AT THE CIRCUS.

Groucho, the circus strongman (Nat Pendleton) and the midget, Little Professor Atom (Jerry Maren) are accomplices of bad guy John Carter (James Burke) who is trying to take over the Wilson Wonder Circus. In order to help Wilson, he first tries to get the hidden money from Carter's moll, Peerless Pauline (Eve Arden), but fails. Loophole calls upon Jeff's wealthy aunt, Mrs. Dukesbury (Margaret Dumont), and tricks her into paying $10,000 for the circus to entertain the Newport 400.

Credits

Cast
Marx Brothers, Kenny Baker, Florence Rice, Eve Arden, Margaret Dumont
Complete catalog record
AT THE CIRCUS. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 1939. 9 reels, sd., b&w. Credits: Producer, Mervyn LeRoy; director, Edward Buzzell; screenplay, Irving Brecher; film editor, William H. Terhune; music director, Franz Waxman; music, Harold Arlen. Loew's, Inc.; 10Oct39; LP9173.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q1214743 ↗ — color, country