REVIEW: A Night in Casablanca [1946]

“I don’t even trust me” Even though I have never seen a Marx Brothers film, it’s pretty plain that A Night in Casablanca was a cash grab. Released five years after The Big Store (which at the time was billed as their final work), Chico had ultimately cajoled Groucho and Harpo to get back together with him for two more movies to pay off his gambling debts. They agreed, United Artists produced, and Groucho took it upon himself to use the media for added interest by pretending Warner Bros. was…

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