| Description |
1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in |
| Series |
The Marx Brothers collection |
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Marx Brothers collection.
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| Contents |
Side A. Room Service (78 min.) -- Side B. At the Circus (87 min.) |
| Summary |
Room Service: A cash-strapped theatrical troup tries to find a backer to keep from being thrown out of their hotel |
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At the Circus: The brothers try to keep the cash-strapped circus running by finding a backer |
| Notes |
Room Service produced as a motion picture in 1938 ; At the Circus originally produced as a motion picture in 1939 |
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Special features: Side A: vintage shorts: Party Fever and classic cartoon The Daffy Doc, theatrical trailer. Side B: vintage shorts: Dog Daze and classic cartoon Jitterbug Follies, theatrical trailer |
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Room Service is based on the play of the same name by John Murray and Allen Boretz |
| Credits |
Room service: production, Pandro S. Berman ; producer, George Abbott ; director, William A. Seiter ; screenplay, Morrie Ryskind. At the Circus: director, Edward Buzzell ; producer, Mervyn LeRoy ; screenplay, Irving Brecher |
| Performer |
Room Service: The Marx Brothers, Lucille Ball, Ann Miller and Frank Albertson. At the Circus: The Marx Brothers, Kenny Baker, Florence Rice, Eve Arden, Margaret Dumont, Nat Pendleton |
| Notes |
Not rated |
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DVD, region 1, Dolby Digital mono |
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In English with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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| Author |
Seiter, William A., 1892-1964.
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Buzzell, Edward, 1895-1985.
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Marx Brothers.
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| ISBN |
0790791242 |
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