6.3
The Big Store
1941
Three Great Laff Stars ! . . . more gags and gals . . . more songs and dances !
Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's sanitarium by winning a big race with a finicky horse owned by Judy's boyfriend Gil. There are a few problems. Hackenbush, who was recently put in charge of the sanitarium, isn't really a doctor, he's a veterinarian.
Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's sanitarium by winning a big race with a finicky horse owned by Judy's boyfriend Gil. There are a few problems. Hackenbush, who was recently put in charge of the sanitarium, isn't really a doctor, he's a veterinarian.
Groucho MarxDr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush
Chico MarxTony
Harpo MarxStuffy
Allan JonesGil Stewart
Maureen O'SullivanJudy Standish
Margaret DumontEmily Upjohn
Sig RumanDr. Leopold X. Steinberg
Leonard CeeleyWhitmore
Douglass DumbrilleMorgan
Esther Muir'Flo' Marlowe
Robert MiddlemassSheriff
Vivien FaySpecialty Dancer
Ivie AndersonSpecialty Singer
Gino CorradoMan Boarding Bus (uncredited)
Bess FlowersRacetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Bert MoorhouseRacetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Frank O'ConnorRacetrack Guard (uncredited)
Carole LandisParty Guest (uncredited)
Etta MotenBlack Singer (uncredited)
Dorothy DandridgeSinger (uncredited)
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One of the greatest comedies of all time, period--and the finest comedic group at their peak, though I slightly prefer Duck Soup. Still, you won't find any better than this. Their hilarity and zaniness of the core trio is spellbinding, and their consistent comedic inventiveness is remarkable. The pacing, utilizing the occasional charming musical passages of both Chico and Harpo, are to provide a necessary counterpoint to the set-pieces, otherwise it would be too much for a cinephile to take in at one sitting.
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