Monkey Business (1931 film)

Monkey Business
theatrical release poster
Directed byNorman Z. McLeod
Written byS. J. Perelman
Will B. Johnstone
Add'l dialogue
Arthur Sheekman
Contrib. writers
Al Shean
Nat Perrin[1]
Produced byHerman J. Mankiewicz
StarringGroucho Marx
Harpo Marx
Chico Marx
Zeppo Marx
CinematographyArthur L. Todd
Music byJohn Leipold
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Publix Corp[1]
Release date
  • September 19, 1931 (1931-09-19)
[2]
Running time
78 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Monkey Business is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film.[3][4] It is the third of the Marx Brothers' released movies (Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo), and the first with an original screenplay rather than an adaptation of one of their Broadway shows. The film also features Thelma Todd, Harry Woods and Ruth Hall. It is directed by Norman Z. McLeod with screenplay by S. J. Perelman and Will B. Johnstone. Much of the story takes place on an ocean liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

  1. ^ a b c d Monkey Business at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  2. ^ Hanson, Patricia King, ed. (1993). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1931-1940. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 1418. ISBN 0-520-07908-6.
  3. ^ "Film Reviews". Variety. New York: Variety, Inc. October 13, 1931. p. 14.
  4. ^ Harrison's Reports film review; October 17, 1931, page 167.

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