Monkey Business (1931)

Directed by

Norman Z. McLeod

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 17m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 214 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four stowaways sneak aboard an ocean liner and cause havoc. They impersonate gangsters and get tangled up with a smuggling ring.

fast-pacedzanyslapstickchaoticwhimsicalplayfulwittyenergetic

What happens

Monkey Business is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film. It is the third of the Marx Brothers' released movies (Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo), and the first with an original screenplay rather than an adaptation of one of their Broadway shows. The film also features Thelma Todd, Harry Woods, Ruth Hall and Rockliffe Fellowes. It is directed by Norman Z. McLeod with screenplay by S. J. Perelman and Will B. Johnstone. It will enter the public domain on January 1, 2027 due to being published in 1931 and subsequently renewed in 1959. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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