1937·Comedy·1h 49m
7.1
★
Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's sanitarium by winning a big race with a finicky horse owned by Judy's boyfriend Gil. There are a few problems. Hackenbush, who was recently put in charge of the sanitarium, isn't really a doctor, he's a veterinarian.
Directed by Sam Wood
veterinarian
musical
femme fatale
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Cast
Groucho Marx
Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush
Chico Marx
Tony
Harpo Marx
Stuffy
Allan Jones
Gil Stewart
Maureen O'Sullivan
Judy Standish
Margaret Dumont
Emily Upjohn
Sig Ruman
Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
Leonard Ceeley
Whitmore
Douglass Dumbrille
Morgan
Esther Muir
'Flo' Marlowe
Robert Middlemass
Sheriff
Vivien Fay
Specialty Dancer
Crew
Sam Wood
Director
George Seaton
Screenplay
Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer
Joseph Ruttenberg
Director of Photography
Sam Wood
Producer
Irving Thalberg
Producer
Lawrence Weingarten
Producer
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
George Seaton
Story
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director
Edwin B. Willis
Art Department Assistant
Bronislau Kaper
Songs
Popular Reviews
34 reviews
unusualpsammite
6.0★ · 06/21/26
There are certain bits in this that wouldnt be okay today….
There are certain bits in this that wouldnt be okay today….
Maranda
7.0★ · 11/01/25
Glad to know Ivermectin was a viable solution in 1937 too
Glad to know Ivermectin was a viable solution in 1937 too
Matthew Bridges
7.0★ · 08/18/25
I’ve had two encounters so far with the Marx Brothers this year. The first was Duck Soup, a film I absolutely adored and will likely watch again soon. The other was Monkey Business, another charming albeit less impressive film. Monkey Business leaned heavily into the vaudeville background of the Marx Brothers, while Duck Soup felt much more developed in terms of cinematic form. A Day At The Races, despite coming a few years after Duck Soup, seems to return to that vaudeville.
I didn’t like it as much as the other two, but I really do love these films. They’re so funny and, even with the more controversial material here, they’ve aged remarkably well.
I didn’t like it as much as the other two, but I really do love these films. They’re so funny and, even with the more controversial material here, they’ve aged remarkably well.
I’ve had two encounters so far with the Marx Brothers this year. The first was Duck Soup, a film I absolutely adored and will likely watch again soon. The other was Monkey Business, another charming albeit less impressive film. Monkey Business leaned heavily into the vaudeville background of the Marx Brothers, while Duck Soup felt much more developed in terms of cinematic form. A Day At The Races, despite coming a few years after Duck Soup, seems to return to that vaudeville.
I didn’t like it as much as the other two, but I really do love these films. They’re so funny and, even with the more controversial material here, they’ve aged remarkably well.
I didn’t like it as much as the other two, but I really do love these films. They’re so funny and, even with the more controversial material here, they’ve aged remarkably well.
HadesWrath
4.2★ · 01/26/24
“get your tootsie fruitsie ice cream” could have been their best gagto much singing and to longbasic story but the comedy makes up for it
“get your tootsie fruitsie ice cream” could have been their best gagto much singing and to longbasic story but the comedy makes up for it
JMadson
4.3★ · 12/02/23
This movie probably would have been considered there best if they cut 20 minutes from it by shorting up the jokes and otherwise being hilarious.
This movie probably would have been considered there best if they cut 20 minutes from it by shorting up the jokes and otherwise being hilarious.