Go West
1940 · Movie · NR · 80 min · ★ 6.5 · 84% critics
Three schemers head west chasing easy riches, only to get tangled in a land-deed mess involving a broke miner, a brewing feud, and a crooked saloon owner. As the swindles pile up, they scramble to set things right and keep a valuable piece of property out of the wrong hands.
Also known as Marx Brothers - Go West
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Details
- Years
- 1940
- Release date
- 1940-12-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (96 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a Marx Brothers western spoof with snappy banter, musical interludes, and a big late payoff; Not for you if you dislike uneven pacing or dated stereotypes—try Way Out West or At the Circus for comparison.
Pros: classic running gags; strong musical moments; memorable train finale | Cons: slow plot-heavy stretches; uneven comedy hit-rate; dated Native American scene
Themes
- musical
- cowboy
Cast & crew
Groucho Marx
as S. Quentin Quale
Chico Marx
as Joe Panello
Harpo Marx
as 'Rusty' Panello
John Carroll
as Terry Turner
Diana Lewis
as Eve Wilson
Walter Woolf King
as Beecher
Robert Barrat
as 'Red' Baxter
June MacCloy
as Lulubelle
George Lessey
as Railroad President
Lee Bowman
as (uncredited)
Directed by Edward Buzzell