A Day at the Races (1937)

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Three Great Laff Stars ! . . . more gags and gals . . . more songs and dances !

Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's sanitarium by winning a big race with a finicky horse owned by Judy's boyfriend Gil. There are a few problems. Hackenbush, who was recently put in charge of the sanitarium, isn't really a doctor, he's a veterinarian.

• Released: 1937-06-11
• Genres: Comedy, Music
• Runtime: 1h 49m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 241 votes

Directed by Sam Wood.

Top cast

• Groucho Marx as Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush
• Chico Marx as Tony
• Harpo Marx as Stuffy
• Allan Jones as Gil Stewart
• Maureen O'Sullivan as Judy Standish
• Margaret Dumont as Emily Upjohn
• Sig Ruman as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
• Leonard Ceeley as Whitmore
• Douglass Dumbrille as Morgan
• Esther Muir as 'Flo' Marlowe

Full cast & crew

Where to watch A Day at the Races

• United States: stream on fuboTV, YouTube TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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