The scene in which Harpo hangs from the rope was filmed so many times that Harpo’s hands became cut and swollen from the rope. Sam Wood, freshman Marx Brothers director in this film, was a perfectionist.The opera performed as the movie’s climax is Giuseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore.The first time Groucho actually says, “Did you hear what he said? He said you were frauds and impostors!” This is then followed by Chico and Riccardo protesting loudly, “How can he say a thing like that,” “This is ridiculous,” and other such comments. What is actually said is a direct response to the accusations of impostors, only the audio track is played backward. In the scene where Harpo, Chico, and Riccardo impersonate the three aviators in front of the mayor, Groucho turns around and speaks to them in a “foreign language”.Until Mel Brooks made The Producers (1968) and got an Academy Award. That story was dropped but appeared many times in Hollywood as a story idea. The first story line for A Night at the Opera was about Groucho as an producer of an opera.By having Groucho Marx, crowded out of his room, changing his pants in the corridor. The famous “stateroom scene” was originally a way of getting a cheap laugh.–Robert Lane Trivia about the Marx Brothers’ A Night at the Opera: Featuring the classic sequence where Groucho piles as many people as possible into a ship’s stateroom, A Night at the Opera is a deliciously zany romp worth watching again and again. In order to bring two young lovers together, brothers Groucho, Chico, and Harpo must sabotage an opera performance even as they try to pass themselves off as stuffed shirts. Also available as part of the five-DVD set, The Marx Brothers Collection Editorial review of A Night at the Opera courtesy of :Ībsolutely one of the most hilarious movies ever made, this classic farce featuring the outrageous genius of the Marx Brothers is a chance to see some of their best bits woven together seamlessly in a story of high society, matchmaking, and chaos. The dinner date between Groucho and Margaret Dumont (“looking at me is the price you have to pay”).Chico and Harpo working “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” into the overture of the opera (peanuts, getcher peanuts!).Groucho and Chico discussing the clauses in a contract (including my favorite part, the Sanity Clause – Chico: “Whatsa that?” Groucho: “That’s the Sanity Clause” Chico: “You can’ta fool me! There ain’t no such thing as Sanity Clause!” out goes that part of the contract, literally).
#MARX BROTHERS A NIGHT AT THE OPERA MOVIE#
If you don’t understand that, it’s proof that you need to see the movie 🙂
And don’t forget Chico and Harpo‘s adding to Groucho’s hard boiled eggs order. The Stateroom scene with all those people stuffed into that room.
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