A Night in Casablanca

1946
Approved
1h 25m

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6.9/10

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Groucho Marx, Lois Collier, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Night in Casablanca (1946)

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The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure.The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure.The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

7.6K

YOUR RATING

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Governor
(as Lewis Russell)

Dan Seymour

Prefect of Police

Frederick Giermann

Kurt

Harro Meller

Emile
(as Harro Mellor)

David Hoffman

Paul Harvey

Mr. Smythe

Edward Biby

Hotel Guest
(uncredited)

Eugene Borden

Policeman with Harpo
(uncredited)

Nick Borgani

Hotel Worker
(uncredited)

James Conaty

Hotel Guest
(uncredited)

Mary Dees

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Director
- Archie Mayo
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Trivia
According to The Marx Brothers biographer Joe Adamson, Harpo Marx was offered $50,000 to utter the single word "Murder!" in this film, presumably to add publicity value to the film by having him speak for the only time on-screen. Harpo declined the offer and never spoke publicly until a concert one year before his death. As he told reporters at the time: "I've spent 25 years creating the illusion that I can't talk. No matter what you write, they won't believe it's me talking. They'll think you made it up."

Goofs
When Chico is playing the piano with the orchestra, he gestures with his baton twice before throwing it at the musicians. However the trumpeter on the left anticipates him throwing the baton and can be seen flinching on the first two gestures.

Quotes
Ronald Kornblow: From now on the essence of this hotel will be speed. If a customer askes you for a three-minute egg, give it to him in two minutes. If he askes you for a two-minute egg, give it to him in one minute. If he askes you for a one-minute egg, give him the chicken and let him work it out for himself!

Alternate versions
The first few seconds - the Approved code - are missing from some prints (including video prints). The code is on a title screen. The prints without the code fade in when the credits begin to run.

Connections
Featured in The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974)

Soundtracks
Who's Sorry Now?
(1923)
Music by Ted Snyder
Lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby
Sung in French (and later in English) by Lisette Verea (uncredited)

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7/10

Fitting final flourish to the Marx Brothers act

That the Marxes could make this as their final film together (Groucho was tacked onto "Love Happy" as an afterthought and had no scenes with Chico and Harpo) means they could go out with a flourish. Groucho's jokes were back in form, not-so-sly innuendo and all, and the dross of the MGM years was cut away: the romantic leads had minimal screen time and did NOT sing, and the special effects laden last reel chase scene was cut mercifully short. Although it's unfortunate that the script had the quick-witted Marxes resort to poor stage fighting to overcome the Nazis. I believe it was while hanging from the ladder in that chase scene (in what's too clearly the California desert) that Groucho decided there must be a better way to make a living, and went to what became "You Bet Your Life."

PS: It suddenly struck me that Sig Ruman's voice, without the accent, could have been a perfect double for Marvin the Martian. Anyone know if he could have inspired Mel Blanc?

I got some hearty laughs out of it, so that's what counts in the end.