Instead of the “Potter millions” it’s now Mrs. The plot here is a virtual remake of The Cocoanuts. The technical issues that bogged down The Cocoanuts were much less of a factor here, as well, and while still more stage-bound than their subsequent vehicles, the script is so breath-taking in its insanity, so focused and fast-moving, that only the most obsessive-compulsive of cine-creeps could possibly care. Based on their 1928 Broadway stage hit, with a book by Kaufman and Ryskind and songs by Kalmar and Ruby, the film version was directed by Mack Sennett veteran Victor Heerman who insisted on a highly beneficial pre-production cutting of the script, wrestling it into a shape that not only makes a better movie than The Cocoanuts,but a better Marx Brothers comedy. I think most people would agree that there can be no greater introduction to the Marx Brothers than Animal Crackers, which was released on this date in 1930. That was the day when, several rights issues having been cleared, Animal Crackers was screened on television (CBS) for the first time. For example, I now know that Jwas the first time I ever saw a Marx Brothers movie.
When memories fail, it can sometimes help us recover the facts with a clarity that startles.
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