A Night in Casablanca

"100 Girls! 1,000 Scenes! 10,000 Laffs!"

1946 1h 25m EN

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★6.8TMDB · 165

Comedy

Synopsis

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The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure.

“100 Girls! 1,000 Scenes! 10,000 Laffs!”

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Cast

Groucho Marx
Ronald Kornblow
Harpo Marx
Rusty
Chico Marx
Corbaccio
Charles Drake
Lt. Pierre Delmar
Lois Collier
Annette
Sig Ruman
Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
Lisette Verea
Beatrice Rheiner
Lewis L. Russell
Governor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Archie Mayo
Writers: Joseph Fields, Roland Kibbee
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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80 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Archie Mayo, shot by James Van Trees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Groucho Marx and Harpo Marx and Chico Marx carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "100 Girls! 1,000 Scenes! 10,000 Laffs!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0038777 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Archie Mayo directs. James Van Trees behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
280 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Archie Mayo, shot by James Van Trees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Groucho Marx and Harpo Marx and Chico Marx carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "100 Girls! 1,000 Scenes! 10,000 Laffs!".
6IMDB entry: tt0038777 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: James Van Trees
Production design: Duncan Cramer
Makeup / hair: Otis Malcolm
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: A Night in Casablanca (1946)

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r96sk2025-03-03
★ 8/10
<em>'A Night in Casablanca'</em> makes for my first Marx Brothers movie! It's one I had a fun time watching, this type of deadpan, slapstick comedy is what tends to get the most amusement out of me and this did just that. I was never belly laughing, but chuckling away I was. Harpo Marx brings the most chuckles, which is all the more impressive given he barely says a word; that's his thing, I'm now learning (I only knew the Marxs by name, not any details). Groucho Marx and Chico Marx are fun too. Sig Ruman is the best of the rest of the cast. It does get a bit repetitive towards the conclusion, though the overall ending itself means that isn't actually an issue when all is said and done.

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