A Day at the Races

1937 · directed by Sam Wood

Rating
82/100
Hit
yes

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.

A Day at the Races (1937), directed by Sam Wood, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Groucho Marx
  • Chico Marx
  • Harpo Marx
  • Allan Jones
  • Maureen O'Sullivan
  • Margaret Dumont
  • Sig Ruman
  • Leonard Ceeley
  • Douglass Dumbrille
  • Esther Muir

Crew

  • Joseph Ruttenberg — Director of Photography
  • Leonard Smith — Director of Photography
  • Frank E. Hull — Editor
  • Franz Waxman — Original Music Composer
  • George Oppenheimer — Screenplay
  • George Seaton — Screenplay
  • Robert Pirosh — Screenplay

More from Sam Wood

  1. A Night at the Opera (1935) — 93/100 · hit
  2. The Pride of the Yankees (1942) — 82/100 · hit
  3. The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) — 82/100 · hit
  4. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) — 78/100
  5. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) — 67/100
  6. Kitty Foyle (1940) — 67/100

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