A Night at the Opera (1935)
A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
30,908
Cast & Crew
Top Billed Cast
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Otis B. Driftwood -
Fiorello -
Tomasso -
Rosa Castaldi -
Riccardo Barone -
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Mrs. Claypool -
Ship's Captain -
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Directors:
Sam Wood , Edmund GouldingWriters:
George S. Kaufman (screen play), Morrie Ryskind (screen play), James Kevin McGuinness (from a story by)All Cast & Crew
Awards
1 win.Reviews & Commentary
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Trivia
Originally, before its reissue in the 1940s the movie started with a title card that places the movie in Milan, Italy, there was then a musical number in which people on the street were "passing along" the melody line of a song, as in the Maurice Chevalier vehicle Love Me Tonight (1932). The song was followed into the restaurant where Mrs. Claypool was waiting for Otis B. Driftwood. Maltin says the scene was cut during World War II to remove references to Italy, and unfortunately, the main negative was cut as well, so the scene is now lost. This was why the stated running time of the movie was three minutes longer than it is now.
Quotes
Waiter:
The gentleman has not arrived yet?
Mrs. Claypool:
No, he has not.
Waiter:
I'm afraid the dinner will be spoiled.
Otis B. Driftwood:
What difference does it make? It's too late to dine now.
Otis B. Driftwood:
Oh, boy?
Bellboy:
Yes, ma'am?
Otis B. Driftwood:
Will you page Mr. Otis B. Driftwood, please? Mister Otis B. Driftwood.
Bellboy:
Paging Mr. ...
Bellboy:
Mr....
Goofs
When Otis Driftwood arrives at his "suite" on the boat, the first time he enters, the room is small. And in the next shots of the room, we see that the room is a little bigger. The pipe that's in the room is closer to the back wall in the first version of the room, and more in the middle in the second version. There's also a 2 light wall sconce in the big room that doesn't appear in the small one.
Alternate Versions
All references to the first portion of the film taking place in Italy were edited from the original negative sometime after the original release. There is speculation that this was done during WWII when Italy was as Axis power, but it also may have been done in the late 1930's to appease Mussolini, who didn't like the way Italians were being portrayed. Either way, the film's first scene begins rather abruptly and is missing a musical number and references to Milan, Italy.
Soundtracks
Sing Ho for the Open Highway! Sing Ho for the Open Road!(uncredited)
Composer unknown
Sung a cappella by Groucho Marx
Storyline
Plot Summary
Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)
Genres
Comedy | Music | MusicalDetails
Release Date:
15 November 1935Language
English, Italian
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USABox Office
Gross USA:
$2,537,520
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$3,956,700
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