A Day at the Races (1937)

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1h 51min
Comedy, Family
11 Jun 1937 (USA)
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A veterinarian posing as a doctor teams with a singer and his friends as they struggle to save an upstate New York sanitarium with the help of a misfit racehorse.

Director:

Sam Wood

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Stars:

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Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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	Groucho Marx	...	Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush (as The Marx Brothers)
	Chico Marx	...	Tony (as The Marx Brothers)
	Harpo Marx	...	Stuffy (as The Marx Brothers)
	Allan Jones	...	Gil Stewart
	Maureen O'Sullivan	...	Judy Standish
	Margaret Dumont	...	Mrs. Emily Upjohn
	Leonard Ceeley	...	Whitmore
	Douglass Dumbrille	...	Morgan
	Esther Muir	...	Cokey 'Flo'
	Sig Ruman	...	Dr. Steinberg (as Sig Rumann)
	Robert Middlemass	...	Sheriff
	Vivien Fay	...	Dancer
	Ivie Anderson	...	Vocalist
	The Crinoline Choir	...	Vocal Ensemble
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Hooper Atchley	...	Race Judge (uncredited)
	King Baggot	...	Race Track Official Starter (uncredited)
	Kenny Baker	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Vivian Barry	...	Telephone Girl (uncredited)
	Barbara Bedford	...	Secretary (uncredited)
	Vangie Beilby	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Edna Bennett	...	Nurse (uncredited)
	Edward Biby	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Thurman Black	...	Black Singer (uncredited)
	Lennie Bluett	...	Black Singer (uncredited)
	William A. Boardway	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	The Plantation Boys	...	Performers (uncredited)
	Chet Brandenburg	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Troy Brown Sr.	...	Black Singer (uncredited)
	Sheila Brown	...	Child (uncredited)
	Jean Burt	...	Telephone Operator (uncredited)
	Ben Carter	...	Black Singer (uncredited)
	Ruth Cherrington	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Jacqueline Clancy	...	Child (uncredited)
	Paralee Coleman	...	Black Performer (uncredited)
	Gino Corrado	...	Man Boarding Bus (uncredited)
	DeForest Covan	...	Black Singer (uncredited)
	George Cowl	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Jack Daley	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Dorothy Dandridge	...	Black Singer (uncredited)
	Robert Dandridge	...	Black Performer (uncredited)
	Vivian Dandridge	...	Black Singer (uncredited)
	Frankie Darro	...	Morgan's Jockey (uncredited)
	Frank Dawson	...	Doctor (uncredited)
	Dudley Dickerson	...	Wheelchair Attendant (uncredited)
	Helen Dickson	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Billy Dooley	...	Race Track Bugler (uncredited)
	Edward Earle	...	Race Judge (uncredited)
	Aaron Edwards	...	Plainclothesman (uncredited)
	Richard Farnsworth	...	Jockey (uncredited)
	W.C. Fields	...	Race Track Patron (uncredited)
	Pat Flaherty	...	Detective with Sheriff (uncredited)
	Bess Flowers	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Ray Flynn	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Byron Foulger	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	J.C. Fowler	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Jack George	...	Musician (uncredited)
	Avanelle Harris	...	Black Singer (uncredited)
	John Hiestand	...	Radio Announcer (uncredited)
	Leyland Hodgson	...	Policeman at Racetrack (uncredited)
	Arthur Stuart Hull	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	John Hyams	...	Judge (uncredited)
	William Irving	...	Man for Horn Business (uncredited)
	Si Jenks	...	Messenger (uncredited)
	Jack W. Johnston	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Darby Jones	...	Black Singer (uncredited)
	Etta Jones	...	Black Singer (uncredited)
	Jack Kenney	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Edith Kingdon	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Carole Landis	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Harry Lash	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Alexander Leftwich	...	Musician (uncredited)
	Edward LeSaint	...	Doctor (uncredited)
	Carl M. Leviness	...	Party Guest Who Calls the Sheriff (uncredited)
	Max Lucke	...	Doctor (uncredited)
	Danellen Mabry	...	Young girl (uncredited)
	Wilbur Mack	...	Race Judge (uncredited)
	Mary MacLaren	...	Nurse (uncredited)
	The Marx Brothers	...	Themselves (uncredited)
	Charles McAvoy	...	Policeman Pursuing Hugo (uncredited)
	Alex Melesh	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Norma Miller	...	Black Singer (uncredited)
	Bert Moorhouse	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Edmund Mortimer	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Etta Moten	...	Black Singer (uncredited)
	Henry Mowbray	...	Man for Hat Business (uncredited)
	Lee Murray	...	Judge (uncredited)
	Harry Myers	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Field Norton	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Jack Norton	...	Drunk (uncredited)
	Frank O'Connor	...	Racetrack Guard (uncredited)
	Cullen and Pauline	...	Performers (uncredited)
	Victor Potel	...	Horn Blower (uncredited)
	Russ Powell	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	James Quinn	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Bob Reeves	...	Policeman Pursuing Hugo (uncredited)
	Cyril Ring	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Gus Robinson	...	Black Singer (uncredited)
	Jimmy Robinson	...	Black Performer (uncredited)
	Alexander Schoenberg	...	Musician in orchestra (uncredited)
	Jesse Scott	...	Black Performer (uncredited)
	Allen D. Sewall	...	Policeman Pursuing Hugo (uncredited)
	Four Hot Shots	...	Black Performers (uncredited)
	Phillips Smalley	...	Racing Spectator with Wrong Hat (uncredited)
	Carolynne Snowden	...	Black Singer (uncredited)
	John St. Polis	...	Musician in orchestra (uncredited)
	Arthur Thalasso	...	Policeman Pursuing Hugo (uncredited)
	The Three Chocolateers	...	Black Performers (uncredited)
	Charles Trowbridge	...	Dr. Wilmerding (uncredited)
	Arthur White's Lindy Hoppers and Jitterbugs	...	Dancers (uncredited)
	Elizabeth Williams	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Harry Wilson	...	Detective with Sheriff (uncredited)
	Florence Wix	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Buck Woods	...	Black Singer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Sam Wood

