Go West (1940)
| Release Date | 06 December 1940 |
| Tagline | JUMP INTO YOUR BOOTS AND SADDLES...IT'S ROUND-UP TIME IN THE WILD AND WOOLY WEST! |
| Genre | Comedy, Musical, Western |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Satire, Comedy Western |
| Themes | Prospectors and Land Rights |
| Tones | Goofy, Humorous, Irreverent |
| Tags | Con/scam, Gold Mine, Locomotive, Prospector, Race Against Time |
Go West is the 10th Marx Brothers comedy film, in which brothersGroucho, Chico, and Harpo head to the American West and attempt to unite a couple by ensuring that an evil railroad baron is thwarted. The scene is set in Dead Man's Gulch. Groucho is "S. Quentin Quale", Chico is "Joe Panello" and Harpo is "Rusty Panello". It was directed by Edward Buzzell and written by Irving Brecher, who receives the original screenplay credit.
Cast and Crew
Cast
George Lessey
Railroad President
Frederick Burton
Johnson
Earl Covert
Specialty number
Lew Harvey
Card Player
Edward Hearn
Man at Saloon Door
Slim Lucas
Stage Coach Driver
Phil Neely
Specialty number
Bob Priester
Specialty number
Baby Quintanilla
Baby on coach
Henry Sylvester
Conductor
Harry Tyler
Telegrapher
Fred Warren
Pianist at Crystal Palace Saloon
Billy Wayne
Fireman
Harry Wilson
Train Passenger
Joe Yule
Joe, Crystal Palace Bartender
Director
Edward Buzzell
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Writer
Producer
Jack Cummings
producer
Cinematographer
Leonard Smith
Editor
Blanche Sewell
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Art Director
Set Decorator
Edwin B. Willis
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Costume Designer
Gile Steele
Dolly Tree
Production Manager
Charles Levin
unit production manager
Art Department
Stan Rogers
associate art director
Sound Department
Music Department
George Bassman
orchestrator
George Stoll
musical director
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
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Warner Home Vídeo
Chapel Distribution
Continental Home Vídeo
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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