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Monkey Business

Monkey Business

Laughing days are here again!

19317.01h 17m

Overview

Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.

Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Written by Will B. Johnstone, S.J. Perelman
Produced by Herman J. Mankiewicz
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Top Cast

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Groucho

Harpo Marx

Harpo Marx

Harpo

Chico Marx

Chico Marx

Chico

Zeppo Marx

Zeppo Marx

Zeppo

Rockliffe Fellowes

Rockliffe Fellowes

J.J. 'Big Joe' Helton

Harry Woods

Harry Woods

Alky Briggs

Thelma Todd

Thelma Todd

Lucille Briggs

Ruth Hall

Ruth Hall

Mary Helton

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Gibson

Ben Taggart

Ben Taggart

Capt. Corcoran (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

shipstowawayblack and whitepre-code

About Monkey Business

Monkey Business is a comedy film released in 1931 exploring themes of ship, stowaway, black and white, pre-code. Directed by Norman Z. McLeod, it stars Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx. Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.

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