movie poster for AT THE CIRCUS

Flicks ID

11699

Cert

U

Running time

83 mins

Country

Format

DVD

AT THE CIRCUS (1939)

EDWARD BUZZELL

Plot

When the evil owner of a circus steals the business's money to pay off the bank, the only people who can help save the show are the strongman's assistant, Punchy (Harpo Marx), circus hand Antonio Pirelli (Chico Marx), and Antonio's lawyer friend, J. Cheever Loophole (Groucho Marx). A gorilla named Gibraltar also steps in to do what he can. Typically irreverent stuff from the Marx Brothers. Not their paciest by any means, but some nice set pieces, including an excellent one with a midget and a cigar...