Captain Spaulding, the noted explorer, returns from Africa and attends a gala party held by Mrs. Rittenhouse. A painting displayed at that party is stolen, and the Marxes help recover it. Well, maybe 'help' isn't quite the word I was looking for--this is the Marx Brothers, after all...
based on play, police, power failure, singing, socialite, theft, thunderstorm, irreverence, newspaper headline, pith helmet, monocle, insult, trombone, top hat, piano, name change, art theft, artist, breaking the fourth wall, butler
With a Marx Brothers movie, success becomes largely a matter of routines.