repeat their familiar antics without much variation from previous appearances." Film Daily suggested that a couple of the chase scenes were "a little lengthy" but still concluded, "A 'laugh clocker' could run a high total checking this and the preview audience seemed to love it." John Mosher of The New Yorker wrote that the film was "not great Marx material, not a film that collectors will exhibit as a sample of this era's humor, but again and again the old flash is there." The Big Store returned a modest profit of $33,000, but it was initially the most profitable of the three final Marx Brothers films for MGM. References External links The Marx Brothers Council Podcast episode discussing "The Big Store" 1941 films 1941 comedy films American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films Marx Brothers (film series) Films set in department stores Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films directed by Charles Reisner 1940s American films