The Big Store (1941)
The Big Store (1941)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Groucho Marx
Wolf J. Flywheel
Chico Marx
Ravelli
Harpo Marx
Wacky
Tony Martin
Tommy Rogers
Virginia Grey
Joan Sutton
Margaret Dumont
Martha Phelps
Douglass Dumbrille
Mr. Grover
William Tannen
Fred Sutton
Marion Martin
Peggy Arden
Henry Armetta
Guiseppi
Virginia O'Brien
Kitty
Charles Reisner
Director
Anna Demetrio
Maria
Sid Kuller
Writer
Paul Stanton
George Hastings
Russell Hicks
Arthur Hastings
Hal Fimberg
Writer
Ray Golden
Writer
Bradley Page
Duke
King Baggot
Store Employee (uncredited)
Nat Perrin
Writer
Louis K. Sidney
Producer
Enid Bennett
Clerk (uncredited)
Charles Lawton Jr.
Cinematographer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 20, 1941
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 23m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsPhiladelphia, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
The Big Store is a 1941 American comedy film starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx and Chico Marx) that takes place in a large department store. Groucho appears as private detective Wolf J. Flywheel (a character name originating from the Marx-Perrin radio show Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel in the early 1930s).
The Big Store was the last of the five films that the Marx Bros. made under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The Marxes had decided to retire as a team and The Big Store was advertised as their farewell film. However, they would return to the screen in A Night in Casablanca (1946) and Love Happy (1949).
The film also features singer Tony Martin and Virginia Grey as the love interests and longtime Marx Brothers foil Margaret Dumont in her seventh and final film with the Marxes. The villain is portrayed by Douglass Dumbrille, who had played a similar role in A Day at the Races (1937).