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Go West (1940)

Go West poster
Directed by
Edward Buzzell
Genre
comedy film, Western film, musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 96 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The Marx Brothers travel to the American West. They try to help a young couple by getting back a stolen property deed.

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What happens

Go West is a 1940 American comedy Western film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring the Marx Bros. In their tenth film, (Groucho, Harpo, and Chico) head to the American West and attempt to unite a couple by ensuring that a stolen property deed is retrieved. The film was directed by Edward Buzzell and written by Irving Brecher. The film also features actors John Carroll and Diana Lewis as the love interests and actress and singer June MacCloy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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