The Laffmovie is one of those Washington Street theatres where small children climb all over you in the afternoon, and sailors and their girl-friends distract you in the evening. There is a soda-dispenser in the lobby and there is the sickening smell of popcorn pervading the establishment at all times. But despite it all, it manages to resurrect the Marx Brothers about every other week, and with plugs in your nose and blinkers on your eyes, they are well worth an hour of your Reading Period time.

S. J. Perelman and Will B. Johnstone turned out the scenario of "Monkey Business" back in 1931, and the gags are still free of wrinkles. The plot, such as it is, has to do with four stowaways-the Marx Brothers-and how they manage to get off a luxury liner. The entire film is a chase, with Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo in front and the captain and his crew behind. The running stops from time to time to allow for the situations, which are about as hilarious as anything the four zanies have ever done.

Groucho is first-rate. From his opening lines as a stowaway in a barrel in the hold of the ship, to his concluding monologue announcing a fight from the ceiling of a barn, he works furiously every minute. Most of his action is ad-lib, and his Perelmanesque lines are sharp. Commenting on a remark by someone, he says: "Gee, I wish I'd said that. Everyone's repeating it around the club these days."

Harpo, who is somewhat restrained in this flicker, has one or two excellent scenes. His pantomimic ability reaches its zenith in a sequence with Punch and Judy. Chico and Zeppo distribute themselves capably, though their comic action hardly approaches that of their more gifted brothers.