The Big Store

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The Big Store is a 1941 Marx Brothers comedy film featuring their trademark slapstick, wordplay, and musical numbers set in a chaotic department store.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
black-and-white film
comedy film
film
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographyBy Charles Salerno Jr.
colorProcess black and white
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Charles Reisner
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editedBy James E. Newcom
era Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
features musical numbers
slapstick
wordplay
filmingStyle studio production
genre comedy
musical comedy
slapstick comedy
hasCultFollowing yes
hasTheme greed
romance
satire of big business
musicBy Edward Ward
notableCharacter Wolf J. Flywheel
originalLanguage English
partOf Marx Brothers filmography
portrays attempted murder plot in a department store
producer Louis K. Sidney
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseDate June 20, 1941
releaseYear 1941
runtimeMinutes 83
screenwriter Hal Fimberg
Ray Golden
Sid Kuller
setIn department store
starring Chico Marx
Groucho Marx
Harpo Marx
Margaret Dumont
Tony Martin
Virginia Grey
storyBy Hal Fimberg
Ray Golden
Sid Kuller

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Marx Brothers notableWork The Big Store
Tony Martin notableWork The Big Store
Go West followedBy The Big Store
Virginia Grey notableWork The Big Store