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The Big Store

Play trailer Poster for The Big Store 1941,  1h 24m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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70% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Private detectives Wolf J. Flywheel, Wacky and Ravelli (The Marx Brothers) are hired by the officious Martha Phelps (Margaret Dumont), co-owner of the Phelps Department Store. Her beloved nephew, Tommy (Tony Martin), has been assaulted, shortly after he announced plans to sell his share of the store. Unbeknownst to Martha, the culprit is her fiancé, sleazy store manager Mr. Grover (Douglas Dumbrille), who wants Tommy dead before the sale exposes his years of fraud and theft.

Critics Reviews

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Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Jan 5, 2024
3/5
The Marx Brothers do Marx Brothers things in The Big Store and while it's not their best effort, it's the Marx Brothers doing those things that are really all that matter. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Nov 4, 2005
4/5
Thomas Delapa Boulder Weekly Jul 22, 2005
3/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Apr 12, 2005
C
Too many dead spots. Go to Full Review
Daniel Eagan Film Journal International Apr 12, 2005
1/5
Low-grade comedy is a disappointment for Marx fans Go to Full Review
Walter Chaw Film Freak Central Aug 23, 2004
0.5/4
The kind of movie that takes you about an hour to figure out that you've already seen it. If you last an hour. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Charles Reisner

Director

The Marx Brothers

Actor

Tony Martin

Tommy Rogers

Margaret Dumont

Martha Phelps

Virginia Grey

Joan Sutton

Douglas Dumbrille

Mr. Grover

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The Big Store

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Movie Info

Synopsis Private detectives Wolf J. Flywheel, Wacky and Ravelli (The Marx Brothers) are hired by the officious Martha Phelps (Margaret Dumont), co-owner of the Phelps Department Store. Her beloved nephew, Tommy (Tony Martin), has been assaulted, shortly after he announced plans to sell his share of the store. Unbeknownst to Martha, the culprit is her fiancé, sleazy store manager Mr. Grover (Douglas Dumbrille), who wants Tommy dead before the sale exposes his years of fraud and theft.
Director
Charles Reisner
Producer
Louis K. Sidney
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 20, 1941, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 25, 2008
Runtime
1h 24m
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