A Night in Casablanca (1946) was the twelfth Marx Brothers movie. The film stars Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx. It was directed by Archie Mayo and written by Joseph Fields and Roland Kibbee. It is generally considered one of the better of the Marx Brothers' later films.
The story takes place in Casablanca after World War II. Following the murder of two managers of a hotel, Ronald Kornblow (Groucho) is hired to replace them. The villain...
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A Night in Casablanca (1946) was the twelfth Marx Brothers movie. The film stars Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx. It was directed by Archie Mayo and written by Joseph Fields and Roland Kibbee. It is generally considered one of the better of the Marx Brothers' later films.
The story takes place in Casablanca after World War II. Following the murder of two managers of a hotel, Ronald Kornblow (Groucho) is hired to replace them. The villain of the movie is Count Pfefferman, also known as Heinrich Stubel (a Nazi) played by Sig Ruman (from A Night at the Opera and A Day At The Races). He wants to become manager of the hotel so he can take control of a number of priceless objects hidden there that were stolen by the Nazis. But his valet (Harpo) accidentally vacuums the toupe off the top of Stubel's head and Stubel can't go out in public because of a conspicuous scar.
The film contains the song "Who's Sorry Now?" with music by Ted Snyder and lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. It...
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