History Film / MonkeyBusiness

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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "You're a woman who's been getting nothing but dirty breaks. Well, we can clean and tighten your brakes, but you'll have to stay in the garage all night."
** However, it didn't ''all'' get past the radar; the original line also had Groucho propose to "polish your frame and oil your joints", but that was nixed by UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode.

* TapOnTheHead: Both Chico and Harpo semm to be very fond of this in the final. Harpo, obviously, takes it UpToEleven.

* TheSingingMute: Implied when the foursome (including mute Harpo) are heard singing barbershop from inside four barrels.

* TheFamilyForTheWholeFamily: The rival bootleggers, Big Joe Helton and [[MeaningfulName Alky]] Briggs.

Not to be confused with the 1952 Creator/HowardHawks screwball comedy starring Creator/CaryGrant, Creator/GingerRogers and Creator/MarilynMonroe, which involves the accidental invention of a youth potion.

Much of the story takes place upon an ocean liner bound for America. Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo play four stowaways, who spend much of the journey trying to avoid the ship's captain and his first mate. During and after the journey, the four become involved with an ongoing dispute between rivaling gangsters, which the four brothers solve in their own way. Thelma Todd co-stars as the flirtatious wife of one of the thugs. Much [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensues]].

[[caption-width-right:350:This is the only way to travel. [[note]] Actually, [[BeamMeUpScotty that line is from]] ''Film/DuckSoup Duck Soup''.[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:This is the only way to travel. [[note]] [[BeamMeUpScotty That line is from]] [[Film/DuckSoup Duck Soup]][[/note]]]]

''Monkey Business'' is a 1931 comedy film starring the legendary Creator/MarxBrothers.

* WhichRestroomDilemma: In one scene, Harpo stands in front of a bathroom sign that apparently reads "men". A guy enters then gets thrown out. Then Harpo leaves and we see that he was obscuring the "Wo" in "Women".

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* TheFamilyForTheWholeFamily: The rival bootleggers, Big Joe Helton and [[MeaningfulName Alky]] Briggs.

Much of the story takes place upon a cruise liner bound for America. Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo play four stowaways, who spend much of the journey trying to avoid the ship's captain and his first mate. During and after the journey, the four become involved with an ongoing dispute between rivaling gangsters, which the four brothers solve in their own way. Thelma Todd co-stars as the flirtatious wife of one of the thugs. Much [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensues]].

-->Nice old piece of melodrama, kidnapping a girl. You've been reading too many dime novels.

-->'''Briggs:''' Who was that, my wife?
-->'''Groucho:''' Married for twelve years and you have to ask me?!

** However, it didn't ''all'' get past the radar; the original line also had Groucho propose to "polish your frame and oil your joints", but that was nixed by TheHaysCode.

* RepetitiveAudioGlitch: The boys all try to get in the country claiming to be Creator/MauriceChevalier (he was on the ship and they stole his passport). To prove they're Chevalier they [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YNiedDhsAs sing]]; Harpo's got a Maurice Chevalier record on a wind-up player strapped to his back, which eventually begins to wind down.

-->Sir, this is an outrage, breaking into a man's home! I'm not one to make idle threats, but they'll be a letter in The Times tomorrow morning.

-->Emily: Oh, but you don't understand. You see, I'm not happy with my husband. He should have married some little housewife.
-->Groucho: Madam, I resent that. Some of my best friends are housewives.

Much of the story takes place upon a cruise liner bound for America. Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo play four stowaways, who spend much of the journey trying to avoid the captain and his first mate. During and after the journey, the four become involved with an ongoing dispute between rivaling gangsters, which the four brothers solve in their own way. Thelma Todd co-stars as the flirtatious wife of one of the thugs. Much [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensues]].

'''''Monkey Business''''' is a 1931 comedy film starring the legendary Creator/MarxBrothers.

''Monkey Business'' is also the title of an otherwise unrelated 1952 Creator/HowardHawks screwball comedy starring Creator/CaryGrant, Creator/GingerRogers and Creator/MarilynMonroe, which involves the accidental invention of a youth potion.

** However, it didn't ''all'' get past the radar; the original line also had Groucho propose to "polish your frame and oil your joints", but that failed to pass muster with TheHaysCode.