too long

A Day at the Races is far too long with its never-ending musical and dance numbers (I had to rewind the movie a few times, because I blacked-out), but there is just enough hilarious insanity in-between to entertain me. Not nearly one of their best and I would absolutely not recommend it if you want to introduce yourself to these crazy geniuses, but I'm glad I finally saw it.

One of the Marx Bros.' more ambitious outings, it's a lowpoint for me so far due to below-average jokes and some hard-to-get-through musical numbers.

Much as I love Marx Brothers movies, watching them these days just reminds me how Duck Soup is leaps and bounds above the rest of them. Chico playing piano and Harpo playing the harp are neat and amusing in equal measures, but never quite gel with the comedy, and the less said about the ballads, the better. Still more than enough gags to keep me laughing: the racing tip con, the examination, the "frame" date, and pretty much the entire race track closing.

"Buffalo Bill goes ice skating!" This one just never gets old.

Pure insanity. Harpo Marx destroying the piano is one of the funniest things I've ever seen!

Terrific Marx Brothers comedy.

Contains some great Marx Brothers gags, but a standout for me is the musical number with the large black cast. Fantastic stuff.

Genius!

Classic Marx Brothers fare was one of the first to put the brothers in three unrelated characters at the beginning that gradually get to know each other—a sign of their crumbling relationship? It’s another brilliantly portrayed and always funny slab of comedy as Groucho, a horse doctor, arrives to help save a sanitarium for bankruptcy. But its a broken-down racehorse provides the only real chance for the owner, and the brothers must ensure that he wins.