It stars the four marx brothers groucho, chico, harpo and zeppo and thelma todd. On the other hand, i sit here and wonder why i didnt find this film funnier than i did. Removed was a scene of harpo catching different sizes of dogs with different sizes of fire hydrants and also some various small moments from the scene in connies apartment, like harpo doing a headstand in connies lap. On afis list of the 100 funniest comedies of all time, 1935s a night at the opera ranks 12th, second only to its predecessor, 1933s duck soup no. Starring groucho marx, harpo marx, chico marx, zeppo marx, thelma todd, david landau, nat pendleton, james pierce, florine mckinney. Perelman and will johnstone, plus songwriters bert kalmer and harry ruby, who also contribute two of. Their mother miene minnie schoenberg professionally known as minnie palmer, later the brothers manager was from dornum in east frisia, and their father samuel sam. Dec 06, 2017 although their fourth film horse feathers 1932 is unbelievably hilarious on the funny meter, other marx brothers outings are usually cited by critics and film aficionados as either their best or superior. The marx brothers chico, groucho, harpo and zeppo are one of the cornerstones of american comedy.
His son frank zeppo convinces him to buy a couple of football players at a local speakeasy so huxley can have a winning team. This cd contains songs and dialogue from the marx brothers second and fourth movies, animal crackers 1930. Quincy adams wagstaff groucho takes over as president of huxley college. 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. The marx brothers actor soundtrack the marx brothers, groucho, chico, harpo and zeppo are a group of actors known for duck soup 1933.
Animal crackers 1930 official trailer marx brothers movie hd duration. After duck soup, they were sadly declawed, and lost a little bit of their edge with a new studio. Interestingly and oddly, each of the three main marx brothers had their own particular favorite of their films, and none chose horse feathers. Kalmar and ruby also wrote some of the original music for the film. Horse feathers 79 movie clip threes a crowd 1932 hd. Starting out in vaudeville, they conquered broadway and the big screen in their own inimitable style, at once innovative, irreverent, anarchic, physical, musical, ludicrous and hilarious. The marx brothers silver screen collection the cocoanuts.
Obviously given their age you cannot expect high quality visuals on these films. Groucho marx is cast as professor quincy adams wagstaff, the newest president of. And it seems to be true that boys find this type of humor more appealing than girls. Some of the songs can grate, but that is really all down to personal taste. Some footage is missing from the horse feathersversion available today. With groucho marx, chico marx, harpo marx, the marx brothers. Perelman and will johnstone, plus songwriters bert kalmer and harry ruby, who also contribute two of the brothers best tunes. Horse feathers 99 movie clip pinkys fourth quarter heroics 1932 hd by movieclips. The maddest comics of the screen quincy adams wagstaff, the new president of huxley u, hires bumblers baravelli and pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival darwin u. While not the marx brothers best work, horse feathers nonetheless sits close to the top of that list. Grouchos 1947 audition for the original you bet your life radio program.
Oct 17, 2017 before animal house, there was horse feathers. Why horse feathers is my favorite marx brothers picture. Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the greatest comedy act in history with the marx brothers silver screen collection. Horse feathers 1932 official trailer marx brothers movie hd subscribe to classic trailers. As you may have seen in my earlier post, several marx brothers movies vie for the spot of my favorite, but if pressed, really pressed, i would concede that my candidate for the top slot is horse feathers. As president of huxley college, the funloving professor wagstaff groucho attempts to help his son zeppo finally graduate after 12 years by arranging to buy professional football players for an upcoming big game against rival darwin university.
Groucho marx is cast as professor quincy adams wagstaff, the newest president of huxley college. Actually, feathers reduces the roster even more than in its predecessor. The marx brothers comedy was just as subversive to college kids in 1932 as john belushis frathouse. From their early days on vaudeville and broadway through their wildly popular motion pictures, the marx brothers kept audiences of all ages laughing out loud with some of the most hilarious routines ever imagined. Actually, their movie careers had a false start several years earlier with a tworeel silent film called humor risk. Groucho is the corrupt, scheming president of huxley college, who plans to make the. The best movies are duck soup 1933, followed by horse feathers 1932. Aug 07, 2011 the best movies are duck soup 1933, followed by horse feathers 1932.
