The Big Store (1941)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Big Store |
|---|---|
| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Director |
|
| Producer | |
| Screenplay | |
| Production country |
|
| Production company | |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Dialogue |
|
| Swedish release | 1942-02-09 |
Cast
Groucho Marx
Wolf J. Flywheel, detektiv
Harpo Marx
Wacky, hans assistent
Chico Marx
Ravelli, Wackys bror
Margaret Dumont
Martha Phelps
Tony Martin
Tommy Rogers, hennes systerson, sångare
Virginia Grey
Joan Sutton, biträde på varuhuset, Tommys fästmö
Titles
| Original title |
|
|---|---|
| Swedish release title |
|
Crew
| Director |
|
|---|---|
| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Choreography | |
| Production Designer |
|
| Film Editor | |
| Production Mixer | |
| Story | |
| Musical Arrangement |
|
| Music Supervisor |
|
| Set Decorator |
|
Cast
| Groucho Marx | Wolf J. Flywheel, detektiv | ||
| Harpo Marx | Wacky, hans assistent | ||
| Chico Marx | Ravelli, Wackys bror | ||
| Margaret Dumont | Martha Phelps | ||
| Tony Martin | Tommy Rogers, hennes systerson, sångare | ||
| Virginia Grey | Joan Sutton, biträde på varuhuset, Tommys fästmö | ||
| Douglass Dumbrille | Mr. Grover, varuhusdirektören | ||
| William Tannen | Fred Sutton, Joans bror | ||
| Marion Martin | Peggy Arden | ||
| Virginia O'Brien | Kitty, sångerska | ||
| Henry Armetta | Guiseppi | ||
| Anna Demetrio | Maria, hans fru | ||
| Paul Stanton | George Hastings | ||
| Russell Hicks | Arthur Hastings | ||
| Bradley Page | Duke | ||
| Charles Holland | Butch | ||
| Charles Lane | finance collector | ||
| Pierre Watkin | varuhuschef | ||
| Dewey Robinson | detektiv | ||
| Six Hits and a Miss | sånggruppen | ||
| Clara Blandick | |||
| Harry Bradley |
Companies
| Production Company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. controlled by Loew's Inc. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1942 | |
| Stockholm Film AB | 1963 | ||
| Sergel Films Distributions AB | 1972 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 64062 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1972-06-21 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2275 meters |
| Censorship number | 64062 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1963-09-09 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2070 meters |
| Censorship number | 64062 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1942-01-30 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2275 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
|---|---|
| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Western Electric Recording |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 2284 meter |
| Length in minutes | 83 min |
| Dialogue |
|
| Textad |
|
Release dates
| First showing | 1941-06-20 | USA | 83 min | (US Release) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release in Sweden | 1942-02-09 | Rigoletto | Stockholm | Sweden | 83 min | |
| TV showing | 1970-09-27 | TV1 | Sweden | |||
| 1973-11-13 | TV2 | Sweden | ||||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 1994-11-21 | |||||
| 1994-11-25 | ||||||
| TV showing | 2003-01-02 | SVT1 | Sweden | 80 min | ||
| Cinematheque screening | 2020-10-18 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | The Tenement Symphony in Four Flats | |
|---|---|---|
| Composer | Hal Borne | |
| Lyrics | Sid Kuller | |
| Ray Golden | ||
| Singer | Tony Martin |
| Original title | Rock-a-Bye Baby | |
|---|---|---|
| Lyrics | Effie I. Canning | (1872?) |
| Musical Adaptation | Effie I. Canning | (1872?) |
| Singer | Virginia O'Brien |
| Original title | Sing While You Sell | |
|---|---|---|
| Composer | Hal Borne | |
| Lyrics | Hal Fimberg | |
| Sid Kuller | ||
| Singer | Groucho Marx | |
| kör |
| Original title | If It's You | |
|---|---|---|
| Composer | Artie Shaw | (1940) |
| Ben Oakland | (1940) | |
| Milton Drake | (1940) | |
| Lyrics | Artie Shaw | (1940) |
| Ben Oakland | (1940) | |
| Milton Drake | (1940) | |
| Singer | Tony Martin |
| Original title | Mama yo quiero | |
|---|---|---|
| By | Vincente Paiva | |
| Jaraca Paiva | ||
| Lyrics | Al Stillman | (engelsk text) |
| Performed by | Chico Marx | (piano) |
| Harpo Marx | (piano) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
|---|---|
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Element type | Duplicate negative |
|---|---|
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Element type | |
|---|---|
| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 2300 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
|---|---|
| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
|---|---|
| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
|---|---|
| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
|---|---|
| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
|---|---|
| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
|---|---|
| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Cutting continuity |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
|---|---|
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
|---|
