The Big Store
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 Theatrical poster for Big Store (1941) |
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| Directed by | Charles Reisner |
| Produced by | Louis K. Sidney |
| Written by | Nat Perrin (story) Sid Kuller Hal Fimberg Ray Golden |
| Starring | Groucho Marx Chico Marx Harpo Marx Tony Martin Virginia Grey Margaret Dumont |
| Cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. |
| Editing by | Conrad A. Nervig |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | June 20, 1941 |
| Running time | 83 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Big Store is a 1941 MGM Marx Brothers comedy film in which Groucho, Chico and Harpo work to save the Phelps department store. Groucho plays the detective/bodyguard Wolf J. Flywheel.
It was advertised as their last ever film; however, they returned to the screen in A Night in Casablanca.
The Big Store co-starred Marx Brothers' foil Margaret Dumont as well as Tony Martin and Virginia Grey. The "heavy" was Mr. Grover, played by Douglass Dumbrille, the same actor who was the "heavy" in A Day at the Races.
The movie contains the usual MGM production numbers, such as "Sing While You Sell" and "Tenement Symphony" sung by Tony Martin.
One of the memorable scenes is in the store's bed department, which has all kinds of novel beds. An Italian family comes in with 12 kids. Six of the kids get lost (in a set of bunk beds) and Groucho convinces the father, played by Henry Armetta, that he couldn't have 12 kids because he can't afford it.
Tagline: "Where everything is a good buy. Goodbye!"
[edit] Musical numbers
- "Tenement Symphony"- Tommy
- "Sing While You Sell"- Groucho & the Cast
- "If It's You"- Tommy
- "Mama Yo Quiero"- Chico and Harpo (piano)
[edit] External links
- The Big Store at the Internet Movie Database
- The Big Store at the TCM Movie Database
| The Marx Brothers |
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| Chico Marx | Harpo Marx | Groucho Marx | Gummo Marx | Zeppo Marx |
| Films with Chico, Harpo, Groucho, and Zeppo |
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Humor Risk (1921) • The Cocoanuts (1929) • Animal Crackers (1930) • |
| Films with Chico, Harpo, and Groucho |
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A Night at the Opera (1935) • A Day at the Races (1937) • Room Service (1938) • At the Circus (1939) • |
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