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A Day at the Races: Warner Archive Collection

A Day at the Races: Warner Archive Collection

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 Actors: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Allan Jones, Maureen O'Sullivan, Margaret Dumont
Director: Sam Wood
Language: ENGLISH: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Subtitles: English
Region: Untested
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Number of Discs: 1
Rating: Not Rated
Orig Release Date: 1937
Studio: Warner Bros.
Release Date: 1/30/2024
Run Time: 107 Min.
Special Features:
  • Audio Commentary - Film historian Glenn Mitchell, author of The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia, commentary that offers trivial tidbits, historical context, notes about the three brothers and supporting players, and analysis of the film's themes and style.
  • On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (27:37) - features a variety of participants including actor Dom DeLuise, writers Irving Brecher and Anne Beatts, director Carl Reiner, film historian Robert Osborne, writer Larry Gelbart and archival comments from Maureen O'Sullivan (d. 1998).
  • A Night at the Movies (10:00) - 1937 MGM short follows a couple who experiences Murphy's Law at their local theater.
  • Classic MGM Cartoons - Three vintage shorts
  • "Gallopin' Gals" (7:26) - This lively 1940 MGM Technicolor short, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, appropriately enough features screwball underdog antics at a race track.
  • "Mama's New Hat" (8:24) - This 1939 black-and-white Captain and the Kids short, co-directed by Friz Freleng, is also available as a bonus feature on Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume Two.
  • "Old Smokey" (7:34) - Another Captain and the Kids short, this one was directed by William Hanna in 1938 and concerns a loyal fire horse due to be replaced by a fancy new gas engine.
  • Audio-Only Treasures - Three vintage audio clips from the vault.
  • NEW! "Dr. Hackenbush" (2:56) - Groucho performs a song written for the film but never used.
  • "A Message from the Man in the Moon" (2:34) - A once-lost audio recording of Allan Jones singing the song accompanied by film clips and images of the original scripts.
  • "Leo is On the Air" (13:28) - This 1937 installment of the long-running MGM radio series promotes A Day at the Races and includes supportive clips from the finished film.
  • Theatrical Trailer (2:59)
  • Song Selection - Instant access to the film's main songs and performances.
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