85. A Night at the Opera (1935)

Running Time: 96 Minutes
Director: Sam Wood
Date Watched: 6/17/2011 Medium: DVD

Summary (from imdb.com): "The Marx Brothers take on high society. Two lovers who are both in opera are prevented from being together by the man's lack of acceptance as an operatic tenor. Pulling several typical Marx Brothers' stunts, they arrange for the normal tenor to be absent so that the young lover can get his chance."

Molly: (4 out of 5 stars): "This was my first experience watching a Marx brothers' movie and I really enjoyed it. It was comical and slapstick, but a very fun and entertaining movie."

Nick (4 out of 5 stars): "This was a fun movie to watch. It was also the first Marx brothers' movie I had seen and it makes me want to see more."

Random Movie Facts (from IMDb.com):

• Harpo Marx did many of his own stunts. He later said it was a silly thing for a 47-year-old non-stuntman to have done.
• The film was to have originally begun with each of The Marx Brothers taking turns roaring in lieu of Leo the Lion (MGM's logo mascot); Harpo Marx was to have honked his horn.
• In the scene where Harpo Marx, Chico Marx and Allan Jones are impersonating the three aviators in front of the mayor, Groucho Marx turns around to speak to them in a "foreign language." What is actually being said is a direct response to the accusations of imposters, only the audio track is played backwards. The first time Groucho Marx actually says, "Did you hear what he said? He said you were frauds and imposters!" which is then followed by Chico Marx and Riccardo protesting loudly, "How can he say a thing like that?", "This is ridiculous," and other such comments.