Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- witty
- energetic
- classic movie night
- comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an entertaining and often wildly funny Marx Brothers western, praising its fresh comic situations and climactic set piece despite uneven pacing.
What sets it apart
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The Marx Brothers transplant their anarchic personas and burlesque routines into saloons, prospecting, railroad expansion, and cowboy imagery.
S. Quentin Quale is an embezzler and confidence man whose encounters with the Panello brothers drive deception, reversals, and comic disorder.
The deed to Dead Man's Gulch motivates the brothers' financial decisions, Red Baxter's trickery, and the effort to protect the old miner's property.
The critical reception specifically identifies the train climax as the film's standout comic sequence and a thrilling final escalation.
Films like Go West, and why
Way Out West
shared Marx Brothers slapstick, musical interludes, western setting, and anarchic comic energy
Destry Rides Again
shared classic Hollywood comedy, musical performance, broad physical humor, and frontier adventure
Support Your Local Sheriff!
shared western satire, ensemble comedy, romantic subplot, and escalating frontier chaos
Movie Details
- Director
- Edward Buzzell
- Release Date
- 1940-12-06
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (97)
Cast
- Groucho Marx
- Chico Marx
- Harpo Marx
- John Carroll
- Diana Lewis
- Walter Woolf King
- Robert Barrat
- June MacCloy
- George Lessey
- Iris Adrian
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- YouTube TV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Go West about?
- The Marx Brothers turn a quest for western fortune into a frantic musical farce of stolen deeds, railroad schemes, and frontier mischief.
- What is Go West like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Go West as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Go West violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Go West as mild.
- What did critics think of Go West?
- Critics broadly found the film an entertaining and often wildly funny Marx Brothers western, praising its fresh comic situations and climactic set piece despite uneven pacing.
- Which films are like Go West?
- Films with a similar feel include Way Out West, Destry Rides Again, and Support Your Local Sheriff!.
- How long is Go West?
- Go West runs 80 minutes.
- Where can I watch Go West?
- In United States, Go West streams on YouTube TV.
