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A Day At The Races Reviews

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A vet posing as a doctor, a race horse owner and his friends struggle to help keep a sanitarium open with the help of a misfit racehorse. Read more

Starring	Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Allan Jones
Director	Sam Wood
Genres	Comedy

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- Fashions in Marxism change, but this top quality production, though lacking their zaniest inspirations, does contain several of their funniest routines and a spectacularly well integrated racecourse climax. The musical and romantic asides are a matter of
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  - 1
  Rubbish
  
  If you think you are getting marx bros films, then forget it, i have had 1 2 & 3 not one film, all interviews and game shows.
  
  Give them a miss ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - MrRaffles
  - beds
  - 27 Jul 2004 at 21:51
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- - 0
  - 0
  A day at the races
  
  A good Marx Brothers comedy,
  
  spoilt by the inclusion of two dance routines
  
  in the style of Busby Berkeley and Jazz/Rock,
  
  which ... read more »
  
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- - Miriam
  - Ealing, London
  - 25 Aug 2010 at 16:08
- - 0
  - 0
  Top Marx
  
  One of the funniest of the Marx Brothers comedies; lots to laugh at here; highlights being a balloon sketch and a fantastic horserace, there is also time out ... read more »
  
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- 868845
- - ZiggyTheKid
  - 86 reviews
  - Dundee
  - 04 Mar 2010 at 16:48
- - 0
  - 0
  get this one
  
  I have seen about 2 other marx brothers films ( a night in casablanca, night at the opera ) and this is the best one by far so far.
  
  A little dated, ... read more »
  
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- - jason palmer
  - near london,england
  - 16 Aug 2006 at 09:37
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  High Marx for this one
  
  The boys are very much on form in this daft horsey caper. The actual day of the races doesn't really come alive till the last ten minutes, but we're ... read more »
  
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- - Cato
  - 589 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 11 May 2006 at 15:45
- - 0
  - 0
  Marx brothers expose the immaturity of the cinema of that era
  
  The Marx brothers created one of the pillars of cinema history, so watching their movies these days is bound to be from a perspective of ingrained familiarity. ... read more »
  
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- - Adam Thomson
  - Dover England
  - 16 Apr 2006 at 06:16
- - 0
  - 0
  film
  
  a very good film it was the best laugh that i have had in ages and would see it again
  
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- - STEPHEN RENNELL
  - walsall
  - 31 Jan 2006 at 09:23
- - 0
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  EXCELLENT
  
  i really enjoyed this, ok some of the jokes were old and the songs were corny, but i still loved it.
  
  the jive/lindy hop dance and music scene with ... read more »
  
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  - notting hill
  - 08 Nov 2005 at 17:16
- - 1
  - 0
  Fantastic , nothing to do with QUEEN
  
  Fantastic , nothing to do with QUEEN
  
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- - a customer
  - Reading, England
  - 20 Oct 2005 at 11:42
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  my favourite Marx Bros film
  
  Its still old hat but its good old hat! Ancient jokes told with perfect timing. In my humble opinion its their best.
  
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  - manchester
  - 15 Oct 2005 at 10:56
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  Top Marx
  
  Very dated but the laughs are still fresh. One of my wife's favourites.Harpo forever!!!
  
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- - a customer
  - Downpatrick NI
  - 01 Aug 2005 at 16:20
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- - 13
  - 1
  Rubbish
  
  If you think you are getting marx bros films, then forget it, i have had 1 2 & 3 not one film, all interviews and game shows.
  
  Give them a miss ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - MrRaffles
  - beds
  - 27 Jul 2004 at 21:51
- - 2
  - 0
  Flawed but still the Marx brothers
  
  Whilst not as funny as their earlier, more anarchic comedies this is still classic marx brothers with less of the irritating love story of 'night at the ... read more »
  
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  - Coatbridge, Scotland
  - 15 Feb 2005 at 17:12
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  TOP MOVIE !!!
  
  Maureen O?Sullivan plays Judy Standish, a woman whose sanitarium is about to be foreclosed upon. Standish begs for help from rich patient Emily Updike, played ... read more »
  
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  - GLASGOW
  - 21 Jun 2005 at 22:33
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  Fantastic , nothing to do with QUEEN
  
  Fantastic , nothing to do with QUEEN
  
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  - Reading, England
  - 20 Oct 2005 at 11:42
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  The Marx Brothers rock
  
  This may not be one of the marx brothers' best films, but it's still fantastic. If you ignore some of the more annoying songs, these films are comedy ... read more »
  
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- - kevin ahmed
  - Gateshead, England
  - 02 Mar 2005 at 19:40
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  Top Marx
  
  Very dated but the laughs are still fresh. One of my wife's favourites.Harpo forever!!!
  
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- 129830
- - a customer
  - Downpatrick NI
  - 01 Aug 2005 at 16:20
- - 0
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  my favourite Marx Bros film
  
  Its still old hat but its good old hat! Ancient jokes told with perfect timing. In my humble opinion its their best.
  
  Report this review
- 161393
- - a customer
  - manchester
  - 15 Oct 2005 at 10:56
- - 0
  - 0
  EXCELLENT
  
  i really enjoyed this, ok some of the jokes were old and the songs were corny, but i still loved it.
  
  the jive/lindy hop dance and music scene with ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 171580
- - a customer
  - notting hill
  - 08 Nov 2005 at 17:16
- - 0
  - 0
  film
  
  a very good film it was the best laugh that i have had in ages and would see it again
  
  Report this review
- 200589
- - STEPHEN RENNELL
  - walsall
  - 31 Jan 2006 at 09:23
- - 0
  - 0
  Marx brothers expose the immaturity of the cinema of that era
  
  The Marx brothers created one of the pillars of cinema history, so watching their movies these days is bound to be from a perspective of ingrained familiarity. ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 233339
- - Adam Thomson
  - Dover England
  - 16 Apr 2006 at 06:16

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