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Chico, Harpo & Groucho Marx at the piano (Animal Crackers, 1930)

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Alessandro Zir

Alessandro Zir

4 жыл бұрын

Useful quotation: "Le premier film des Marx Brothers que nous ayons vu ici: Animal Crackers, m'est apparu, et il a été regardé par tout le monde comme une chose extraordinaire, comme la libération par le moyen de l'écran d'une magie particulière que les rapports coutumiers des mots et des images ne révèlent d'habitude pas, et s'il est un état caractérisé, un degré poétique distinct de l'esprit qui se puisse appeler surréalisme, Animal Crackers y participait entièrement. Dire en quoi cette sorte de magie consiste est difficile, c'est en tout cas quelque chose qui n'est pas spécifiquement cinématographique peut-être, mais qui n'appartient pas non plus au théâtre et dont seuls certains poèmes surréalistes réussis, s'il en était, pourraient donner une idée. La qualité poétique d'un film comme Animal Crackers pourrait répondre à la définition de l'humour, si ce mot n'avait depuis longtemps perdu son sens de libération intégrale, de déchirement de toute réalité dans l'esprit. Pour comprendre l'originalité puissante, totale, définitive, absolue (je n'exagère pas, j'essaie simplement de définir, et tant pis si l'enthousiasme m'entraîne) d'un film comme Animal Crackers, et par moments (en tout cas dans toute la partie de la fin) comme Monkey Business, il faudrait ajouter à l'humour la notion d'une quelque chose d'inquiétant et de tragique, d'une fatalité (ni heureuse ni malheureuse, mais pénible à formuler) qui se glisserait derrière lui comme la révélation d'une maladie atroce sur un profil d'une absolue beauté" (Antonin Artaud, Le théâtre et son double, Deux notes).

