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The Big Store

The Big Store

Comedy · Music · 1941

A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.

Movie details

The Big Store

“Gorgeous Girls! Uproarious Fun! The Big Musical Show!”

1941 Comedy · Music 1h 23m

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Charles Reisner

Written by

Sid Kuller · Hal Fimberg · Ray Golden · Nat Perrin

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Wolf J. Flywheel

Chico Marx

Chico Marx

Ravelli

Harpo Marx

Harpo Marx

Wacky

Tony Martin

Tony Martin

Tommy Rogers

Virginia Grey

Virginia Grey

Joan Sutton

Margaret Dumont

Margaret Dumont

Martha Phelps

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Mr. Grover

Court is in session

Put The Big Store on trial.

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The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.