A Night at the Opera: Quick Facts

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Groucho Marx, Margaret Dumont, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx stand together in formal and comedic costumes, surrounded by police officers, in a scene from A Night at the Opera.

Crowded stateroom scene from A Night at the Opera (1935) with Groucho Marx at lower left, Harpo Marx lying across the top, and Chico Marx at center right wearing a hat, surrounded by people in a cramped space.

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