Monkey Business
Four stowaways cross paths with gangsters and unleash mayhem aboard an ocean liner.
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Norman Z. McLeod
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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 impressive. The four brothers (perhaps Zeppo, not so much) each have an unique sort of characterisation to bring to the mix, and Harpo manages a turn on the harp with some skill too. It's the very precision of it all that renders it sterile for me; it could be a comedic ballet with everything so meticulously planned and executed. The humour - which misses just as often as it hits - just seems incidental to their expertise in purveying it - and that didn't work for me either. Zany? Maybe... Funny? Not really...
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Norman Z. McLeod is the director of Monkey Business.
The cast of Monkey Business includes Harry Woods as Alky Briggs, William H. O'Brien as Waiter, Billy Bletcher as Man in Deck Chair, Cyril Ring as Party Guest, Bess Flowers as Indian's Wife at Party, Groucho Marx as Groucho, Harpo Marx as Harpo, Chico Marx as Chico, Zeppo Marx as Zeppo, Maurice Chevalier as Himself (voice), Thelma Todd as Lucille Briggs, Tom Kennedy as Gibson, and more.
The duration of Monkey Business is 1h 17 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Monkey Business trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
Monkey Business was released on 19 Sep 1931.
Monkey Business is listed under Comedy on Fanbiz.
Monkey Business has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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..."
