A Night in Casablanca

           The speaker of this letter, Groucho Marx, wrote a letter to Warner Brothers to show how annoyed he was by the legal warning he received from them not to use the name “Casablanca” in his new movie.  However, it was never proven that Warner Brothers tried to block them from using the name “Casablanca.” There are many that believe that this was a publicity stunt on behalf of the Marx Brothers. The subject of this letter is the Marx Brothers production of “A Night in Casablanca.” The occasion is the fact that the Marx Brothers were producing a movie that had the name “Casablanca” in the title and also at the same time, Warner Brothers made a movie called “Casablanca.” The audience is Warner Brothers and ultimately the citizens of the United States. The purpose of this letter is to inform Warner Brothers Studio, in a sarcastic and comedic way, that even though they have made a movie called “Casablanca”, they do not own that name. However, this letter also serves as an enormous publicity stunt that would draw a lot of attention toward their new movie.  The tone of this letter is comedic, colloquial, and somewhat aggressive.  Groucho Marx, by writing a friendly and witty letter, is using the opportunity to say what is exactly on his mind and to actually become accusatory towards Warner Brothers. However, he leaves room for Jack Warner to back down by saying that Warner Brothers does not even know about this legal dispute and someone in their legal department has sent this warning.