Monkey Business (1931)
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 | Monkey Business |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
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| Swedish release | 1931-12-12 |
Cast
Groucho Marx
Groucho, fripassagerare
Harpo Marx
Harpo, fripassagerare
Chico Marx
Chico, fripassagerare
Zeppo Marx
Zeppo, fripassagerare
Rockliffe Fellowes
Joe J. "Big Joe" Helton, gangstermiljonär
Harry Woods
Alky Briggs, gangster
Titles
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
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| Music |
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| Assistant Director |
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| Dialogue |
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| Story |
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Cast
| Groucho Marx | Groucho, fripassagerare | ||
| Harpo Marx | Harpo, fripassagerare | ||
| Chico Marx | Chico, fripassagerare | ||
| Zeppo Marx | Zeppo, fripassagerare | ||
| Rockliffe Fellowes | Joe J. "Big Joe" Helton, gangstermiljonär | ||
| Harry Woods | Alky Briggs, gangster | ||
| Thelma Todd | Lucille Briggs, Alkys fru | ||
| Ruth Hall | Mary Helton, Joe Heltons dotter | ||
| Tom Kennedy | Gibson, styrman | ||
| - | Ej krediterade: | ||
| Otto Fries | fartygsofficeren med kraftig mustasch | ||
| Ben Taggart | kapten Corcoran | ||
| Cecil Cunningham | Madame Swempski, operasångerskan som återvänder från en Europaturné | ||
| Leo White | förste frisören på fartyget | ||
| Rolfe Sedan | andre frisören på fartyget | ||
| Leo Willis | Jack, en av Heltons vakter på festen | ||
| Constantine Romanoff | Butch, en av Alkys män som kidnappar Mary Helton | ||
| Evelyn Pierce | manikyrist | ||
| Maxine Castle | operasångerska på partyt | ||
| James Bradbury Jr. | gäst på partyt | ||
| Ethan Laidlaw | taxichauffören vid ladan | ||
| Eddie Baker | fartygsofficer | ||
| Bobby Barber | frisörens hesa kund | ||
| Billy Bletcher | man i däckstol | ||
| Eddie Borden | Joe, fotograf | ||
| Davison Clark | tulltjänsteman | ||
| Bobby Dunn | gangster | ||
| Al Flosso | dockspelaren | ||
| Pat Harmon | indianen på partyt | ||
| Bess Flowers | indianens fru på partyt | ||
| Sherry Hall | journalist | ||
| Sam Marx | båtpassagerare / man på kajen vid ankomsten | ||
| Charlotte Mineau | Emily, kvinna på balkongen vid partyt | ||
| Harold Minjir | Emilys älskare | ||
| William H. O'Brien | kypare | ||
| Cyril Ring | gäst på partyt | ||
| Frederick Sullivan | man bestulen av ficktjuv |
Companies
| Production Company | Paramount Publix Corporation | ||
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| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Film AB Paramount | 1931 | |
| AB Svensk Filmindustri | 1969 | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Universal Pictures Nordic AB | 2005 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 77345 |
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| Date | 1950-08 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2105 meters |
| Censorship number | 47195 |
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| Date | 1931-12 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 1405 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Western Electric Recording |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 2112 meter |
| Length in minutes | 77 min |
Production location
| Paramount Studios | Hollywood | USA |
Release dates
| First showing | 1931-09-19 | USA | 77 min | |||
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| Release in Sweden | 1931-12-12 | Olympia | Stockholm | Sweden | 51 min | |
| TV showing | 1963-04-30 | TV | Sweden | |||
| DVD release | 2005-04-06 | Sweden |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | Sweet Adeline | |
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| Composer | Harry Armstrong | (1896/1903) |
| Lyrics | Richard H. Gerard | (1896/1903) |
| Singer | Groucho Marx | |
| Chico Marx | ||
| Harpo Marx | ||
| Zeppo Marx |
| Original title | You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me | |
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| Composer | Sammy Fain | (1930) |
| Lyrics | Irving Kahal | (1930) |
| Pierre Norman | (1930) | |
| Singer | Zeppo Marx | |
| Chico Marx | ||
| Groucho Marx | ||
| Maurice Chevalier | (som dubbar Harpo Marx) |
| Original title | Pizzicato Polka. Ur Sylvia, ou La nymphe de Diane | |
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| Composer | Léo Delibes | (1876) |
| Performed by | Chico Marx | (piano) |
| Original title | When I Take My Sugar to Tea | |
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| Composer | Sammy Fain | (1931) |
| Lyrics | Irving Kahal | (1931) |
| Pierre Norman | (1931) | |
| Instrumentalist | Chico Marx | (piano) |
| Original title | 'O sole mio! | |
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| Composer | Eduardo Di Capua | (1898) |
| Alfredo Mazzucchi | (1898) | |
| Lyrics | Giovanni Capurro | (italiensk text 1898) |
| Sven Nyblom | (svensk text 1901) | |
| Instrumentalist | Harpo Marx | (harpa) |
| Singer | Maxine Castle |
| Original title | I'm Daffy Over You | |
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| Composer | Chico Marx | (1930) |
| Lyrics | Sol Violinsky | (1931) |
| Performed by | Chico Marx | (visslas) |
| Original title | Blue Blazes | |
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| Composer | Richard A. Whiting | |
| Lyrics | Leo Robin |
| Original title | Ho-Hum | |
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| Composer | Dana Suesse | |
| Lyrics | Edward Heyman |
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 | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 2087 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 60 x 80 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | Swedish |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Slides | 18 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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