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A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races

  • Status: Released
  • 11-06-1937
  • Runtime: 109 min
  • Score: 7.1
  • Vote count: 220

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 Marx

Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush

Chico Marx

Tony

Harpo Marx

Stuffy

Allan Jones

Gil Stewart

Maureen O'Sullivan

Judy Standish

Margaret Dumont

Emily Upjohn

Sig Ruman

Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg

Leonard Ceeley

Whitmore

Douglass Dumbrille

Morgan

Esther Muir

'Flo' Marlowe

Robert Middlemass

Sheriff

Vivien Fay

Specialty Dancer

Ivie Anderson

Specialty Singer

Gino Corrado

Man Boarding Bus (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Racetrack Guard (uncredited)

Carole Landis

Party Guest (uncredited)

Etta Moten

Black Singer (uncredited)

Dorothy Dandridge

Singer (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Racetrack Spectator (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.