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A Night At The Opera

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1131L )
(1.33:1) (4 Sides) (CAV) (NTSC)

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A Night At The Opera
1935 - 92 min. - Black and White
Genre: Comedy

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Although some purists hold out for Duck Soup (1933), many Marx Brothers fans consider A Night at the Opera the team's best film. Immediately after the credits roll, we are introduced to Groucho Marx as penny-ante promoter Otis B. Driftwood. After a sumptuous dinner with a beautiful blonde at a fancy Milan restaurant, Driftwood tries to cadge another free meal from his wealthy patroness, Mrs. Claypool (Margaret Dumont). The dignified dowager complains that Driftwood had promised to get her into high society, but has done nothing so far. Otis B. counters by introducing Mrs. C to pompous opera entrepreneur Gottleib (Sig Rumann); all Mrs. Claypool has to do is invest several hundred thousand dollars in Gottleib's opera company, and her entree into society is in the bag. Contingent upon this plan is Driftwood's signing of Rodolfo Lassparri (Walter Woolf King), a self-important tenor. Backstage at the opera, Driftwood meets Fiorello (Chico Marx), who poses as a manager and offers to sell Driftwood the "world's greatest tenor"-not Lassparri, as Driftwood assumes, but Fiorello's pal Ricardo Baroni (Allan Jones). Instantly the two sharpsters try to draw up a contract ("The party of the first part shall hereafter be known as the party of the first part..."), which they proceed to tear up piece by piece whenever coming across a clause that displeases them (Driftwood: "That's a sanity clause"; Fiorello: "You no foola me. There ain't no Sanity Claus"). Having lost Lassparri to Gottleib, Driftwood sails back to America with Mrs. Claypool and the opera company. Gottleib arranges for Driftwood to get the tiniest, least accessible stateroom on the ship. Unpacking his trunk, Driftwood discovers that he's got to share his postage-stamp quarters with Ricardo Baroni, who has stowed away because he's in love with the opera troupe's leading lady Rosa (Kitty Carlisle). Also hiding out in Driftwood's trunk is Fiorello, who's come along because he's still Ricardo's manager, and the wacky Tomasso (Harpo Marx), Lassparri's former dresser, who has come along for the hell of it. Anxious to arrange a tete-a-tete with Mrs. Claypool in his stateroom, Otis finds out that his unwelcome guests won't leave until they're fed ("Do you have any stewed prunes? Well, give them some black coffee, that'll sober 'em up"). After ordering a huge dinner, Otis and his new friends are crowded even farther by a steady stream of intruders, including an engineer and his assistant, a cleaning lady, a manicurist, a girl looking for her Aunt Minnie, and a dozen waiters. The celebrated "stateroom scene" comes to a rollicking conclusion when Mrs. Claypool has the misfortune of opening the door. On the last night of the voyage, Fiorello, Tomasso and Ricardo sneak out of their stateroom to enjoy an impromptu ethnic festival in steerage. Ricardo sings, Fiorello "shoots the keys" on the piano, and Tomasso plays the film's theme song Alone on the harp. The stowaways are caught and thrown in the brig, but with Driftwood's help they escape. To avoid recapture, the stowaways don heavy beards and pose as three famed Russian aviators. After making a shambles of a public reception, the three reprobates hide out in Driftwood's New York apartment, where everyone conspires to drive an investigating detective (Robert Emmet O'Connor) crazy. Driftwood is fired from the opera company for associating with the stowaways, while Rosa is dismissed for refusing Lassparri's affections. In order to restore Rosa's job and put the deserving Ricardo in Lassparri's place during the opening performance of La Traviata, Driftwood, Fiorello and Tomasso concoct a scheme that will

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Cast for A Night At The Opera

