| Monkey Business | |
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| Directed by | Norman Z. McLeod |
| Written by | S. J. Perelman Will B. Johnstone Add'l dialogue Arthur Sheekman Contrib. writers Al Shean Nat Perrin[1] |
| Produced by | Herman J. Mankiewicz |
| Starring | Groucho Marx Harpo Marx Chico Marx Zeppo Marx |
| Cinematography | Arthur L. Todd |
| Music by | John Leipold |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Publix Corp[1] |
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Running time | 78 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Monkey Business is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film.[3][4] It is the third of the Marx Brothers' released movies (Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo), and the first with an original screenplay rather than an adaptation of one of their Broadway shows. The film also features Thelma Todd, Harry Woods and Ruth Hall and Rockliffe Fellowes. It is directed by Norman Z. McLeod with screenplay by S. J. Perelman and Will B. Johnstone.
- ^ a b c d Monkey Business at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ Hanson, Patricia King, ed. (1993). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1931-1940. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 1418. ISBN 0-520-07908-6.
- ^ "Film Reviews". Variety. New York: Variety, Inc. October 13, 1931. p. 14.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; October 17, 1931, page 167.