A Day at the Races
Three Great Laff Stars ! . . . more gags and gals . . . more songs and dances !
1937 · 1h 49m · Passed
Comedy, Music
Directed by
Sam Wood
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A Day at the Races
Overview
Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's sanitarium by winning a big race with a finicky horse owned by Judy's boyfriend Gil. There are a few problems. Hackenbush, who was recently put in charge of the sanitarium, isn't really a doctor, he's a veterinarian.
Director and cast
- Sam Wood Director
- Groucho Marx as Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush
- Chico Marx as Tony
- Harpo Marx as Stuffy
- Allan Jones as Gil Stewart
- Maureen O'Sullivan as Judy Standish
- Margaret Dumont as Emily Upjohn
- Sig Ruman as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
- Leonard Ceeley as Whitmore
- Douglass Dumbrille as Morgan
- Esther Muir as 'Flo'
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