The Big Store
Theatrical poster for Big Store (1941)
Directed by	Charles Reisner
Produced by	Louis K. Sidney
Written by	Nat Perrin (story) Sid Kuller Hal Fimberg Ray Golden
Starring	Groucho Marx Chico Marx Harpo Marx Tony Martin Virginia Grey Margaret Dumont
Cinematography	Charles Lawton Jr.
Editing by	Conrad A. Nervig
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	June 20, 1941
Running time	83 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

The Big Store is a 1941 MGM Marx Brothers comedy film in which Groucho, Chico and Harpo work to save the Phelps department store. Groucho plays the detective/bodyguard Wolf J. Flywheel. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nat Perrin (March 15, 1905-May 9, 1998) was a comedy writer who contributed gags and story lines to several Marx Brothers films, cowrote the play Hellzapoppin that became a film, and was the producer of the television series The Addams Family. ... Julius Henry Marx, AKA Groucho Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977), was an American comedian, working both with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and on his own. ... Leonard Marx, known as Chico, (March 22, 1887 – October 11, 1961) was one of the Marx Brothers. ... This article is about Harpo Marx, brother of Groucho et al. ... Tony Martin (born December 25, 1912) is an American actor and traditional pop singer. ... Virginia Grey (March 22, 1917 - July 31, 2004) was an American actress. ... Margaret Dumont (born October 20, 1889; died March 6, 1965) was an American comedic actress. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The year 1941 in film involved some significant events. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Groucho, Gummo, Minnie (mother), Zeppo, Frenchy (father), Chico and Harpo. ... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Julius Henry Marx, AKA Groucho Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977), was an American comedian, working both with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and on his own. ... Leonard Marx, known as Chico, (March 22, 1887 – October 11, 1961) was one of the Marx Brothers. ... This article is about Harpo Marx, brother of Groucho et al. ...

It was advertised as their last ever film; however, they returned to the screen in A Night in Casablanca. Sheet Music Cover A Night in Casablanca (1946) is the twelfth Marx Brothers movie. ...

The Big Store co-starred Marx Brothers' foil Margaret Dumont as well as Tony Martin and Virginia Grey. Dumont retired after this film. The "heavy" was Mr. Grover, played by Douglass Dumbrille, the same actor who was the "heavy" in A Day at the Races. Margaret Dumont (born October 20, 1889; died March 6, 1965) was an American comedic actress. ... Tony Martin (born December 25, 1912) is an American actor and traditional pop singer. ... Virginia Grey (March 22, 1917 - July 31, 2004) was an American actress. ... Douglass Dumbrille (October 13, 1889 – April 2, 1974) was an actor and one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood. ... Code book scene A Day at the Races A Day at the Races (1937) is the seventh movie starring the three Marx Brothers, with Margaret Dumont, Allan Jones and Maureen OSullivan. ...

The movie contains the usual MGM production numbers, such as "Sing While You Sell" and "Tenement Symphony" sung by Tony Martin.

The film has two memorable extended scenes. One of them takes place in the store's bed department, which has all kinds of novel beds that come out of the walls. An Italian family comes in with 12 children, six of whom get lost in a set of bunk beds. Three more families, each with a lot of blond children, American Indian children, and Asian children repectively arrive, and soon all is chaos.

The second memorable scene takes place near the end of the film. Groucho, Chico and Harpo escape their pursuers during a madcap chase through the entire store, using the elevator, a staircase, chandeliers, roller skates, and a bicycle.

Tagline: "Where everything is a good buy. Goodbye!"

Musical numbers

• "Tenement Symphony"- Tommy
• "Sing While You Sell"- Groucho & the Cast
• "If It's You"- Tommy
• "Mama Yo Quiero"- Chico and Harpo (piano)
• "Mozart's Sonata in C major" - Harpo (Harp)
• "Beethoven's Minuet" - Harpo (Harp/Cello/Violin)

External links

• The Big Store at the Internet Movie Database
• The Big Store at the TCM Movie Database