A Night in Casablanca
A Night in Casablanca is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, and Chico). The screenplay was written by Joseph Fields and Roland Kibbee. It was an independent production released by United Artists. The cast also features actress and singer Lisette Verea. The villain is portrayed by Sig Ruman, who had roles in the earlier Marx Brothers films A Night at the Opera (1935) and A Day at the Races (1937).
Plot
Set in Casablanca shortly after World War II, escaped Nazi war criminal Heinrich Stubel has steadily murdered three managers of the Hotel Casablanca. Disguised as a Count Pfefferman, Stubel's goal is to reclaim the stolen art treasures that he has hidden in the hotel. However, the only way he can do this undetected is by murdering the hotel's managers and running the hotel himself.
More details
| author | Frank Tashlin Joseph Fields Roland Kibbee |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Morocco |
| director | Archie Mayo |
| editor | Gregg G. Tallas |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | art treasures break out casablanca hotel manager hotel room murder nazi nazi war criminal only way police station run war criminal world war ii |
| musicBy | Bert Kalmar |
| producer | David L. Loew |
| productionCompany | Loma Vista Productions |
| publisher | United Artists |
| recordedAt | California |