Monkey Business (1931)

Monkey Business is a 1931 film, the third of the Marx Brothers' movies and the first not to be an adaptation of one of their Broadway show.

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1931 - Film - Marx Brothers - Broadway

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The film stars the four brothers: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, and Zeppo Marx. It is directed by Norman Z. McLeod with screenplay by S. J. Perelman and Will B. Johnstone. The story takes place on an ocean liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

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Groucho Marx - Chico Marx - Harpo Marx - Zeppo Marx - Norman Z. McLeod - S. J. Perelman - Will B. Johnstone - Atlantic Ocean

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Chico performs the song "When I Take My Sugar to Tea" written by Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal and Pierre Norman, in his usual unique style. Harpo performs "I'm Daffy Over You" co-written by, of all people, Chico Marx. The most famous sequence from this film involves the four brothers attempting to get off the ship using a passport stolen from famous singer Maurice Chevalier. Each brother impersonates Chevalier (complete with white-brimmed hats) and sings "If the Nightingale Could Sing Like You" in turn. Harpo uses a hidden phonograph playing a Chevalier gramophone record for his rendition.

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Sammy Fain - Irving Kahal - Pierre Norman - Chico Marx - Passport - Maurice Chevalier - Phonograph - Gramophone record

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