Go West (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Go West |
| Original title | Go West |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1940 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Edward Buzzell |
| script |
Irving Crusher Buster Keaton |
| production | Jack Cummings |
| music | Charles Wakefield Cadman et al. a. |
| camera | Leonard Smith |
| cut | Blanche Sewell |
| occupation | |
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Go West (alternative German title: The Marx Brothers in the wild west ) was the tenth published film by the Marx Brothers Groucho, Chico and Harpo Marx. It was shot in 1940 .
action
The New York & Western Railroad (NY & WRR) plans to build a route to the west, and Eve Wilson's grandfather owns a piece of land in the area of the new route. Eve's fiancé, Terry Turner, travels to New York and convinces the railroad to build across that country. So the old man gets a lot of money and the old dispute between the Wilson and Turner families can be settled.
At the same time, Joseph and Rusty Panello also want to go west. But there is not enough money. So they cheat S. Quentin Quale, who also wants to buy a ticket. Together the two reach the West and get to know Eve's grandfather there. When they lend him money, he gives them the title deed for the land. A little later they deposit the certificate as a deposit for a glass of beer in Red Baxter's Saloon. He is also after the land as he owns the land for the alternative route. And if he had both lots, he could dictate the price to the railroad. But he does not know that he is in possession of both documents. A little later, Joseph and Rusty can get the certificate back into their possession.
They meet Quale again in a stagecoach. When Joseph and Rusty want to sell the deed to John Beecher, a friend of Red Bexter, he offers and unexpectedly becomes the owner of the land. When he wants to sell the certificate to Baxter, he takes it from him and chases him out of the saloon with Joseph and Rusty. So the three decide to get the certificate back and break into Baxter. Baxter's friend Lulubelle notices this and gives her away. Baxter and Beecher arrest the three, but Terry Turner comes to their rescue and they lock Baxter and Beecher.
After Beecher and Baxter are released, they prevent Turner, Quale, Rusty and Joseph from getting on the train for New York. They want to prevent them from selling the land and instead want to sell the land to society without a deed. Joseph, Rusty and Quale manage to get on the train by tying and gagging the two train drivers. Eve and Terry are supposed to drive up with the car and get on at the next station. When Baxter and Beecher notice what is going on during the journey, they free the train drivers and try to throw Joseph, Rusty and Quale off the train.
In the end, however, the three manage to bring the train to a stop so that Eve and Terry can get on. Baxter and Beecher, however, grab the car and drive it up a little. There they sabotage the tracks, so that the train goes off the track and turns its circles on a farm. Baxter and Beecher feel safe, but the three manage to get the train back on the tracks. Eventually they catch up with Beecher and Baxter. At an intersection, their car comes onto the tracks and is pushed into the river by the train. So Eve and Terry can still achieve their goal and finally end the family quarrel so they can get married.
Remarks
Classic scenes are:
- Quale is ripped off by Joseph and Rusty selling tickets when they always give him a $ 10 bill with a thread that he has to change.
- The dismantling of the train on the way to New York: The Marx Brothers previously lost all the wood from the tender and now have to dismantle the train to get fuel.
Buster Keaton does not appear in the opening credits or credits of the film, but Irving Brecher has always referred to him as the film's co-writer because he was working with him at the time and receiving tips for the film from him.
The film bears a strong resemblance to the three years earlier made " Zwei ritten nach Texas " with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy .
criticism
Lexicon of international film : Anarchic slapstick comedy by the Marx Brothers, which is laid out as a high-spirited western parody through a multitude of gags; a fun game with genre quotes, subtle puns and absurd comedy.
Web links
- Go West in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Go West. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 6, 2017 .