A Day At The Races

A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races is the seventh film starring the three Marx Brothers, with Margaret Dumont, Allan Jones, and Maureen O'Sullivan. Like their previous MGM feature A Night at the Opera, this film was a major hit. Hugo Z. Hackenbush is a veterinarian who is hired as chief of staff for the Standish Sanitarium, owned by Judy Standish , at the insistence of her most important patient, the rich Mrs. Upjohn, , who insists on being treated only by Dr. Hackenbush. The Sanitarium has fallen on hard times, and banker J.D. Morgan is attempting to gain control of it. Judy hopes that Mrs. Upjohn will...
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quick facts
Release date:June 11, 1937
Directed by:Sam Wood
Runtime:111 Minutes
Producer:Irving Thalberg, Sam Wood, Lawrence Weingarten
Editor:Frank E. Hull
Music by:Bronisław Kaper, Franz Waxman
Cinematography:Joseph Ruttenberg
Screenplay by:Robert Pirosh
Genre:Comedy

Cast of A Day At The Races

Maureen O'Sullivan
Maureen O'Sullivan
Born:May 17, 1911
Died:June 23, 1998
Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille
Born:Oct. 13, 1889
Died:Apr. 2, 1974
Sig Ruman
Sig Ruman
Born:Oct. 11, 1884
Died:Feb. 14, 1967
Groucho Marx
Groucho Marx
Dr. Hackenbush
Born:Oct. 2, 1890
Died:Aug. 19, 1977
Margaret Dumont
Margaret Dumont
Born:Oct. 20, 1882
Died:Mar. 6, 1965
Harpo Marx
Harpo Marx
Stuffy
Born:Nov. 23, 1888
Died:Sept. 28, 1964

Film director of A Day At The Races

Sam Wood
Sam Wood
Born: July 10, 1884
Died: September 22, 1949

Samuel Grosvenor "Sam" Wood was an American film director, and producer, who was best known for directing such Hollywood hits as A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, and The Pride of the Yankees. He was also involved in a few acting and writing projects. Wood began his...
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Filming locations for A Day At The Races

Arcadia
Arcadia

Arcadia is an affluent community in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and located approximately 13 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. It is the site of the Santa Anita Park racetrack and home to the Los...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    What was the slogan for the motion picture, A Day at the Races?
  • A:
    The movie's tagline was, "The Year's BIG Laugh, Music and Girl Show!"
  • Q:
    How long is the runtime of the film "A Day at the Races"?
  • A:
    The runtime is 111 minutes.
  • Q:
    The film, "A Day at the Races" is of which genre?
  • A:
    It is categorized as... Comedy and Black-and-white.
  • Q:
    Which locations were seen in the film A Day at the Races?
  • A:
    The movie's featured locations include Arcadia.
  • Q:
    Who directed the movie "A Day at the Races"?
  • A:
    Sam Wood directed the motion picture.
  • Q:
    When was the motion picture "A Day at the Races" first released to the public?
  • A:
    The film premiered in June, 1937.
  • Q:
    What is the runtime of the motion picture "A Day at the Races"?
  • A:
    The total runtime is 111 minutes.
  • Q:
    Who distributed the film, "A Day at the Races"?
  • A:
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was the film's distributor.
  • Q:
    Which celebrities starred in the film "A Day at the Races"?
  • A:
    Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Leonard Marx, Allan Jones and Maureen O'Sullivan played a role in the movie.
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