Chico runs a speakeasy, and harpo wont speak at all, let alone. To turn around the schools declining fortunes, president wagstaff. Marx brothers horse feathers 1932 searh and download over 80 million dvd quality movies subtitles for marx brothers horse feathers 1932. Professor quincy adams wagstaff has just been installed as the new president of huxley college. The last time i watched the marx brothers films they were all still only on vhs, i remember liking horse feathers best of the paramount films never saw cococanuts back then and being totally perplexed about duck soup getting so much more praise than the other films. I almost feel like im doing something wrong by not enjoying horse feathers more than i do. If ever there was an archetypal marx brothers comedy, it was the teams 1932 offering horse feathers. The marx brothers silver screen collection 19291933. Apr 29, 2016 if theres a marx brothers revival coming, it will begin this weekend. With groucho as professor wagstaff, the new president of huxley college, and zeppo as his son the student, the marx brothers deal a devastating blow to higher education.
It suffers from erratic focus and some pointless elements, but it usually scores with inspired comedic bits and lunacy. The marx brothers fourth film, the version of horse feathers that exists today is missing several minutes, making the film choppy and occasionally jarring, but theres such an abundance of inspired lunacy that it hardly matters. The early marx brothers at their best the paramount years. As to the content of the films in this collection, these films. Chico runs a speakeasy, and harpo wont speak at all, let alone write term papers, but both are accepted into the. The humour of groucho marx is timeless and still makes you laugh today. The collection leaves something to be desired, beginning with the sequencing, which puts the second film ahead of the first, then bunches five dialogueonly. Which may have been a good thing, as two of them may have been too many. Horse feathers, groucho marx, chico marx, harpo marx, 1932. This multidisc set features newlyrestored transfer of five classic films featuring the marx brothers in their early years as a quartet groucho, chico, harpo, and zeppo. The marx brothers were a team unique in the history of cinema.
Groucho plays professor wagstaff the new dean of huxley college where his son zeppo is enrolled and fooling around with the college widow todd. But if parents want to introduce their kids to the brothers unique sense of humor, horse feathers is a good choice. Those two films best combine their anarchic fun with a little satire. As the new president of huxley college, groucho will have to contend with his lovelorn son zeppo falling for the. His cavalier attitude toward education is not reserved for his son frank, who is. Is there only one surviving master reel of this film. Horse feathers is a 1932 film about quincy adams wagstaff, the new president of huxley university, who hires bumblers baravelli and pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival darwin university.
Quincy adams wagstaff, the new president of huxley university, accidentally hires bumblers baravelli and pinky to help his school win the big football game against the rival darwin university. I play it with the english subtitles so as not to miss any of the great lines of dialog in here. The marx brothers were born in new york city, the sons of jewish immigrants from germany and france. His cavalier attitude toward education is not reserved for his son frank, who is seeing the college widow, connie bailey. Just sworn in as the new college president, wagstaff groucho marx states his position, with bert kalmar and harry rubys im against it, early in horse feathers, 1932. May 08, 2014 as you may have seen in my earlier post, several marx brothers movies vie for the spot of my favorite, but if pressed, really pressed, i would concede that my candidate for the top slot is horse feathers. It was written by their funniest writers kalmar and ruby, s. After opera, the marx brothers scripts always revolved around either an. May 28, 2011 horse feathers 79 movie clip threes a crowd 1932 hd. Ably directed by norman macleod, the screenplay is by s. Mcleod, starring groucho marx, harpo marx, chico marx, zeppo marx.
