Monkey Business

1931 · 77 min · dir. Norman Z. McLeod

Monkey Business is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film. It is the third of the Marx Brothers' released movies, and the first with an original screenplay rather than an adaptation of one of their Broadway shows. The film also features Thelma Todd, Harry Woods, Ruth Hall and Rockliffe Fellowes. It is directed by Norman Z. McLeod with screenplay by S. J. Perelman and Will B. Johnstone. It will enter the public domain on January 1, 2027 due to being published in 1931 and subsequently renewed in 1959. Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.