*Stowaway, as in someone who sneaks aboard a ship without paying fare. (The first part of the movie, the Marx Brothers' characters were stowaways.)
When this movie was released, the Great Recession had a chokehold on the US and much of the world. The Marx Brothers typically portrayed ne-er-do-wells. This had special residence in the Great Depression, when much of America struggled with not having enough.
Although I am not an economics major, I believe my education and experience give me some standing to comment on this.

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Hi -- We're having a Prescott area blogger get together Sunday Jan. 18 at 2 p.m. at Casa Sanchez, 1459 West Gurley. Hope to see you there. You can contact me at walkingprescott -at- gmail -dot- com.
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