Mrs. Claypool (played by Margaret Dumont) wants to make her splash in high-society by sponsoring an opera staring that great Italian singer, Rodolfo Lassparri, but when her incompetent and manipulative factotum, Otis B. Driftwood (Groucho Marx) gets involved, everything starts to go wrong. Lassparri is scheming to woo Rosa Castaldi by bringing her along as his leading lady, but rival suitor Ricardo Baroni has Fiorello (Chico Marx) and Tomasso (Harpo Marx) in his corner. Before any knows it, pure pandemonium breaks outs out during this wild and hilarious night at the opera!
I love the Marx Brothers, with their goofy and irrepressible humor. Indeed, they are so funny that I succeeded in converting my son into a Marx Brothers' fan as well! A Night at the Opera competes with Duck Soup for the crown of The Best Marx Brothers Movie Ever, and as you must know, that is up against some pretty stiff competition!
This is a very funny movie, with some of the most memorable scenes in Hollywood history - there's the scene where Groucho's stateroom overflows, where the boys try (very successfully) to disrupt an opera, where Harpo runs rings around the New York City police, and so much more. This is a great movie, one of the funnies movies ever made! It's family friendly and sure to please everyone. We love this movie, and give it our highest recommendations.
Pop some popcorn, put this disc in your DVD player, and have a night to remember - A Night at the Opera!
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