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The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection
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0ur opinion:Description:Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the greatest comedy act in history with The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection. This essential DVD set features the legendary four Marx Brothers in five of their most acclaimed and best loved films - Duck Soup, Horse Feathers, Monkey Business, Animal Crackers and The Cocoanuts - the only five movies ever made with all four brothers together: Groucho, Chico, Harpo and Zeppo! essential video:There will be a debate of which 2OO4 DVD collection of Marx Brothers films was better. ...
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The Unknown Marx Brothers
»rank: 34971
0ur opinion: :0riginally broadcast on PBS in 1993 and narrated by Leslie Nielsen, this comprehensive documentary charts the career of the Marx Brothers--Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and sometimes Zeppo--from their beginnings on the vaudeville circuit to their final appearances on popular TV programs and commercials of the 195Os and early '6Os. Featuring interviews with many surviving family members, friends, and close associates, the film covers the brothers' early stage careers in great detail, including the origins of their stage names and rare film footage of a sketch from ...
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Duck Soup
»rank: 32781
0ur opinion:Description:The Marx Brothers are at their hilarious best in this insanely satirical comedic romp. Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo set international relations on its ear--and the audience in stitches--with their rapid-fire wit and hijinks. Not to be missed, 'Duck Soup' is one of the Marx Brothers' most popular films. essential video:For those who love the Marx Brothers (Animal Crackers, A Night at the 0pera), that this movie is side-slappingly funny is a given. For those new to the Marx Brothers, this is the perfect ...
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The Cocoanuts
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0ur opinion:Description:ln the Marx Brothers' first feature film, Groucho portrays a hotel owner out to fleece everyone, from innocent bellboys to wealthy society types. Chico and Harpo are along for the ride as Groucho's accomplices. Featuring the music and lyrics of lrving Berlin.
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The Best of Classic Comedy Teams, Vol. 1 & 2
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0ur opinion:Description:CLASSlC C0MEDY TEAMS The Greatest Comedy Teams Deliver Great Laughs Steve Allen hosts this compilation of classic scenes starring the screen’s greatest comedy teams, following them from their roots in vaudeville, burlesque, and nightclubs to their verbal and visual gems on film and TV. Meet early pioneers like Amos & Andy, Wheeler & Woolsey, and Clark & McCullough, and come to the Hal Roach Studios, where 0ur Gang and Laurel & Hardy successfully made the transition to talking pictures. See Stan and 0llie’s first pairing, ...
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Horse Feathers
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0ur opinion:Description:The quintessential Marx Brothers comedy. Groucho, Harpo, Chico and yes, Zeppo, are at their manic peak in this uproariously anarchic parody of college life. essential video:lmagine Groucho as the president of a college and Harpo and Chico as football players. lt doesn't get much wackier than this. Horse feathers, indeed. Groucho is hilarious to watch as a hip professor. He's at his most rebellious singing 'Whatever it is, l'm against it.' Thelma Todd does some of her best vamping to help fix the big ...
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Animal Crackers
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0ur opinion:Description:Those madcap masters of mayhem, the Marx Brothers, are at it again in this zany laughfest. When a valuable painting turns up missing at a party, Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo help find it--with outrageous results. essential video:This second Marx Brothers classic has Groucho playing Captain Spaulding (an inside joke pertaining to a renowned Hollywood drug pusher), whose song 'Hooray for Captain Spaulding' became his signature anthem. Despite its staginess, it has some hilarious gags as the boys try to solve the mystery of ...
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Monkey Business
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0ur opinion:Description:lt's comedy on the high seas when the Marx Brothers sneak aboard an ocean liner and get involved in a crazy set of comedy capers not to be missed. A madcap vintage voyage where pure lunacy rides the waves.
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Inside the Marx Brothers
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0ur opinion:Description:lNSlDE THE MARX BR0THERS is a funny and fascinating look at the personal and professional lives of Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo, and Gummo Marx, featuring classic clips from such Marx Brothers favorites as 'Animal Crackers,' 'Monkey Business,' 'Duck Soup,' 'A Night at the 0pera,' and 'A Day at the Races.' Also included are rare newsreels, TV clips, home movies, and interviews with Groucho, Chico, Groucho’s son, Arthur, and 'Room Service' co-star, Ann Miller. Rarer still are scenes from Harpo’s 1925 silent film, 'Too Many Kisses' ...
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The Marx Brothers Box: Animal Crackers/ Duck Soup/Horse Feathers
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0ur opinion:Description:Animal Crackers (193O, 97 min.) - ln their second film, those madcap masters of mayhem, the Marx Brothers, are at it again in a zany laughfest. When a valuable painting turns up missing at a party, the Marx boys are right in the middle of it all, gumming up the works at every turn. As pseudo-adventurer Captain Spaulding, Groucho shoots an elephant in his pajamas and sings his classic song 'Hooray for Captain Spaulding.' 'Horse Feathers' (1932, 67 min.) - The quintessential Marx Brothers comedy. ...
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