The marx brothers, groucho, chico, harpo and zeppo are a group of actors known for duck soup 1933. Contained here are three of the earlier marx brothers films. Marx brothers password scene horse feathers chico and groucho. Feathers makes no more sense than most of the boys films, and thats exactly the way it should be. Some find the marx brothers to be anarchic comic geniuses, others find them unbearably smug. Horse feathers i like because it has the most surrealistic moments in the whole marx brothers canonfor example, when a bum asks harpo to help him out to. The marx brothers groucho, harpo, chico and zeppo are the reigning kings of comedy and remain one of the most iconic comic teams of all time. The cocoanuts, animal crackers, monkey business, horse feathers, and duck soup. If theres a marx brothers revival coming, it will begin. I set my tivo to record the program but ended up watching the whole thing in. Horse feathersanimal crackers the marx brothers songs.
My favourite was groucho all the great characters are here. Horse feathers is a classic marx brothers comedy, featuring all four of the original members of the comedy team. All public programs are suspended until further notice. Commentary on monkey business by marx brothers historian robert s bader and bill marx, son of harpo marx commentary on horse feathers by film critic fx feeney. Hot on the heels of the brothers success on broadway, they finally took the plunge and decided to begin a career in the movies. A night at the opera saved the marx brothers career while. As to the content of the films in this collection, these films are the marx brothers at the height of their talents. Horse feathers 1932 is the fourth marx brothers film, and arguably their first undiluted classic groucho marx plays the incoming president of huxley college, quincy adams wagstaff, while his son frank zeppo marx divides his time between attending classes and wooing connie bailey thelma todd, the local college widow. Although their fourth film horse feathers 1932 is unbelievably hilarious on the funny meter, other marx brothers outings are usually cited by critics and film aficionados as either their best or superior. The four marx brothers groucho, harpo, chico and zeppo are at the top of their game in the uproarious parody of college life, horse feathers. Several of the films gags were taken from the marx brothers stage comedy from the 1900s. Movie title and typography from horse feathers 1932, directed by norman z. Really, it offers only two significant roles beyond the marx boys, and both fit into the action just fine. Marx brothers movies freeware torrent searcher sa v.
The marx brothers horse feathers dvd 1932 universal. If theres a marx brothers revival coming, it will begin this. The marx brothers take on higher education in their fourth movie, horse feathers. One of the better marx brothers flicks, horse feathers stumbles at times due to the same kinds of missteps that affect virtually all of their efforts. Horse feathers 1932 official trailer marx brothers. On the one hand, i can see that it is classic marx brothers, with oneliners, jokes, gags, songs, dances, the works.
Horse feathers is a 1932 precode comedy film starring the marx brothers. Starring groucho marx, harpo marx, chico marx, zeppo marx, thelma todd, david landau, nat pendleton, james pierce. Jan 09, 2012 horse feathers 1932 official trailer marx brothers movie hd subscribe to classic trailers. Sport, musical, romance, crime, the marx brothers language english. The one thing i have to ask is why there is still missing framesglitches in horse feathers during the couch scene with groucho and the college widow. Optional english subtitles for the deaf and hardofhearing. Some footage is missing from the horse feathers version available today. If you are a fan i dont need to say much about the films included in this set except that for there age wow what a restoration by universal pictures in 4k resolution they look and sound great considering that the cocoanuts is 88 years old and the others follow 1930 and so on. As he delivers his introductory speech before the assembled student body as i look out among your smiling, eager faces, i can readily understand. Like some other comedy teams, its occasionally a love it or hate it situation. The marx brothers comedy was just as subversive to college kids in 1932 as john belushis frathouse comedy was in 1978.
Contains animal crackers, horse feathers and duck soup. Marx brothers movies freeware free download marx brothers. Select one of the letters to view a proper section of titles list. Harpo marx in horse feathers 1932 by mind stripper. That being said all were watchable, with horse feathers. A day at the races funny movies, old movies, television program, comedy. Horse feathers 1932 the marx brothers christian annyas.
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