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George S. Kaufman’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe
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Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
George S. Kaufman has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1920s through the 1930s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by A Night at the Opera.
Recurring themes
The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
Dir. Sam Wood · With Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing. The intrepid Captain Spaulding attempts to solve the crime with the help of his silly secretary Horatio Jamison, while sparring with the anarchic Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his nutty sidekick The Professor.
Dir. Victor Heerman · With Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx
During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.
Dir. Robert Florey, Joseph Santley · With Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx