Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

Patience Watson One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

weezeralfalfa Quite a letdown from the first two films the brothers did for MGM. Don't know why Zeppo negotiated this film with RKO. They would return to MGM for the remainder of their films. This is the only one of their films that was not designed specifically for their talents, being adapted from a Broadway play. Humor is much below par, although it gets better as the film progresses. The two main female characters, played by Lucille Ball and a precocious 15 year old Anne Miller, are barely in the film. For those who prefer their Marx films with a minimum of musical interruptions, this fills the bill. Even Chico doesn't play the piano nor does Harpo play the Harp. However, Harpo does accompany the singing of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" with harmonica.

SnoopyStyle Theatrical producer Gordon Miller (Groucho Marx) is $1200 behind on the rent. His brother in-law hotel manager has been covering for him but the landlord is coming and sure to find out. Gordon, Harry Binelli (Chico Marx) and Faker Englund (Harpo) are about to leave when actress Christine Marlowe (Lucille Ball) tells them that a financial backer named Jenkins is coming in. The guys have to stay at the hotel to wait for Jenkins. The play's writer Leo Davis (Frank Albertson) comes looking for an advance and the guys convince him to stay in their room. Davis falls for the guys' assistant Hilda Manney (Ann Miller). The hotel troubleshooter Gregory Wagner discovers the debt and tries to kick the guys out. Jenkins tells the guys that his employer is willing to put up $15k if a role is given to a certain young lady. Gordon comes up with the idea for Davis to fake the measles to keep Wagner from kicking them out.This is not specifically written for the Marx brothers and it shows. It lacks a certain power to their rapid fire jokes. Some of the jokes are still funny. Staying in that one room for that long does get monotonous. This has a twenty something Lucille Ball in a minor role. She isn't given anything big to do. The guys don't do much music in this one. It's not a big lost for me. I always like Harpo and he brings the best jokes of the lot. There is one long running joke with "Hail!" that I don't really get.

grantss OK, but not great, Marx Brothers movie. Started off well enough. Set up was good, some good one-liners from Groucho and was quite coherent. Middle section had some great sight gags (anything involving the turkey, and Harpo being diagnosed by the doctor, especially). However, from a point it lost coherence and just got silly. Not ridiculously, unwatchably silly, but just mundane and not too funny.Overall, the jokes were weaker than their best, and even Groucho's famous wisecracks seemed weaker and fewer-and-further-between. Performances, given the material, are OK though. Lucille Ball is great in a supporting role, and not just for her acting... Good support too from Ann Miller and Frank Albertson. Certainly not in the same league as A Night At The Opera, but reasonably entertaining nevertheless.

ccthemovieman-1 didn't think this was one of the Marx Brothes better films, but it wasn't their worst, either. One thing different: no harp playing from Harpo and no singing from Groucho. That's okay with me, anyway, since I watch these movies for the comedy, not the music. The only musical number was "Swing Long, Sweet Chariot" near the end of the movie.There are some funny scenes in here, but not enough of them. Too much of the film takes place in one room. This is like a play and it begins to drag after an hour. Donald McBride, with his constant gruff voice and shouting, grates on you after awhile, too.Lucille Ball is in here, and I always didn't recognize her. She looked very young (which she was!). Overall, the film has entertainment value but, personally, I would rather watch the boys' others films.