Go West - The Marx Brothers (1940)

Compared to 1937's _A Day at the Races_, the brothers seem to have abandoned their pause-ridden patter (developed for live audiences in their stage shows) for much faster-paced comedy dialog, undoubtedly influenced by screwball comedies at the time (Howard Hawks, Preston Sturges, et al). An early scene in the film depicts the two romantic leads sharing an intimate moment in close-up, with the entirety of their faces obscured by an errant horse. Makes one wonder if Groucho was directing that scene!