The Big Store (1941) | |
| Director(s) | Charles Reisner |
| Producer(s) | Louis K. Sidney |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical |
| Top Topics | Detectives |
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The Big Store (1941) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Charles Reisner and produced by Louis K. Sidney.
SYNOPSIS
Groucho, Harpo, and Chico turn a big department store upside down as New York detectives trying to foil the hostile takeover of a department store and prevent a murder. Pretty late in the day for the Marxes, this was the final film in which Groucho, Harpo, and Chico appeared together - but there's still lots of fun watching the Brothers turn the emporium into their own private playground.
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[Wolf is about to propose to Martha]
Wolf J. Flywheel: Martha, dear, there are many bonds that will hold us together through eternity.
Martha Phelps: Really, Wolf? What are they?
Wolf J. Flywheel: Your government bonds, your savings bonds, your liberty bonds.
Woman Shopper: [to Flywheel lying on a bed] Can you tell me the price of this bed?
Wolf J. Flywheel: $8000
Shopper: Why that's preposterous! I can get the same bed anywhere in town for $25.
Wolf J. Flywheel: Yes, but not with me in it!
Wolf J. Flywheel: [In "Sing While You Sell" number] Come on, Wacky: Nagasaki!
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Wolf J. Flywheel: Martha, dear, there are many bonds that will hold us together through eternity.
Martha Phelps: Really, Wolf? What are they?
Wolf J. Flywheel: Your government bonds, your savings bonds, your liberty bonds.
Woman Shopper: [to Flywheel lying on a bed] Can you tell me the price of this bed?
Wolf J. Flywheel: $8000
Shopper: Why that's preposterous! I can get the same bed anywhere in town for $25.
Wolf J. Flywheel: Yes, but not with me in it!
Wolf J. Flywheel: [In "Sing While You Sell" number] Come on, Wacky: Nagasaki!
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British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was watching a private screening of "The Big Store" when he received news that Nazi second-in-command Rudolf Hess had flown to Britain on an unauthorized mission to end the conflict between Britain and Germany during World War II. Churchill decided that the news was so unimportant he ignored it, went back into his screening room and watched the rest of the movie. (in "An evening with groucho" (1972) groucho tells this anecdote but the movie he refers to is "Monkey Business").
Final film of former silent screen star Enid Bennett, who has an unbilled bit part as a store clerk.
Tony Martin's "Tenement Symphony" was later razzed by Groucho Marx as "the most godawful thing I'd ever heard."
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Final film of former silent screen star Enid Bennett, who has an unbilled bit part as a store clerk.
Tony Martin's "Tenement Symphony" was later razzed by Groucho Marx as "the most godawful thing I'd ever heard."
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