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At the Circus
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| At the Circus | |
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 At the Circus DVD cover |
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| Directed by | Edward Buzzell |
| Produced by | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Written by | Irving Brecher |
| Starring | Groucho Marx Chico Marx Harpo Marx |
| Music by | Harold Arlen |
| Cinematography | Leonard M. Smith |
| Editing by | William H. Terhune |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | October 20, 1939 U.S. release |
| Running time | 87 min |
| Language | English |
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At the Circus is a 1939 Marx Brothers comedy film in which they save a circus from bankruptcy. It is notable for Groucho Marx's classic rendition of "Lydia the Tattooed Lady." and co-stars include Margaret Dumont, Eve Arden, and Kenny Baker.
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Buster Keaton worked on the film as a gag man. His career was on the downside and he was forced to work for scale. His complex and sometimes belabored gags (recalled in the book Groucho, Harpo, Chico and sometimes Zeppo) did not work well with the Marx Brothers' brand of humor, and was a source of friction between the comedian and the group.
When Groucho called Keaton on the inappropriateness of his gags for the Marx Brothers, Keaton responded, "I'm only doing what Mr. Mayer asked me to do. You guys don't need help."[1]
- Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
- Two Blind Loves
- Swingali
- Blue Moon
- Beer Barrel Polka
- At the Circus at the TCM Movie Database
- ^ The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia, Glenn Mitchell, 2006, p.164.
| The Marx Brothers |
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| Chico Marx | Harpo Marx | Groucho Marx | Gummo Marx | Zeppo Marx |
| Films with Chico, Harpo, Groucho, and Zeppo |
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Humor Risk (1921) • The Cocoanuts (1929) • Animal Crackers (1930) • |
| Films with Chico, Harpo, and Groucho |
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A Night at the Opera (1935) • A Day at the Races (1937) • Room Service (1938) • At the Circus (1939) • |
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