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Monkey Business

  • 7.4 /10

  • 184

  • 90%

Plot

Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.

Cast

Groucho Marx as Groucho
Groucho Marx

as Groucho

Harpo Marx as Harpo
Harpo Marx

as Harpo

Chico Marx as Chico
Chico Marx

as Chico

Zeppo Marx as Zeppo
Zeppo Marx

as Zeppo

Rockliffe Fellowes as J.J. 'Big Joe' Helton
Rockliffe Fellowes

as J.J. 'Big Joe' Helton

Harry Woods as Alky Briggs
Harry Woods

as Alky Briggs

Thelma Todd as Lucille Briggs
Thelma Todd

as Lucille Briggs

Ruth Hall as Mary Helton
Ruth Hall

as Mary Helton

Tom Kennedy as Gibson
Tom Kennedy

as Gibson

Ben Taggart as Capt. Corcoran (uncredited)
Ben Taggart

as Capt. Corcoran (uncredited)

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • September 19, 1931

Production Companies

  • Paramount Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.28 hrs

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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…