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Marx Brothers 3: Monkey Business (1931)

The Marx Brothers as stoways on an ocean steamer. 77min imdb

Recap:

In this movie the Marx Brothers are stoways on an ocean steamer, always on the run from the ship’s crew and always chasing the girls. Then Zeppo and Groucho are hired as the henchmen of a criminal while Harpo and Chico become the bodyguards of the criminal’s designated victim. Eventually the four of them pretend to be Maurice Chevalier to immigrate into the USA, and then the criminal abducts Zeppo’s love interest.

Well, yes. In some of the best movies the plot is just the shortest path between two punchlines. And while working for MGM sure was a smart move careerwise, this old Paramount movie has more gags in it than several of the later films together. So what can I say? They just don’t make old movies like they used to, so if you haven’t seen it, watch it now. And if you know it already you will want to re-watch it soon anyway.

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Marx Brothers 9: At The Circus (1939)

In their 9th movie the Marx Brothers try to recover the hero’s stolen money. 87min imdb

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Review:

So there is this dude who has 10k Dollars that he needs to make his circus dream come true, but he tgets knocked down from behind and robbed. The Marx Brothers try to solve the case, but fail. So instead, Groucho goes for Margaret Dumont for some gold digging.

Yes, it’s true, this not one of the better Marx movies, and of course there are WAY! too many musical numbers which all suck except for those three with one of the Brothers in them. And yet: it’s fun. This movie does not reinvent the wheel but it takes you for a joyride.

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Marx Brothers 13: Love Happy (1949)

91min

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English

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English auto

At last: Harpos long awaited solo movie, co-starring Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Marilyn Monroe and Raymond Burr.

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No trailer, try Marilyn Monroe’s screen debut instead

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Review:

Harpo works as caterer for a musical production. Chico is on the crew because he knows how to handle the man who wants money for the sets and costumes. Groucho is after the hot woman who is after the royal Romanoff diamonds, which are hidden in a can of sardines which Harpo stole.

Of course, Duck Soup was better, and so were, I assume, the even older movies that I didn’t see. Yaddayaddayada. I know that kind of talk because I used to talk in this fashion myself. But that was long ago, I have seen a ton of other movies since, and after rewatching it now I must say: wow! Funny! Entertaining!

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Trivia: They say that Harpo wanted to make a solo movie, but Chico had to be in it because of his gambling depts, and the investors insisted on Groucho. Also in the cast: not so important actors like Raymond Burr and Marilyn Monroe.