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@johnvoice815
@johnvoice815 11 ай бұрын
Chico was gifted on piano... Harpo was gifted on the harp... Groucho was just....... GIFTED!
@coasternut3091
@coasternut3091 9 ай бұрын
His instrument was guitar (duck soup, he's the only one actually playing) Zeppo was a trumpeter (his call was played in duck soup when Harpo was in the tub)
@psn64sat63
@psn64sat63 6 ай бұрын
​@@coasternut3091Zeppo was gifted at inventing clamps to hold the atomic bomb on its way to destroy Nagasaki, and Gummo was gifted at inventing ways to store raincoats.
@haraggan
@haraggan Жыл бұрын
I could watch Chico Marx play piano all day.
@andyoli75
@andyoli75 9 ай бұрын
He would play the same tune again and again because he can't find the ending. 😂
@robertdunn9407
@robertdunn9407 2 жыл бұрын
Thank God we have these recordings
@antoniograncino3506
@antoniograncino3506 2 жыл бұрын
I never before noticed how beautiful Margaret Dumont is/was. She played the stuffy society matron to the hilt.
@JiisTube
@JiisTube 7 ай бұрын
I can see her right now, bending over a hot stove... ❤️ ...but I can't see the stove 🥸
@SwordHMX
@SwordHMX 5 ай бұрын
Both theMarx Brothers and Three Stooges made jokes about her weight, yet she wasn't fat.
@heron2
@heron2 5 ай бұрын
She really was a fantastic straight-woman
@TheDoctor1225
@TheDoctor1225 4 ай бұрын
@@SwordHMX I may be wrong but I don't believe that Margaret Dumont ever appeared with The Stooges. (I couldn't find anything that showed she did, anyway) Symona Boniface often played much the same part in the Stooges short subjects, however, as Margaret Dumont did with the Marx Brothers.
@TheDoctor1225
@TheDoctor1225 4 ай бұрын
@@heron2 She was indeed. It's a shame, IMO, that Grouch kept putting forth the idea that she never got their jokes when it was obvious not only that she did, but was playing the part to build them up and not take away from their laughs.
@Rombizio
@Rombizio 3 жыл бұрын
Genius is about 2 levels below this.
@MrClingclong
@MrClingclong 2 жыл бұрын
92 years later they are still masters of their art. Pure class.
@nameless5512
@nameless5512 Жыл бұрын
I played this joke on my pianist teacher, and she wasn’t too impressed till she remembered what it was from
@chrishestand1
@chrishestand1 6 ай бұрын
I’m not gonna lie. I wish I could have seen that.
@tgirard123
@tgirard123 2 жыл бұрын
So so so underrated as a player. Nobody can play like Chico Marx. All those right hand shenanigans, anybody who plays knows how difficult that stuff is to pull off and not look like a fool. Chico does it effortlessly and you can't do anything but giggle when he does
@AlessandroZir
@AlessandroZir 2 жыл бұрын
sometimes professors teach you the wrong way or you get yourself mystified; playing the piano is tricky, as the case in many arts, but it's actually not supposed to be hard, if you find the way to do it (nothing can be obtained forcefully); childrem usually learn things quite naturally if they are really musical, and if a professor is able to lead and support them;
@tgirard123
@tgirard123 2 жыл бұрын
@@AlessandroZir very true Alessandro, but no professor would ever teach the kind of gymnastics that Chico does with his hands. You can only imagine what he would say to his student who was doing that. To tell you the truth, I'm not even sure he took lessons. They were dirt poor. It's hard to believe they would have afforded it. I guess he must have somewhere. Still, just so much fun to watch. I remember as a kid taking piano lessons thinking to myself I wonder if I could do that and every time I tried it just never worked.
@AlessandroZir
@AlessandroZir 2 жыл бұрын
@@tgirard123 look, the most important things a good professor of piano will say concerning hands is finger independence, but without any stress, interior subtle controle without visible effort, play with the ear (the sound must never be harsh, unless if you consciously intend to mock something), and using the weight of the whole arm, from the shoulders, relaxed, at easy; feel from the point of your fingers... he does all that!! you could certainly find a good piano teacher at that time, without having to pay much money;
@virginiaconnor8350
@virginiaconnor8350 Жыл бұрын
Too bet Harpo could've finished it!
@FilthAndRuin
@FilthAndRuin 11 ай бұрын
@@tgirard123 Time to swoop in with the FACTS! They did, in fact, hire a piano teacher for Chico! Unfortunately, the woman could *only teach the left hand* so he had to make up the right hand to complete the pieces he was learning. And then he passed on his knowledge third hand to Harpo.
@starababa1985
@starababa1985 2 ай бұрын
Chico's wife once said even after many years of marriage, her heart would still beat a little faster when she heard his approaching step. If you imagine him without the little sugar loaf hat, you realize he was actually a handsome man.
@garryferrington811
@garryferrington811 Ай бұрын
