He figured that there may be only half as many laughs in a picture, but the films would give the audience something to care about. Thalberg's contention was that, although the Marx Brothers' movies were funny, you couldn't "build insanity on insanity." He proposed an actual story for the brothers to work against. MGM producer Irving Thalberg took the boys under his wing to produce two of their greatest films (the other being "A Day At The Races"). This was the Marxes' first film after leaving Paramount (well, after being pushed out).
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