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A Day at the Races

Three Great Laff Stars ! . . . more gags and gals . . . more songs and dances !

1937 · NR · 1h 49m

Directed by Sam Wood

7.1

TMDB audience score
243 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's sanitarium by winning a big race with a finicky horse owned by Judy's boyfriend Gil. There are a few problems. Hackenbush, who was recently put in charge of the sanitarium, isn't really a doctor, he's a veterinarian.

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Cast

  • Groucho Marx
    Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush

  • Chico Marx
    Tony

  • Harpo Marx
    Stuffy

  • Allan Jones
    Gil Stewart

  • Maureen O'Sullivan
    Judy Standish

  • Margaret Dumont
    Emily Upjohn

  • Sig Ruman
    Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg

  • Leonard Ceeley
    Whitmore

  • Douglass Dumbrille
    Morgan

  • Esther Muir
    'Flo' Marlowe

  • Robert Middlemass
    Sheriff

  • Vivien Fay
    Specialty Dancer

  • Ivie Anderson
    Specialty Singer

  • Gino Corrado
    Man Boarding Bus (uncredited)

  • Bess Flowers
    Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

  • Bert Moorhouse
    Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

  • Frank O'Connor
    Racetrack Guard (uncredited)

  • Carole Landis
    Party Guest (uncredited)