A Day at the Races. 1937 MGM/Turner Entertainment.
Starring: The Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, Chico), Allan Jones, Maureen O'Sullivan, Margaret Dumont
Director: Sam Wood
Available at Amazon: Single DVD, or part of the Marx Brothers Collection, with six other movies and a plethora of extras.
The follow-up to A Night at the Opera.
Groucho plays Hugo Z. Hackenbush, a veterinarian who claims to be a regular physician when summoned by a wealthy hyphochondriac named Emily Upjohn (Dumont) to take over the nearly bankrupt Standish Sanitarium. Tony (Chico) also works there, without pay, since he has a soft spot for the facility's owner, Judy Standish (O'Sullivan). Meanwhile, Stuffy (Harpo) is a jockey who rides at the local racetrack, when he isn't being bullied by J.D. Morgan (Douglas Dumbrille), who is eager to take over the sanitarium and its lands if Judy cannot pay her bills.
The fate of the sanitarium depends on the winner of a race involving Hi-Hat, owned by Gil Stuart (Jones).
Pretty funny movie that originated some of the running (recycled!) gags that would appear in the next few films the brothers made for MGM. Recommended.
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