Monkey Business (1931 film) in Queens, New York City. Upon alighting from the ship, the Marx Brothers' real life father (Sam "Frenchie" Marx) is briefly seen in a cameo appearance, sitting on top of luggage behind the Brothers on the pier as they wave to the First Mate. Sam Marx was 72 at the time, and the appearance was his film debut. He was paid $12.50 each day for two days work. "Monkey Business" was Norman MacLeod's solo directorial debut. One of the sequences in this film involves the four brothers attempting to get off the ship using a passport stolen from famous singer
Athenic-class ocean liner whaling ship. The SS "Corinthic" was scrapped in 1931. In the Second World War, the "Athenic" was torpedoed twice and sunk by but later she was raised and returned to her owner. She was scrapped in 1962. In 1934, the "Ionic" was sold to the Shaw, Savill & Albion Line and was scrapped two years later. Athenic-class ocean liner The "Athenic"-class ocean liners were a three ship class of ocean liners built by the Harland & Wolff shipyard for the White Star Line in the early 20th century. The first ship built was , followed by . Both were launched