The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
Cast
Groucho Marx
Otis B. Driftwood
Chico Marx
Fiorello
Harpo Marx
Tomasso
Kitty Carlisle
Rosa
Allan Jones
Ricardo Barroni
Sig Ruman
Gottlieb
Walter Woolf King
Lassparri
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Henderson
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Claypool
Edward Keane
Captain
Evelyn Selbie
The Fortune Teller in 'Trovatore' (uncredited), Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Purnell Pratt
The Mayor of New York (uncredited), Mayor (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
The Stage Manager (uncredited)
Otto Fries
Otto the Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
First Porter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Manager's Assistant (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Stagehand (uncredited)
George Irving
Committeeman (uncredited)
Billy Gilbert
Orchestra Member Asking Fiorello Not to Play Piano (uncredited)
Ruth Cherrington
Opera Spectator (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Committeeman (uncredited)
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Engineer's Assistant (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
King Baggot
Dignitary (uncredited)
John St. Polis
Opera Conductor (uncredited)
Bud Geary
Stagehand (uncredited)
Rolfe Sedan
Aviator (uncredited)
Sam Appel
Dungeon Guard (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi
Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Aviator (uncredited)
Harry 'Zoup' Welsh
Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Gloria Delson
Child (uncredited)
Crew
Sam Wood
Director
Morrie Ryskind
Screenplay
George S. Kaufman
Screenplay
James Kevin McGuinness
Story
William LeVanway
Editor
Merritt B. Gerstad
Director of Photography
Lesley Selander
Assistant Director
Irving Thalberg
Executive Producer
A. Lindsley Lane
Camera Operator
Dolly Tree
Costume Design
Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup Artist
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director
Herbert Stothart
Music
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
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