1931 film Monkey Business

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"1931 film Monkey Business" is a classic pre-Code Marx Brothers comedy film known for its anarchic humor, rapid-fire gags, and shipboard misadventures.

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instanceOf American film
comedy film
film
pre-Code film
blackAndWhite true
castMember Chico Marx
Groucho Marx
Harpo Marx
Harry Woods
Rockliffe Fellowes
Ruth Hall
Thelma Todd
linked to: Thelma Alice Todd

Zeppo Marx
cinematographer Arthur L. Todd NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States
director Norman Z. McLeod NERFINISHED
distributor Paramount Pictures
editor LeRoy Stone
linked to: Leroy Stone
era pre-Code Hollywood
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
features anarchic humor
rapid-fire gags
shipboard misadventures
featuresCharacter stowaway Marx Brothers
followedBy Horse Feathers
follows Animal Crackers
genre comedy film
shipboard comedy
slapstick comedy
musicBy John Leipold
notableFor absence of Marx Brothers’ usual stage-play source
use of Maurice Chevalier impersonation gag
originalLanguage English
partOf Marx Brothers filmography
producer Herman J. Mankiewicz
productionCompany Paramount Pictures
releaseDateUS 1931-09-19
releaseYear 1931
runtimeMinutes 77
screenwriter Arthur Sheekman
S. J. Perelman
Will B. Johnstone
setOn ocean liner
stars Chico Marx
Groucho Marx
Harpo Marx
Zeppo Marx
storyBy Ben Holmes
Max Marcin
title Monkey Business

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Lois Laurel appearsIn 1931 film Monkey Business