ... | Tony | |
| Harpo Marx | ... | Stuffy | |
| Allan Jones | ... | Gil Stewart | |
| Maureen O'Sullivan | ... | Judy Standish | |
| Margaret Dumont | ... | Emily Upjohn | |
| Leonard Ceeley | ... | Whitmore | |
| Douglass Dumbrille | ... | J.D. Morgan | |
| Esther Muir | ... | Flo Marlowe | |
| Sig Ruman | ... | Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg (as Sig Rumann) | |
| Robert Middlemass | ... | Sheriff | |
| Vivien Fay | ... | Speciality Dancer (as Vivian Fay & Her Ballet) | |
| Ivie Anderson | ... | Specialty Singer | |
| The Crinoline Choir | ... | Musical Ensemble |
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Also Known As:
Um Dia nas Corridas (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Un jour aux courses (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Das grosse Rennen (Germany) [de]
Dzien na wyscigach (Poland) [pl]
Ein Tag beim Rennen (Germany) [de]
En dag på galopbanen (Denmark) [da]
En dag på kapplöpningarna (Sweden) [sv]
Ena skandalon stis kourses (Greece) [el]
Marx Brothers - Das Große Rennen (Germany) [de]
Marx Brothers - Ein Tag beim Rennen (Germany) [de]
Mia mera ston ippodromo (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
Oi afoi Marx ston ippodromo (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
Päivä kilpa-ajoissa (Finland) [fi]
Skandal auf der Rennbahn (Austria) [de]
Un día en las carreras (Spain) [es]
Un giorno alle corse (Italy) [it]
Yom B'Merutzim (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
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Un jour aux courses (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Das grosse Rennen (Germany) [de]
Dzien na wyscigach (Poland) [pl]
Ein Tag beim Rennen (Germany) [de]
En dag på galopbanen (Denmark) [da]
En dag på kapplöpningarna (Sweden) [sv]
Ena skandalon stis kourses (Greece) [el]
Marx Brothers - Das Große Rennen (Germany) [de]
Marx Brothers - Ein Tag beim Rennen (Germany) [de]
Mia mera ston ippodromo (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
Oi afoi Marx ston ippodromo (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
Päivä kilpa-ajoissa (Finland) [fi]
Skandal auf der Rennbahn (Austria) [de]
Un día en las carreras (Spain) [es]
Un giorno alle corse (Italy) [it]
Yom B'Merutzim (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
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Runtime:
111 min | Germany:105 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Trivia:
Groucho Marx's character was initially to have been named Dr. Quackenbush, which he and everyone else thought was too silly a name to offend anyone. However, MGM's legal department discovered at least a dozen legitimate U.S. doctors named Quackenbush, so for legal reasons and to Groucho's dismay, the name was changed to Hackenbush.
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Continuity: In the closing seconds of the film, Groucho takes off his hat and puts it up on the tip of his umbrella. When the camera angle changes to a wide shot, he does it again.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
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Soundtrack:
Prelude in C-Sharp Minor
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Superb comedy that puts our heroes in a sanitorium to help out owner O'Sullivan and an ailing Dumont. Groucho is the doctor brought in to help things along and it equals hilarious results. He and Chico share a wonderful sequence at the racetrack with Chico, in need of quick cash, looking for a sucker to con...Groucho just happened to walk by. The telephone scene between Groucho (as numerous voices) and Leonard Ceeley is also priceless. Allan Jones appears as O'Sullivan's love interest and even sings a bit. A bit too much for me, but he still sings lovely. The long dance numbers are uninspired and lose the comic flavor after a few minutes. We get it back in the wooing scene between Groucho and beautiful Esther Muir and in the rollicking good finale. The film, under Wood's direction, is well paced, with exception to the barnyard musical numbers. They drag it down for a bit. A comedy classic nonetheless.