Description: The Marx Brothers were an American family comedy act that was successful in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in motion pictures from 1905 to 1949. Five of the Marx Brothers’ thirteen feature films were selected by the American Film Institute (AFI) as among the top 100 comedy films, with two of them, Duck Soup (1933) and A Night at the Opera (1935), in the top fifteen. They are widely considered by critics, scholars, and fans to be among the greatest and most influential comedians of the 20th century. The brothers were included in AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Stars list of the 25 greatest male stars of Classical Hollywood cinema, the only performers to be inducted collectively.
Groucho went on to do other ventures. Harpo had a few solo roles also. Those are listed at the bottom.
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The Cocoanuts
( 1929 )
During the Florida land boom, The Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land, thwart a jewel robbery, and generally act like themselves.
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Humor Risk (Short 1921)
Harpo played the hero, a detective named Watson who "made his entrance in a high hat, sliding down a coal chute into the basement". Groucho played an "old movie" villain, who "sported a long mustache and was clad in black", while Chico was probably his "chuckling [Italian] henchman". Zeppo portrayed a playboy who was the owner of a nightclub in which most of the actio...Read all
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Animal Crackers
( 1930 )
Mayhem and zaniness ensue when a valuable painting goes missing during a party in honor of famed African explorer Captain Spaulding.
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The House That Shadows Built
( 1931 )
Paramount Pictures marked its 20th year in the business with this feature presentation of film clips, profiles of its then-current stars, and coming attractions.
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Monkey Business
( 1931 )
On a transatlantic crossing, The Marx Brothers get up to their usual antics and manage to annoy just about everyone on board the ship.
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Horse Feathers
( 1932 )
Quincy Adams Wagstaff, Huxley University's new president, accidentally hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against their rival, Darwin University.
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Duck Soup
( 1933 )
Rufus T. Firefly is named the dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of his wealthy backer Mrs. Teasdale, contending with two inept spies who can't seem to keep straight which side they're on.
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A Night at the Opera
( 1935 )
A sly business manager and the wacky friends of two opera singers in Italy help them achieve success in America while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
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A Day at the Races
( 1937 )
A veterinarian posing as a doctor teams with a singer and his friends as they struggle to save an upstate New York sanitarium with the help of a misfit racehorse.
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Room Service
( 1938 )
A penniless theatrical producer must outwit the hotel efficiency expert trying to evict him from his room, while securing a backer for his new play.
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At the Circus
( 1939 )
The Marx Brothers try to help the owner of a circus recover some stolen funds before he finds himself out of a job.
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Go West
( 1940 )
The Marx Brothers come to the rescue in the Wild West after a young man, trying to settle an old family feud so he can marry the girl he loves, runs afoul of crooks.
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The Big Store
( 1941 )
A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.
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A Night in Casablanca
( 1946 )
The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure.
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Copacabana
( 1947 )
An agent has his only client pose as both a French chanteuse and Brazilian bombshell to fool a nightclub owner.
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Love Happy
( 1950 )
The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls while thwarting diamond thieves.
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The Story of Mankind
( 1957 )
The Devil and the Spirit of Man argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.
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Double Dynamite
( 1951 )
An innocent bank teller, suspected of embezzlement, is aided by an eccentric, wisecracking waiter.
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A Girl in Every Port
( 1952 )
After two sailors are conned into buying a lame race-horse, they go ashore to sort out the problem, but when they realize that the horse is one of a pair of identical twins, their plan for revenge becomes more complicated.
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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
( 1957 )
To save his career, a writer for television advertising wants a famous actress to endorse a lipstick. In return, he has to pretend to be her new lover.
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TV Show:
You Bet Your Life
( 1950 )
Groucho Marx hosts a quiz show which features a series of competitive questions and a great deal of humorous conversation.
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Mr. Music
( 1950 )
A golf-crazy songwriter tries to avoid the long, solitary hours of concentration needed to produce a hit musical. His producer and his secretary conspire to get him back on track.
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Skidoo
( 1968 )
A retired gangster must return to work when mob boss God kidnaps his daughter Darlene to force him into killing rival Blue Chips Packard.
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Too Many Kisses
( 1925 )
Richard Gaylord, Jr. is a modern Lothario who has so many sweethearts that his father does not know what to do with him. Tired of paying to get his son out of one romantic entanglement after another, the elder Gaylord sends his son to the Basque region of France, believing that the women there will accept attentions only from their own people. Almost immediately, a lo...Read all
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La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (Short 1935)
( 1935 )
Hollywood stars participate in a Mexican-themed revue and festival in Santa Barbara. Andy Devine, the "World's Greatest Matador", engages in a bullfight with a dubious bovine supplied by Señor Keaton, and musical numbers are provided by Joe Morrison and the Garland Sisters. Comedy bits and dance numbers are also featured.
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Stage Door Canteen
( 1943 )
A young soldier arrives in NYC and, before heading overseas to WWII, visits Stage Door Canteen, where famous actresses and entertainers volunteer to entertain soldiers.
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BofaDeezNuts : Contains spoilers. Click to show. *A woman is cast as a character in a show created by Taylor Sheridan and her character is ...