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A Day at the Races DVD Cover
A Day At The Races
"The Year's BIG Laugh, Music and Girl Show!"

   Synopsis: A Day at the Races is the Marx Brothers at their commercial and popular peak. The story finds Groucho, Chico, and Harpo helping out at a sanatorium, where their longtime foil in the movies, Margaret Dumont, is the leading patient. Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's farm by winning a big race with her horse. There are a few problems however. Hackenbush runs a high priced clinic for the wealthy who don't know he has his degree in Veterinary Medicine.

   * This film features the Whitey's Lindy Hoppers in one of the best movie Lindy Hop scenes ever filmed in a barn (Hellzapoppin being first.) Bess Flowers and Dorothy Dandridge are in the film but

do not dance. Vivian Faye does a blue colored "Water Carnival" ballet scene. If your a Marx brothers fan or if you are a swing dancer you will like the film, this is a MUST HAVE SWING DANCE VIDEO.

A Day At The Races - Tiny Bunch A Day At The Races 2 A Day At The Races 3 A Day At The Races 4
More Film Information below
Date: Studio: Director: Availability:
1937 Metro Goldwyn Meyer (MGM) Sam Wood [DVD] [VHS]
Runtime: Country Made: Language: Color:
111 Minutes USA English Color
Genre: Featured Dancer  Featured Dance Dance Rating  
Comedy / Musical Whitey's Lindy Hoppers Lindy Hop EXCELLENT!!!
 
Known Dancers Known Actors / Actresses
Bess Flowers (didn't dance) Allan Jones
Billy Richter (Lindy) Dorothy Dandridge
DeForest Covan Ivie Anderson
Dot Miller (Lindy) Marx Brothers
George Greenridge (Lindy) Maureen O'Sullivan
Leon James (Lindy) Choreographers
Norma Miller (Lindy) David Gould
Snooky Beasly (Lindy) Herbert White (Assistant Lindy Scene)
Tiny Bunch  
Vivien Fay (Ballet?)  
 
Dances performed in this film   Special Dance Interest
Lindy Hop n/a Vernacular Dance
Ballet   Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
    Water Ballet
     
 
Some Music Titles in Film Bands / Musicians / Singers Posters / Lobby Cards
All Gods Chillun' Got Rhythm Dorothy Dandridge $ Framed Mini Print (mod style)
An der schönen, blauen Donau Johann Straub $ Framed Mini Print (org style)
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen Henry Thacker Burleigh $ French Version, (Framed)
Cosi-Cosa Walter Jurmann, Bronislau Kaper $ Tall Poster
Tomorrow is Another Day Ivie Anderson $ Theatre Poster
    Crinoline Choir    
 Soundtrack      
$ A Day At The Races OST      
       
 
Stage versions of the film Stage Date Cast Recording(s) Available Sheet Music Covers
n/a n/a n/a All God's Chillun' Got Rhythm
       
 
Books Available on this film ...
Title Author Date Published Publisher
$ A Day At The Races Film Script Robert Pirosh 1972 Viking Press
 

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