Groucho Marx - Otis B. Driftwood
Harpo Marx - Tomasso
Chico Marx - Fiorello
Walter Woolf King - Rodolpho Lassparri
Kitty Carlisle - Rosa Castaldi
Sig Rumann - Herman Gottlieb
Edward Keane - The Captain
Allan Jones - Ricardo Baroni
Margaret Dumont - Mrs. Claypool
Robert E. O'Connor - Detective Henderson
Marx Brothers
Samuel Marx - Extra on Ship and at Dock
Wilbur Mack
Harry Tyler - Sign Painter
Phillips Smalley
Leo White
Inez Palange - Maid
Claude Payton - Police Captain
Rolfe Sedan - Aviator
Purnell Pratt - Mayor
Frank Yaconelli - Engineer
Gino Corrado - Steward
Jay Eaton
Otto H. Fries - Elevator Man
Harry Allen - Doorman
Al Bridge - Immigration Inspector
Lorraine Badges
Jack Lipson - Engineer's Assistant
George Irving - Committee
Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr. - Count di Luna
Selmar Jackson - Committee
Billy Gilbert - Engineer's Assistant
William Gould - Captain of Police
Jonathan Hale - Stage Manager
George Guhl - Policeman

Crew for A Night At The Opera

Sam Wood - Director
Irving G. Thalberg - Producer
Al Boasberg - Screenwriter
Bert Kalmar - Screenwriter
George Kaufman - Screenwriter
James K. McGuinness - Story Author
Harry Ruby - Screenwriter
Morris Ryskind - Screenwriter
Merritt B. Gerstad - Cinematographer
Herbert Stothart - Composer (Music Score)
William Le Vanway - Editor
Ben Carre - Art Director
Cedric Gibbons - Art Director
Edwin B. Willis - Set Designer
Dolly Tree - Costume Designer
Chester Hale - Choreography

Awards for A Night At The Opera

U.S. National Film Registry (win) 1993 Library of Congress

Feature Details

Title: A Night At The Opera
Feature Release Date: 1935
Genre: Comedy
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 92 Minutes
Chapters: 22
Picture: Academy Ratio
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CAV

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Technical Details

Catalog Number: CC1131L
ISBN: 0-931393-63-9
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Collection: Criterion Collection
Publisher: Criterion

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 4
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: CC1131L-N
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Rare Factory-Sealed, LaserDisc Movie

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Marx Brothers and Kitty Carlisle in...

A Night At The Opera

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1131L )
(1.33:1) (4 Sides) (CAV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Audio Essay by Leonard Malti
Publicity Film Footage and Stills
Original Theatrical Trailer
See the History of Criterion LaserDiscs at DaDon's...

