A Night at the Opera

1935 · directed by Sam Wood

Rating
93/100
Hit
yes
Prestige lists
AFI 100

The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

A Night at the Opera (1935), directed by Sam Wood, rates 93/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Groucho Marx
  • Chico Marx
  • Harpo Marx
  • Kitty Carlisle
  • Allan Jones
  • Sig Ruman
  • Walter Woolf King
  • Robert Emmett O'Connor
  • Margaret Dumont
  • Edward Keane

Crew

  • Merritt B. Gerstad — Director of Photography
  • William LeVanway — Editor
  • George S. Kaufman — Screenplay
  • Morrie Ryskind — Screenplay

More from Sam Wood

  1. A Day at the Races (1937) — 82/100 · 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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