Marx Brothers Say She Is". Their third feature-length film, "Monkey Business" (1931), was their first movie not based on a stage production. "Horse Feathers" (1932), in which the brothers satirized the American college system and Prohibition, was their most popular film yet, and won them the cover of "Time" magazine. It included a running gag from their stage work, in which Harpo produces a ludicrous array of props from inside his coat, including a wooden mallet, a fish, a coiled rope, a tie, a poster of a woman in her underwear, a cup of hot coffee, a sword; and, just after Groucho
The Millionaire (1931 film) The Millionaire (1931 film) The Millionaire is a 1931 all-talking pre-Code comedy film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and starring George Arliss in the title role. The film is a remake of the 1922 film called "The Ruling Passion", which also starred Arliss. The film was based on the short story "Idle Hands" by Earl Derr Biggers. In one of his earliest film roles, James Cagney had a brief but key appearance as a life insurance salesman. Wealthy car manufacturer James Alden (George Arliss) is forced to retire by his physician, Dr. Harvey (J. C. Nugent). However, idleness soon