A Night at the Opera (1935)
| Release Date | 08 November 1935 |
| Tagline | Don't miss it! The funniest picture ever made! |
| Genre | Comedy, Romance, Musical |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English, Italian |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Absurd Comedy, Farce, Showbiz Comedy, Screwball Comedy |
| Mood | Just for Laughs |
| Themes | Ladder to the Top, Ship Cruises, Success is the Best Revenge, Righting the Wronged, Cons and Scams |
| Tones | Witty, Madcap, Quirky, Goofy, Irreverent, Bright, Frantic |
| Tags | Backstage, Bed, Boat, Con/scam, Contract, Disguise, Financier, Friendship, Love, Millionaire, Opera, Orchestra, Promoter, Romance, Sabotage, Shipboard, Stowaway |
A Night at the Opera is a 1935 American comedy film starring Groucho Marx, Chico Marx and Harpo Marx, and featuring Kitty Carlisle, Allan Jones, Margaret Dumont, Siegfried Rumann, and Walter Woolf King. It was the first film the Marx Brothers made for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer after their departure from Paramount Pictures, and the first after Zeppo left the act. The film was adapted by George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind, Al Boasberg (uncredited), and Buster Keaton (uncredited) from a story by James Kevin McGuinness. It was directed by Sam Wood.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Edward Keane
Captain
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Henderson
Harry Allen
Doorman
Loie Bridge
Ship Passenger
Lorraine Bridges
Louisa
Gino Corrado
First Porter
Gennaro Curci
Doorman
Olga Dane
Azucena in "Il Trovatore"
Bill Days
Singer in chorus
Jay Eaton
Aviator
Bud Geary
Stagehand
William Gould
Police Captain
George Guhl
Policeman
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman
Eddie Hart
Policeman
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Stagehand
Luther Hoobyar
Ruiz
Rodolfo Hoyos
Count di Luna
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Engineer's Assistant
Wilbur Mack
Committeeman
Fred Malatesta
Stagehand
Jerry Mandy
Second Porter
Alphonse Martell
Ship Officer
Edmund Mortimer
Dignitary
William H. O'Brien
Backstage Extra
Inez Palange
Maid
Claude Payton
Police Captain
Rita
Dancer
Rubin
Dancer
Rolfe Sedan
Aviator
Evelyn Selbie
Fortune Teller
Harry Tyler
Sign Painter
Ellinor Vanderveer
Shipboard Dinner Party Guest
Zuke Welch
Steward
Leo White
Aviator
James J. Wolf
Ferrando
Frank Yaconelli
Engineer
Director
Edmund Goulding
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Writer
James Kevin McGuinness
Morrie Ryskind
Al Boasberg
uncredited
Robert Pirosh
draft
Producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Merritt B. Gerstad
Editor
William LeVanway
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Art Director
Makeup Department
Robert J. Schiffer
makeup artist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Art Department
Ben Carré
associate art director
Edwin B. Willis
associate art director
Harry Albiez
props
Sound Department
James Brock
sound mixer
William Steinkamp
sound re-recordist
Michael Steinore
sound editor
Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Allen
electrician
Pop Arnold
key grip
Al Lane
second camera operator
Floyd Porter
gaffer
William Riley
second camera operator
Cliff Shirpser
assistant camera
Frank Tanner
still photographer
Arnold Webster
grip
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dolly Tree
wardrobe
Music Department
Wayne Allen
orchestrator
Paul Marquardt
orchestrator
Charles Maxwell
orchestrator
M.J. McLaughlin
music recordist
Leonid Raab
orchestrator
Jack Virgil
orchestrator
Harold Zweifel
orchestrator
Other Crew
Chester Hale
dances by
Howard Dietz
publicist
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
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Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Vídeo
Chapel Distribution
Criterion Collection, The
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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