Jim R Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 My first attempt at a poll, and I can't even decide how I'm voting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 great pic. where's it from? i cast the first vote. Groucho! B-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Harpo, for his demeanor onstage and off; for his harp playing; for his faces; for the fact that he could say more without uttering a word; for his love of children; for ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Why isn't Karl listed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 He left before they hit Vaudeville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 (edited) In Chasing the Trane, Coltrane was said to be fascinated by Harpo's harp playing... but for me it's Groucho. Edited September 20, 2004 by Joe G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted September 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 great pic. where's it from? Across the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted September 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Why isn't Karl listed? I thought of that (seriously), but I thought the tie joke was funnier. Maybe we should vote on that, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted September 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Well, I voted. I had to say it's a tie between Harpo & Chico. I like Groucho, but he never got to me like H & C. Maybe it's because I got acquainted with their movies when I was a kid. Groucho's humor is more sophisticated/adult in nature. I always liked the scenes with Harpo and Chico the best... especially Harpo... can I change my vote? I'll take Chico's piano over Harpo's harp any day, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 I always liked the scenes with Harpo and Chico the best... especially Harpo... can I change my vote? I'll take Chico's piano over Harpo's harp any day, though. Hear Hear (here here, of course)! Watching Chico play the piano never ceases to fascinate me; even in the weaker pictures, his piano playing is always a highlight. Then Harpo comes along to steal the show with his angelic harp-playing. People aren't usually supposed to get choked up during comedies, but I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Isn't it obvious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 I cast my vote for St. Harpo. Anybody else notice the title of one of Don Byron's compositions on IVEY DIVEY? It's "Abie the Fishman," which I think has to be a reference to the scene in ANIMAL CRACKERS where Chico & Harpo unmask one of the rich society men as a former poor immigrant, "Abie the fishman" from their old neighborhood. Chico starts singing his name loudly while Harpo whistles along until they succeed in blackmailing him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 I've never even seen a picture of Gummo. Bertrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 (edited) I voted for all three...I mean the big three of course....I remember in some Marx Bros. documentary someone was saying how Zeppo was really funny (honest!) and Gummo was the funniest Marx brother of all! Gun to my head, I would have to go with Groucho..... Edited September 20, 2004 by BERIGAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Hey Ghost...is this Jane Greer????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Mine was Curley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maren Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Mine was Curley. Dr. Fine Dr. Howard Dr. Fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maren Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 I always liked the scenes with Harpo and Chico the best... especially Harpo... can I change my vote? I'll take Chico's piano over Harpo's harp any day, though. Hear Hear (here here, of course)! Watching Chico play the piano never ceases to fascinate me; even in the weaker pictures, his piano playing is always a highlight. Then Harpo comes along to steal the show with his angelic harp-playing. People aren't usually supposed to get choked up during comedies, but I do! I gave Chico his only vote so far, because of his piano playing (a piano professor back in my college days, Howard Karp, validated my closeted fascination with Chico's technique), and because of "there ain't no Sanity Clause" and "Abie the Fishman" -- speaking of which, Anybody else notice the title of one of Don Byron's compositions on IVEY DIVEY? It's "Abie the Fishman," which I think has to be a reference to the scene in ANIMAL CRACKERS where Chico & Harpo unmask one of the rich society men as a former poor immigrant, "Abie the fishman" from their old neighborhood. Chico starts singing his name loudly while Harpo whistles along until they succeed in blackmailing him. Yup, I did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Re: Zeppo... In GROUCHO, HARPO, CHICO, AND SOMETIMES ZEPPO : A HISTORY OF THE MARX BROTHERS AND A SATIRE ON THE REST OF THE WORLD -- still for my $$ the best book on Minnie's boys -- author Joe Adamson recounts that Zeppo could be relied upon to sub for Groucho on occasion during the looooong stage run of THE COCONUTS (I believe) and that audiences would be none the wiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Hey Ghost...is this Jane Greer????? Indeed it is--I knew you'd have a quick eye for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 It has to be Chico! his sense of timing and how he would turn away from Groucho after delivering some truly aweful pun, always cracked me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Not long till the Paramounts come out on DVD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny E Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 I recently picked up this 5 DVD set: It is fantastic...here's the description: Includes 7 of only 13 Marx. Bros. films ever made! ? Bonus Extras including Commentary by Leonard Maltin. Collection includes: A Night at the Opera - The Marx Brothers turn Mrs. Claypool's opera into chaos in their efforts to help two young hopefuls get a break. It contains the famous scene where Groucho, Chico and Harpo cram a ship's stateroom with wall-to-wall people, gags, one-liners, musical riffs and two hard-boiled eggs. A Day at the Races (1937) - Groucho stars as Hugo Z. Hackenbush, a horse veterinarian dispensing horse pills and quips with equal glee. Chico selling racing tips, Harpo destroying a piano to turn it into a harp and favorite foil actress Margaret Dumont make this thoroughbred comedy wall-to-wall hilarity. A Night in Casablanca (1946) - This parody of the Bogart/Bergman 1943 classic features the Nazis vs. the "nutsies" as the Marx Brothers foil Axis criminals when they find stolen jewels and paintings Nazis have hidden in a hotel. Room Service/At the Circus - These two films are combined on one disc to provide double doses of laughter. In Room Service (1938), Lucille Ball and Ann Miller provide comic co-star support while the Marx Brothers play producers trying to keep their show above water and a hotel room over their head. In At the Circus (1939) Groucho stars as professional shyster lawyer J. Cheever Loophole in the middle of big-top bedlam as the boys try to save the circus and look to Margaret Dumont for the money to do so. Groucho sings one of his famous songs, "Lydia the Tattooed Lady." Go West/The Big Store - Another Marx Brothers twin bill makes this a hilarious comedy "two-fer." 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. In The Big Store (1941), Groucho plays Attorney Wolf J. Flywheel who with sidekick Wacky (Harpo) and bodyguard Ravelli (Chico) are investigating the shady dealings of a crooked department store owner. Picked it up for $25 on ebay. I highly recommend. Can't wait for the Paramounts. Duck Soup is a classic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Yep, Johnny, that's a good 'un too... and if you're a real fanatic, that box is the only way you'll pick up AT THE CIRCUS, ROOM SERVICE, THE BIG STORE, and GO WEST, none of which are stellar, but which all have their moments for Marxians. And NIGHT AT THE OPERA & DAY AT THE RACES are both excellent, of course. (Some day we gotta have a thread on the Ellington band's alleged participation in the soundtrack--supposedly that 2-CD Rhino set put it to rest, but evidently there's still some dispute). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 It IS obvious : Groucho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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