Paramount Pictures -- 1931

Written by S.J. Perelman and Will B. Johnstone, with additional material by Arthur Sheekman. Directed by Norman McLeod. Supporting Cast: Rockcliffe Fellowes, Harry Woods, Thelma Todd, Ruth Hall, and Tom Kennedy.

In this outing, the boys are stowaways on an ocean voyage. Apart from a bit involving a couple of gangsters trying to put each other out of business, there's very little plot to get in the way of the gags. Speaking of gags, Groucho brought in his uncle, Al Sheen, to write plenty for this picture. If you're looking for sheer Marx Brothers zaniness without any unnecessary musical numbers or subplots, this is the movie for you!

This picture also contains, in my opinion, the funniest line ever delivered in a Marx Brothers film by a non-Marx Brother:

Captain: "Stowaways? How do you know there are four of them?"
Steward: "Well, they were singing Sweet Adeline."

Speaking of stowaways, check out "That's The Bunk," a very funny scene from the film, featuring Groucho, Chico, and the Captain.

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