The House That Shadows Built the Marx Brothers, with Davison Clark playing Mr. Lee, Theatrical Producer, which was intended to promote their forthcoming 1931 film "Monkey Business" (Clark later played the role of the frustrated Passport Official in "Monkey Business" and would also appear in the war scene in "Duck Soup"). The segment, containing material which was never included in any other Marx Brothers film, is a re-working of the first scene of their first successful Broadway revue "I'll Say She Is" (1924), which Groucho considered to have been the funniest work in the Brothers' career. Except for a few name changes and additional gags,
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