A Night At The Opera
1935 - 92 min. - Black and White
Genre: Comedy

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Although some purists hold out for Duck Soup (1933), many Marx Brothers fans consider A Night at the Opera the team's best film. Immediately after the credits roll, we are introduced to Groucho Marx as penny-ante promoter Otis B. Driftwood. After a sumptuous dinner with a beautiful blonde at a fancy Milan restaurant, Driftwood tries to cadge another free meal from his wealthy patroness, Mrs. Claypool (Margaret Dumont). The dignified dowager complains that Driftwood had promised to get her into high society, but has done nothing so far. Otis B. counters by introducing Mrs. C to pompous opera entrepreneur Gottleib (Sig Rumann); all Mrs. Claypool has to do is invest several hundred thousand dollars in Gottleib's opera company, and her entree into society is in the bag. Contingent upon this plan is Driftwood's signing of Rodolfo Lassparri (Walter Woolf King), a self-important tenor. Backstage at the opera, Driftwood meets Fiorello (Chico Marx), who poses as a manager and offers to sell Driftwood the "world's greatest tenor"-not Lassparri, as Driftwood assumes, but Fiorello's pal Ricardo Baroni (Allan Jones). Instantly the two sharpsters try to draw up a contract ("The party of the first part shall hereafter be known as the party of the first part..."), which they proceed to tear up piece by piece whenever coming across a clause that displeases them (Driftwood: "That's a sanity clause"; Fiorello: "You no foola me. There ain't no Sanity Claus"). Having lost Lassparri to Gottleib, Driftwood sails back to America with Mrs. Claypool and the opera company. Gottleib arranges for Driftwood to get the tiniest, least accessible stateroom on the ship. Unpacking his trunk, Driftwood discovers that he's got to share his postage-stamp quarters with Ricardo Baroni, who has stowed away because he's in love with the opera troupe's leading lady Rosa (Kitty Carlisle). Also hiding out in Driftwood's trunk is Fiorello, who's come along because he's still Ricardo's manager, and the wacky Tomasso (Harpo Marx), Lassparri's former dresser, who has come along for the hell of it. Anxious to arrange a tete-a-tete with Mrs. Claypool in his stateroom, Otis finds out that his unwelcome guests won't leave until they're fed ("Do you have any stewed prunes? Well, give them some black coffee, that'll sober 'em up"). After ordering a huge dinner, Otis and his new friends are crowded even farther by a steady stream of intruders, including an engineer and his assistant, a cleaning lady, a manicurist, a girl looking for her Aunt Minnie, and a dozen waiters. The celebrated "stateroom scene" comes to a rollicking conclusion when Mrs. Claypool has the misfortune of opening the door. On the last night of the voyage, Fiorello, Tomasso and Ricardo sneak out of their stateroom to enjoy an impromptu ethnic festival in steerage. Ricardo sings, Fiorello "shoots the keys" on the piano, and Tomasso plays the film's theme song Alone on the harp. The stowaways are caught and thrown in the brig, but with Driftwood's help they escape. To avoid recapture, the stowaways don heavy beards and pose as three famed Russian aviators. After making a shambles of a public reception, the three reprobates hide out in Driftwood's New York apartment, where everyone conspires to drive an investigating detective (Robert Emmet O'Connor) crazy. Driftwood is fired from the opera company for associating with the stowaways, while Rosa is dismissed for refusing Lassparri's affections. In order to restore Rosa's job and put the deserving Ricardo in Lassparri's place during the opening performance of La Traviata, Driftwood, Fiorello and Tomasso concoct a scheme that will

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Cast for A Night At The Opera

Groucho Marx - Otis B. Driftwood
Harpo Marx - Tomasso
Chico Marx - Fiorello
Walter Woolf King - Rodolpho Lassparri
Kitty Carlisle - Rosa Castaldi
Sig Rumann - Herman Gottlieb
Edward Keane - The Captain
Allan Jones - Ricardo Baroni
Margaret Dumont - Mrs. Claypool
Robert E. O'Connor - Detective Henderson
Marx Brothers
Samuel Marx - Extra on Ship and at Dock
Wilbur Mack
Harry Tyler - Sign Painter
Phillips Smalley
Leo White
Inez Palange - Maid
Claude Payton - Police Captain
Rolfe Sedan - Aviator
Purnell Pratt - Mayor
Frank Yaconelli - Engineer
Gino Corrado - Steward
Jay Eaton
Otto H. Fries - Elevator Man
Harry Allen - Doorman
Al Bridge - Immigration Inspector
Lorraine Badges
Jack Lipson - Engineer's Assistant
George Irving - Committee
Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr. - Count di Luna
Selmar Jackson - Committee
Billy Gilbert - Engineer's Assistant
William Gould - Captain of Police
Jonathan Hale - Stage Manager
George Guhl - Policeman

Crew for A Night At The Opera

Sam Wood - Director
Irving G. Thalberg - Producer
Al Boasberg - Screenwriter
Bert Kalmar - Screenwriter
George Kaufman - Screenwriter
James K. McGuinness - Story Author
Harry Ruby - Screenwriter
Morris Ryskind - Screenwriter
Merritt B. Gerstad - Cinematographer
Herbert Stothart - Composer (Music Score)
William Le Vanway - Editor
Ben Carre - Art Director
Cedric Gibbons - Art Director
Edwin B. Willis - Set Designer
Dolly Tree - Costume Designer
Chester Hale - Choreography

Awards for A Night At The Opera

U.S. National Film Registry (win) 1993 Library of Congress

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