I consider "A Night At The Opera" the Marx Brothers' overall best movie for the reason that this is the most polished (production-wise) of all their movies. Another, and perhaps more important reason is that they are in a place were they could do the most damage, the opera. What better place for Marx brothers chaos and anarchy than a place in which the majority of the people are the conservative "upper class". Groucho, Chico and Harpo are put into situations in which they are in the middle of a rich woman trying to get into society, two singers in love, the meddlesome star of the opera, and the New York Opera Company. Like the earlier Marx film "Duck Soup", the musical parts of this movie are relevant and does not seem forced into the movie. The scenes have got to be seen to be believed so I don't even want to mention any. A great comedy that is perhaps the "greatest".
Review of A Night at the Opera
