Monkey Business (1931 film) Monkey Business (1931 film) Monkey Business is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film. It is the third of the Marx Brothers' released movies, and the first with an original screenplay rather than an adaptation of one of their Broadway shows. The film also stars Thelma Todd. It is directed by Norman Z. McLeod with screenplay by S. J. Perelman and Will B. Johnstone. Much of the story takes place in on an ocean liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean. On board an ocean liner to America, four stowaways are involuntarily pressed into service as toughs for a pair of feuding gangsters
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