#Marx brothers movies youtube movie

The film-makers spend a century on this plot (at the expense of thinking through the comedy) and I still canвЂ™t make myself listen to it or pay attention. Thus, I would rather READ A BOOK ABOUT THE MARX BROTHERS THAN WATCH THIS MOVIE! A little irony? IвЂ™m with Harpo on this one The Marx Brothers are said to have become a comedy act when their audience abandoned their singing performance in Nagadoches, Texas in order to go outside on the street and look at a mule. The teenage Groucho was stranded in Cripple Creek, Colorado by his drag queen vaudeville partner and forced to get a job driving a horse drawn milk wagon, even though he knew nothing about horses. ShouldnвЂ™t Harpo play the harp in some Victorian parlor, instead of a loom on an Indian reservation, which is just weird without being funny? And you know what? The Marx Brothers had actually BEEN to the wild west, and their real life exploits are vastly better than anything in this movie. Clearly thatвЂ™s the best way to make use of the greatest comedian of the twentieth century. Fields got to be in My Little Chickadee.В But, nah, in this film, once again heвЂ™s just some bottom feeder lawyer who gets thrown down the stairs. Best of all, BOTH a con man and sheriff simultaneously, as W.C. Better yet, the inexplicable mayor or sheriff of the town. IвЂ™d love to see him as a successful con man or a medicine show impresario in the old west. People usually cite the opening scene, in which Chico swindles Groucho yet again as one of the movieвЂ™s halfway decent scenes. Actually, about ten steps down.Д®xcept for maybe about ten or 20 lines thereвЂ™s not a moment in this film, or an aspect of this film I wouldnвЂ™t change 100%. Go WestВ seems like their handlers were watching what all the other comedians were doing and imitating it. because EVERY COMEDIAN ON EARTH has made a western comedy, which is probably the best of all reasons why the Marx Brothers shouldnвЂ™t do it, being as they are unlike every other comedy team. This is a film that could and should star any of those other teams. After all, these are not the RitzВ Brothers, nor are they the Three Stooges, nor Abbott and Costello nor even Laurel and Hardy. This gesture demonstrates such a fundamental misunderstanding of what the Marx Brothers characters are all about that it amounts to cinematic malpractice. So much about it is so wrong, right from the filmвЂ™s very first framesВ with their apologetic title about how вЂњstupidвЂќ the boys are. Click to enlarge.A strong case can be made for Go WestВ (1940) being the worst Marx Brothers film of all. Even given the fact that the Marxes were forced into a more traditional play format for this movie, it is still highly entertaining. This picture is almost pure Marx Brothers entertainment, attesting to the ability of Morrie Ryskind in adapting the script for the boys. While Lucille Ball and Ann Miller are listed above Albertson in the cast list, they actually have very minor roles and add little to the movie. When the food finally does arrive, it makes for the funniest scene in the film. While he's not looking, Banelli, Faker, and Miller steal various possessions from him to hock so they can get some food. The plot thickens as the author of the play, Leo Davis (Frank Albertson), shows up from Oswego to see how the production is going. Banelli's connection to the play is never really brought out, but we know that Faker is in the cast, playing a miner, since he's often seen wearing a miner's hat, torch included. In this picture Groucho plays Gordon Miller, a producer who is trying to con a certain hotel (managed by his brother-in-law) into letting himself and his entire cast stay on credit until he gets backing for his upcoming production, 'Hail and Farewell.' He is aided in this escapade by Banelli (Chico) and Faker (Harpo).

#Marx brothers movies youtube movie

This movie was remade as a musical called 'Step Lively' in 1944, starring Frank Sinatra. As a matter of fact, the movie was taken from a successful play at the suggestion of Zeppo, and tailored by the ever-present Morrie Ryskind (who had to invent a part for Harpo) for the Marxes. It is also the only film that wasn't written specifically for them. It was the only picture the brothers did for RKO, making it while they were under contract to MGM. Room Service is unique for other reasons as well. Room Service is an unusual picture for the Marx Brothers, as it contains no musical numbers (unless you count the occasional warbling of 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot' during the various death scenes).