The Marx Brothers

The Marx Brothers
A Night in Casablanca (1946)

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The Marxes parody Casablanca in this 1946 release. Groucho is Ronald Kornblow the Mgr. of the Hotel Casablanca and Chico is Corbaccio his bodyguard while Harpo is Rusty the not so loyal valet to the villain. The boys find stolen jewels and paintings the Nazi's have hidden in the hotel. (J. Bradley Main)

"Who's Sorry Now?", though it is performed in "Night in Casablanca," actually was written quite a few years before that, in the 1920's(?). However, nonetheless, it was written by Kalmar and Ruby, some time before their later association with the Marxes. According to Adamson, Kalmar and Ruby originally wrote the song as a joke, not wanting it released, but it got released without their permission and turned into a tremendous hit, more or less making their reputation and songwriters.

Cast:

Groucho Marx			Ronald Kornblow
Harpo Marx			Rusty
Chico Marx			Corbaccio
Sig Ruman			Count Pfefferman aka Heinrich Stubel
Lisette Verea			Beatrice Rheiner
Charles Drake			Lt. Pierre Delmar
Lois Collier			Annette
Dan Seymour			Prefect of Police Capt. Brizzard
Lewis L. Russell			Governor Galoux
Frederick Giermann			Kurt
Harro Mellor			Emile
David Hoffman			Spy
Paul Harvey			Mr. Smythe
Philip Van Zandt			Maître d'
Arthur Torey			Military man in restaurant
Ruth Roman			Bit Part

Director Archie Mayo
Written by Joseph Fields
Roland Kibbee
Frank Tashlin (additional material, uncredited)
Cinematography James Van Trees
Production design Duncan Cramer
Set decorator Edward G. Boyle
Editorial Supervisor Gregg C. Tallas
Film Cutter Grace Baughman
Music Werner Janssen
Song "Who's Sorry Now" Ted Snyder (music)
Bert Kalmar (lyrics)
Harry Ruby (lyrics)
Sound Frank Webster
Make-up Otis Malcolm
Hair Stylist Scotty Rackin
Exectutive Production Manager Joe C. Gilpin
Assistant director Jack Sullivan
Producer David L. Loew
Production company / Distribution Loma Vista Productions / United Artists
Runtime 85 min.
Release date 10 May 1946
New York opening 11 Aug 1946
Spanish title Una Noche En Casablanca
French title Une nuit à Casablanca
German title Eine Nacht in Casablanca
Swedish title En Natt i Csablanca
Italian title Una notte a Casablanca