Edward Keane

Set against the backdrop of post-World War I America, this classic film follows the tumultuous journey of three war veterans as they navigate the rapidly changing landscape of the 1920s….

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows’ agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau’s partner Dick Allen is Jeff’s war buddy and rival suitor for engineer’s daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?

In this film, the Marx Brothers infiltrate the elite circles of high society and the opera scene to unite a pair of lovers. With the assistance of a cunning manager…