I didn't think this was as good as Monkey Business but it's still pretty funny.Mrs. Rittenhouse (Margaret Dumont) is hosting a party for famed explorer Captain Spaulding (Groucho Marx) where she will also unveil a famous painting. However, her social rival (Margaret Irving) has plans to embarrass her by switching the painting for a bad forgery. Mrs. Rittenhouse's daughter (Lillian Roth) also plans to swap out the painting for a copy by her boyfriend (Hal Thompson) to show the world his work is indistinguishable from the real thing. She convinces Chico and Harpo to switch the artworks during a storm but when the police are called, it's up to Captain Spaulding to sort this mess out.
This is based on a musical play and I don't know if the play is any better, but this film felt very stilted and the musical numbers mostly fell flat, with the notable exceptions of Harpo Marx playing the harp and Chico on the piano. It felt very tame, I think is the word I'm looking for.
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