ROOM SERVICE (1938, USA, 78m, U) *** Comedy dist. RKO Radio Pictures; pr co. RKO Radio Pictures; d. William A. Seiter; w. Morrie Ryskind (based on the play by John Murray and Allen Boret); pr. Pandro S. Berman; ph. J. Roy Hunt (B&W | 1.37:1); m sup. James R. Barker; ed. George Crone; ad. Van…
Tag: Chico Marx
Film Review – AT THE CIRCUS (1939)
AT THE CIRCUS (1939, USA, 87m, U) ***½ Comedy, Musical dist. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); pr co. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); d. Edward Buzzell; w. Irving Brecher; pr. Mervyn LeRoy; ph. Leonard Smith (B&W | 1.37:1); m. Franz Waxman (uncredited); ed. William H. Terhune; ad. Cedric Gibbons. cast: Groucho Marx (Attorney Loophole), Chico Marx (Antonio), Harpo Marx (‘Punchy’), Kenny…
Film Review – A NIGHT IN CASABLANCA (1946)
A NIGHT IN CASABLANCA (1946, USA) **** Comedy dist. United Artists; pr co. Loma Vista Productions; d. Archie Mayo; w. Joseph Fields, Roland Kibbee; pr. David L. Loew; ph. James Van Trees (B&W. 35mm. Spherical. 1.37:1); m. Werner Janssen; ed. Gregg C. Tallas; pd. Duncan Cramer; rel. 16 May 1946 (USA), 11 July 1946 (UK);…
Film Review – DUCK SOUP (1933)
DUCK SOUP (1933, USA) ***** Comedy, Musical dist. Paramount Pictures; pr co. Paramount Pictures; d. Leo McCarey; w. Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Arthur Sheekman, Nat Perrin; pr. Herman J. Mankiewicz; ph. Henry Sharp (B&W. 35mm. Spherical. 1.37:1); m. John Leipold; ed. LeRoy Stone; ad. Hans Dreier, Wiard Ihnen (both uncredited); rel. 15 November 1933 (USA),…
Film Review – A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935)
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935, USA) ***** Comedy, Music, Musical dist. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); pr co. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); d. Sam Wood; w. George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind (based on a story by James Kevin McGuinness); pr. Irving Thalberg (uncredited); ph. Merritt B. Gerstad (B&W. 35mm. Spherical. 1.37:1); m. Herbert Stothart; ed. William LeVanway; ad. Cedric…