#Marx brothers full movies movie#

When one considers the wretched lack of fact checking, this book becomes worse than useless. Now one can simply watch the movies on DVD or look them up on IMDB. The pictures were nice (though many of the screencaps were blurry or unclear), and as this book came out in the days before VHS and DVD, I imagine the descriptions of all the movies, complete with pictures, was very useful. I eventually gave up on reading the text, and flipped through it for the pictures alone. Hot on the heels of the brothers success on Broadway, they finally took the plunge and decided to begin a career in.

#Marx brothers full movies movie#

I only discovered more incorrect facts, mangled names, and confused dates as I went along. The plot is thin even for a Marx Bros film, but the movie never slows down due to hilarious bits of business like Harpo putting on a puppet show for a room full of kids, and all four brothers trying to sing like Maurice Chevalier in order to get off the ship (even Harpo, in a manner of speaking. I'll give them a pass on getting the birthdates of the Brothers wrong- everyone from their mother, the studios, and the boys themselves lied about their ages.Д«ut how they could describe Gummo as being the oldest brother on the same page as a quote from Harpo's book ( Harpo Speaks!) I do not understand- if they'd even done a cursory glance through Harpo's book, they should know that Gummo was in fact the second youngest. But how they could describe Gummo as being the oldest brother on the same page as a quote from Harpo's book ( Harpo Speaks!) I do not understand- if they'd even done a cursory glance through Harpo's book, they should know that G I was appalled to find that almost from the first page, this book was full of unchecked facts and misinformation. I'll give them a pass on getting the birthdates of the Brothers wrong- everyone from their mother, the studios, and the boys themselves lied about their ages. I was appalled to find that almost from the first page, this book was full of unchecked facts and misinformation.