A Day at the Races (film)
- Groucho Marx: Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush
- Harpo Marx: Stuffy
- Chico Marx: Tony
- 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
- Robert Middlemass: Sheriff
The Marx Brothers: A Day at the Races (Original Title: A Day at the Races ) is an American comedy film from 1937 and the seventh feature film of the Marx Brothers Groucho, Chico and Harpo.
Action
Judy Standish Standish operates the sanatorium near the racecourse. Your only patient is the rich Emily Upjohn, who was sent by her doctor, Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush in the sanatorium. After her a sanatorium doctor has said that she was perfectly healthy, she wants to leave angry. To prevent this, dizzy Tony, the driver of the bus sanatorium that Dr. Hackbusch was hired by the hospital. This leaves Mrs. Upjohn and want Judy even grab financially under the arms. This would save the sanatorium, because Judy has debts to Mr. Whitmore, who wants to take over the sanatorium.
Judy's friend Gil Stewart has simultaneously put all his savings in the purchase of the horse hi-hat and tried in this way to raise money for his girlfriend. However, he can turn on Whitmore a slow horse.
Finally succeeds Tony, Dr. Hack Bush, who is in love with Mrs. Upjohn, to lure them into the clinic. What Emely Upjohn does not know is that Dr. Hackbusch is no ordinary doctor. He is a veterinarian. Once in the sanatorium, he immediately aroused the suspicion of the manager. But Dr. Hackenbush has at nothing better than to go to the racetrack. When he comes back, the manager has, the infected with Whitmore under a blanket, let another doctor come to examine Mrs. Upjohn. Dr. Hackenbush runs the risk to fly up. Along with Tony and the Jockey Stuffy it to confuse the three, and to make a hasty succeed.
Finally, Dr. Hackenbush flies on yet and needs to hide. Since Judy's friend for the lining of the horse has the same debt, the Sheriff and this him and the horse examined, he succeeds Judy, Dr. Hack Busch, Tony, and Stuffy only with some effort to get him to race. There Whitmore unintentionally helps the horse to victory and Gil wins enough money to save the sanitarium from Flo.
Background
The film contains two classic scenes of the Marx Brothers:
- The " Tutti Frutti " scene at the racetrack: Dr. Hackenbush would wager, and Tony wants to tighten him a tip. He gives him the tip for a dollar. But it is encrypted. Gradually sold Tony Dr. Hackenbush a dozen codebooks.
- The investigation of Mrs. Upjohn: Dr. Hackenbush should examine with Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg Mrs. Upjohn. Him hasten Tony and Stuffy dressed as doctors to help. After they have caused a big mess, they flee to the randomly running through the room hi-hat.
While the film 1967 in television in the original ran with German subtitles, it was first shown in cinemas in 1983 in a German dubbed version.
On VHS and DVD of the film was titled The Marx Brothers published The Great Race.
Synchronization
The German synchronous processing was only in 1979 for ZDF.
Criticism
" Turbulent comedy, the elements of the revue, music, doctors and Burleskfilms connects; the Marx Brothers take with quirky and cheerful, irreverent jokes social conventions and taboos on the grain, with concessions to the then prevailing taste of the situation comedy, the speed and turbulence hardly hurt. "
Awards
Dave Gould in 1939 was nominated for an Oscar in the former category of Best Dance Director.