Top cast:Henry B. Walthall,Dorothy Gish,Robert Harron
Director:Carlos Santos
Genre:Family
Region:Lebanon
Year:1999
Storyline:" BackgroundA Day at the Races(1937) is a classic Marx Brothers comedy (the rio""s 7th film), and their second film for MGM followingA Night at the Opera (1935)).Riggs recommended calling in a bomb squad, and Murtaugh reluctantly agreed if things were kept quiet - but soon the neighborhood was blaring with sirens and swarming with police and fire/rescue squads.Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)With a production budget of $3 million, and box-office gross receipts of $30 million (domestic).With the tagline: "The Man of Your Dreams Is Back."Extensive evidence existed regarding the film""s homosexual subtext, i.e., the sexually-repressed homosexual character of Jesse, Jesse""s high-pitched screaming, the depantsing wrestling scene, the multiple male locker room scenes, the S&M references, the phallic snake wrapped around Jesse""s neck in Biology class, the sign on Jesse""s bedroom door that at first glance read: "NO CHICKS," the pelvic thrusting dance scene with a phallic popgun thrust into his crotch as he cleaned his room wearing Elton John-style gold-glittering sunglasses, the board-game PROBE hidden in his closet, the scene at the gay leather bar, the unusual bondage-murder of the leather-tank-topped gym coach - after being assaulted by sports balls and whipped by towels on his naked butt, Jesse""s lack of libido and performance anxiety, the exploding hot dogs at the pool party, and more.The lavish event was also to honor the return of African big-game hunter-explorer Captain Jeffrey T.Spaulding (Groucho Marx, portraying his most celebrated character).The guests also included two partners: a musician hired to play, Signor Emanuel Ravelli (Chico Marx), and an individual known as "The Professor" (Harpo Marx) who spent much of his time pursuing a blonde.