Although in 1940 the three brothers made go west, which is about as good as it gets for their later work. The marz brothers apply their schtick to the old west. Julius henry groucho marx october 1890 august was an american comedian and film and television star. The marx brothers help young broadway hopefuls while thwarting diamond thieves. A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the stores crooked manager. See more ideas about harpo marx, comedians and movie stars. Their movies duck soup and a night at the opera are both in the afis top 12 comedy movies. With groucho marx, harpo marx, chico marx, ilona massey. Oct 19, 2018 the marx brothers go west movie still poster.
Groucho marx, chico marx, harpo marx, john carroll. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Groucho is my favorite, because hes always hilarious in a stressful situation. Go west was originally developed by irving thalberg in parallel with a day at the races. Working with the marx brothers was often a formidable task, and the man in charge of organizing all the chaos for go west was jack cummings, the nephew of louis b. Groucho sings one of his famous songs, lydia the tattooed lady. What it is, is a very well made, nicely produced, beautifully. The marx brothers were born in new york city, the sons of jewish immigrants from germany and france. Chico groucho, harpo marx in very nice fine condition minor edge missings, small centre hole, see picture. Marx brothers, american comedy team that was popular on stage, screen, and radio for 30 years. Quentin quale, who tries to rip off joseph and rusty panello at the train station.
The brothers sneak into a house and try to break open a safe. Its 1870 and the boys are trying for various reasons to migrate west. Groucho tries to sell that land to the railroad company at an inflated price, only to have it stolen by the villain of the picture. Reviewed in the united states on december 17, 2017.
This producer proved himself up to the task by agreeing to allow the brothers to take the show on tour. Hot on the heels of the brothers success on broadway, they finally took the plunge and decided to begin a career in the movies. In the first, the marxmen go west 1940 to the land of outlaws and indians where the fun never stops and where they outwit a land grabber. Released 1940, go west stars groucho marx, chico marx, harpo marx, john carroll the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 21 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put. The marx brothers classic follows the attempts of a bunch of misfits trying to keep a farm open by winning a horse race. In this marx brothers comedy, joseph panello chico marx, s. The way he looks its like hes been laying all over the tracks. They say the gold is laying all over the tracks eh rusty all over the tracks. It is expertly hosted and wonderfully narrated by dale robertson. This version had a contemporary setting where the marx brothers were entangled with a rodeo, while the basic plot dealt with a map leading to a gold mine. In their tenth film, groucho, harpo, and chico head to the american west and attempt to unite a couple by ensuring that a stolen property deed is retrieved. They began their careers in vaudeville, before becoming stars in the movies. I love the awesome showdown on the train and how they tear up the entire framework for more firewood.
The managers at the fabulous hotel casablanca in north africa are dropping like flies. After the marx brothers made a day at the races 1937, they would not make another movie that could be considered in the same class as their previous work. Patch, played by robin williams, shows marx brothers films as therapy, stating, you can never go wrong if youre a marxist. Brecher january 17, 1914 november 17, 2008 was a screenwriter who wrote for the marx brothers among many others.
All marx brothers posters are produced ondemand using archival inks, ship within 48 hours, and include a 30day moneyback guarantee. In contrast to the mainly verbal comedy of his brothers groucho marx and chico marx, harpos comic style was visual, being an example of both clown and pantomime traditions. As has been pointed out elsewhere, this film produced around 1920 was more risk than humor and. For the first and last time, the marxes went back in time for a picture unless you include irwin allens 1957 picture, the story of mankind, where the three brothers all appeared, but in different scenes. The marx brothers groucho, chico, and harpo end up in the american old west, where chico and harpo are unsuccessful prospectors, who befriend a desert rat who gives them the deed to some property for only ten dollars. Buy marx brothers posters designed by millions of artists and iconic brands from all over the world. Quentin quale groucho marx out of some money, enough to buy themselves a train trip out west. Seiter, based on the 1937 play of the same name by allen boretz and john murray. The marx brothers help get the deed back and stop the bad guy. The marx brothers go out to the wild west, and here are some of the funniest quotes from the movie. At the circus a marx brothers movie is always a 3 ring circus there are many different ways to go about making good comedy. Marx brothers go west groucho marx, marx brothers, groucho. Go westthe big store another marx brothers twin bill makes this a hilarious comedy twofer.
The first outline was logged as early as 15 april 1936 by bert kalmar, harry ruby and william slavens mcnutt. They run rings around each other and chase bad guys, culminating in a hilarious train chase sequence. 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. Go west 1940 new yorkers rusty panello harpo marx and his brother, joe chico marx, cheat s.
With groucho marx, chico marx, harpo marx, tony martin. 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. What it is, is a very well made, nicely produced, beautifully photographed, excellent tribute chronicling americas western expansion. Go west, go west movie, 40s comedy, 40s western films. The film stars the marx brothers and also features lucille ball, ann miller, alexander asro, and frank albertson this is the only marx brothers film that was not written especially for the team. The marx brothers, groucho, chico, harpo and zeppo are a group of actors known for duck soup 1933, animal crackers 1930 horse feathers 1932 a night in casablanca 1946 a day at the races 1937 and a night at the opera 1935. This isnt classic marx, its 1940s marx, but still funny. The film was directed by edward buzzell and written by irving brecher, who receives the original screenplay credit. Quentin quayle groucho heads west on a train and tries to bilk money from two prospector brothers, joe chico and rusty harpo, he meets at the station. Hollywood is on the air 1940 marx brothers go west. Quentin quade groucho marx, and rusty panello harpo marx travel to the old west where they get tangled up in a land acquisition.
Go west im glad i watched a night at the opera because that caused me to want to watch more marx brothers movies. Second encounter between quale groucho marx and brothers rusty and joe harpo and chico marx, who have tumbled to ownership of crucial plot of land, which land agent beecher walter woolf king hopes to buy, iris adrian the dishy stagecoach passenger, in go west, 1940. This gesture demonstrates such a fundamental misunderstanding of what the marx brothers characters are all about. Go west is a comedywestern film from 1940 released by metrogoldwynmayer, starring the marx bros. The brothers minus zeppo were at the height of their comic powers when they made this. All three soon find themselves involved in a feud between the turner and wilson clans, and two crooked land promoters. Room service is a 1938 rko film comedy directed by william a. With groucho marx, harpo marx, chico marx, lucille ball. 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. So much about it is so wrong, right from the films very first frames with their apologetic title about how stupid the boys are. Customize your marx brothers poster with hundreds of different frame options, and get the exact look that you want for your wall.
If you love classic comedy, and the marx brothers, youll love go west the big store the marx brothers get better everytime i see them. November 23, 1888 september 28, 1964 was an american comedian, actor, mime artist, and musician, and the secondoldest of the marx brothers. Quentin quale groucho marx out of some money, enough to buy themselves a. Humor risk 1921 the cocoanuts 1929 animal crackers 1930 monkey business 1931 horse feathers 1932 duck soup 1933 a night at the opera 1935 a day at the races 1937 room service 1938 at the circus 1939 go west 1940 the big store 1941 a night in casablanca 1946 love happy 1949 movies with one or. The marx brothers, diana lewis new yorkers rusty panello harpo marx and his brother, joe chico marx, cheat s. A strong case can be made for go west 1940 being the worst marx brothers film of all. With groucho marx, chico marx, harpo marx, john carroll. Actually, their movie careers had a false start several years earlier with a tworeel silent film called humor risk. Funny movie quotes from go west, starring the marx brothers.
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