Written by

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Robert Pirosh	...	(screen play) &
George Seaton	...	(screen play) and
George Oppenheimer	...	(screen play)

Robert Pirosh	...	(original story) and
George Seaton	...	(original story)

Al Boasberg	...	(original story) (uncredited)

Al Boasberg	...	(screen play) (uncredited)

Leon Gordon	...	(original story) (uncredited)

Leon Gordon	...	(screen play) (uncredited)

George S. Kaufman	...	(screen play) (uncredited)

Carey Wilson	...	() (uncredited)

Produced by

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Max Siegel	...	associate producer
Irving Thalberg	...	producer (uncredited)
Lawrence Weingarten	...	producer (uncredited)
Sam Wood	...	producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Franz Waxman

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(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Joseph Ruttenberg	...	(photographed by)
Leonard Smith	...	(uncredited) (photographed by)

Editing by

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Frank E. Hull

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film editor

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Robert A. Golden

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assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Stan Rogers	...	associate art director
Edwin B. Willis	...	associate art director
Walter Bjorne	...	poster artist : Sweden [1972] (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer

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recording director

Stunts

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Richard Farnsworth

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stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ted Wurtenberg

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gaffer (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Ben Carter

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casting: black sequence (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Dolly Tree	...	wardrobe
Eugene Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leo Arnaud	...	choral arrangements / orchestral arrangements
George Bassman	...	orchestrator
Roger Edens	...	musical arrangements
Walter Jurmann	...	music by
Gus Kahn	...	lyrics by
Bronislau Kaper	...	music by
Paul Marquardt	...	orchestrator
Merrill Pye	...	musical presentation
Franz Waxman	...	musical director
Wayne Allen	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
George Bassman	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Roger Edens	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Carl 'Major' Roup

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script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Dave Gould	...	musical numbers staged by
Reginald Le Borg	...	director: musical scenes (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (A Sam Wood Production)

Distributors

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1937) (United States) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1937) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn (1937) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1937) (Norway) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1937) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1937) (Finland) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1937) (France) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1937) (Austria) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1938) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1962) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
Stockholm Film (1965) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
Yleisradio (YLE) (1965) (Finland) (tv)
Republic-Filmi (1972) (Finland) (theatrical)
Sergel Film Distributors (1972) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
MGM/CBS Home Video (1981) (United States) (video) (CED VideoDisc)
Continental Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
MGM Home Entertainment (1992) (Netherlands) (VHS) (through Warner Home Video)
Warner Home Video (1992) (Netherlands) (VHS)
Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (re-release)
Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland (2006) (Finland) (DVD) (6-disc Marx Brothers Prestige Collection)
Warner Home Video (2010) (Canada) (DVD) (4 film collection)
Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (DVD) (4 film collection)
Filmes Lusomundo (1976) (Portugal) (theatrical) (re-release)
Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
René Malo Vidéo-Malofilm Video (Canada) (VHS) (Quebec)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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David Chudnow Inc. (casting by: black sequence)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's sanitarium by winning a big race with her boyfriend's horse. There are a few problems. Hackenbush runs a high-priced clinic for the wealthy who don't know that the degree that he holds is in veterinary medicine. Written by John Vogel Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	reference-to-vassar-college man-wears-eyeglasses friend doctor united-states-of-america See All (100) »
Taglines	Three Great Laff Stars ! . . . more gags and gals . . . more songs and dances ! See more »
Genres	Comedy Family Musical Sport
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Finland:S France:Tous publics Italy:T New Zealand:G Norway:A (recommended rating) Portugal:M/6 Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved West Germany:6

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Also Known As	Un jour aux courses (France) Das Große Rennen (Germany) Marx Brothers - Ein Tag beim Rennen (Germany) Marx Brothers - Das große Rennen (Germany) Un día en las carreras (Spain) See more »
Runtime	111 min
Country	United States
Language	English Italian
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Sound System) Mono (1937 Release) Mono (1937 Re-Release) Mono (1937 release) Mono (1937 Remaster) Mono (1937)
Filming Locations	Santa Anita Park & Racetrack - 285 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, USA See more »

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Trivia	With a running time of one hour and 50 minutes, this is the longest of The Marx Brothers' theatrical films. See more »
Goofs	When Stuffy gets on the horse with the wagon, he is wearing a coat and dark trousers. As jockey he wears white pants and jockey shirt. While he could have lost the coat easy enough, there was no opportunity for him to change pants. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972). See more »
Soundtracks	On Blue Venetian Waters See more »
Quotes	[Stuffy has grabbed some poison to drink] Dr. Hackenbush: Hey, don't drink that poison! That's $4.00 an ounce! See more »

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