Too bad he couldn't stick to one woman at a time.
@carlystuart4403
@carlystuart4403 23 күн бұрын
Love blinds you in certain ways...​@@garryferrington811
@Hiushisan
@Hiushisan 7 ай бұрын
The contrast in tone between Chico's and Harpo's songs is funny in itself. The return to the first song just finishes it perfectly. Great comedy, great music.
@Johnny-ht3qh
@Johnny-ht3qh 2 жыл бұрын
"I think I went past it" brilliant 👏
@jeffaltier5582
@jeffaltier5582 2 жыл бұрын
I love Margaret Dumont next to Groucho trying not to laugh.
@robertchesnosky3508
@robertchesnosky3508 2 жыл бұрын
THOSE INCREDIBLE MARX BROTHERS. WE WILL NEVER SEE THEIR LIKES AGAIN. !!!
@nyctransmutationcircle.4766
@nyctransmutationcircle.4766 3 жыл бұрын
Boy could he play.
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 2 жыл бұрын
Happy 135th bday Chico!
@jorgefernandez-mv8hu
@jorgefernandez-mv8hu 2 жыл бұрын
You forget how incredibly musically talented they were.
@ralph5450
@ralph5450 2 жыл бұрын
No I haven't. Their parents insisted that all their kids play an instrument. I always enjoy the parts when they play. Even when I was a kid.
@ffggddss
@ffggddss 2 жыл бұрын
We certainly saw that in Chico & Harpo. But I was just thinking - when did we ever see Groucho do anything musical? Aside from maybe some comedic singing (for all I know, he could have been a great vocalist, but that wouldn't have been humorous). Fred
@mikewoollett
@mikewoollett 2 жыл бұрын
@@ffggddss Groucho plays guirar and sings "Everyone Says I Love You" to Thelma Todd in "Horse Feathers"....very funny scene.
@ffggddss
@ffggddss 2 жыл бұрын
@@mikewoollett Good point! I stand corrected. I have even accompanied on my guitar, a friend who wanted to sing that song to a group. Thanks for reminding me of that wonderful silliness. Fred
@rickaccordion5900
@rickaccordion5900 2 жыл бұрын
Most amazing is that this long scene is live unedited. Nowadays it would take more than a week to do what they did in under 10 minutes. Pure comedic genius.
@jamesscanlan6240
@jamesscanlan6240 Жыл бұрын
I think their first two films were basically just the show they did onstage, so this is something they'd been doing every night. Unique, anarchic and very funny.
@Thomasnmi
@Thomasnmi Жыл бұрын
There were edits in this, just well hidden
@antoniograncino3506
@antoniograncino3506 5 ай бұрын
Every scene the Marxes and Stooges filmed was done in one take, not just to preserve the spontaneity, but also because the producers were stingy with the film stock. 🤪
@garryferrington811
@garryferrington811 Ай бұрын
These were filmed with sound-on-disk (Vitaphone) technology, so had to be filmed with multiple cameras in one take. The technique was copied for television (I Love Lucy.)
@BuddyFellows-xd9yn
@BuddyFellows-xd9yn 26 күн бұрын
@@jamesscanlan6240it’s actually quite the opposite for this film,the first thing the director did was rework the script and add changes, he saw how boring the cocoanuts (1929) was and he didn’t want that to happen again.
@karenjorden2347
@karenjorden2347 2 жыл бұрын
These guys are my all time favorite. I adore them. Harpo is my favorite brother but they are all great 😃👍
@luciusvorenus9445
@luciusvorenus9445 2 жыл бұрын
His book "Harpo Speaks" was fantastic!
@robertchesnosky3508
@robertchesnosky3508 2 жыл бұрын
INCIDENTALLY HARPO GOT FAMOUS FIRST. WHEN GROUCHO CHICO ZEPPO AND GUMMO WERE STILL NOT THAT WELL KNOWN HARPO WAS A CELEBRITY HANGING OUT AT THE ALGONQUIN ROUND TABLE WITH KAUFMAN PARKER BENCHLEY AND WOOLCOTT. AND WHEN THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER WAS VISITED BY HIS FRIEND FROM HOLLYWOOD IT WAS HARPO MARX. IN THE FILM IT WAS JIMMY DURANTE BECAUSE HARPO WAS UNAVAILABLE.
@luciusvorenus9445
@luciusvorenus9445 2 жыл бұрын
@@robertchesnosky3508 Wow. Never knew that! thanks for sharing.
@MrChrispy777
@MrChrispy777 2 жыл бұрын
I often smile at someone's talent, at the piano, but with Chico, it's a whole different type of smile.
@ChuffingNorah
@ChuffingNorah 2 жыл бұрын
I love the way Chico flips his right-handed forefinger over to the right, to play the higher notes. Definetely not approved by the ABRSM - but we can always excuse Genius!
@williamschlenger1518
@williamschlenger1518 2 жыл бұрын
I've never heard anyone play the piano so effortlessly.
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 2 жыл бұрын
ive never seen anyone play the piano like chico b4
@h.calvert3165
@h.calvert3165 2 жыл бұрын
Effortlessly is correct! He NEVER practiced. Before a show or a take for a film, he'd soak his hands in a sinkful of hot water for about ten minutes. That was it. 🎹
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 2 жыл бұрын
@@h.calvert3165 i wonder how he got so good if he never practiced!
@leximatic
@leximatic 2 жыл бұрын
Oh, yes, that is true virtuousity. Comes only with much talent and endless practice, until you find it boring to play "normal". Actually it is not playing the piano but playing with the piano. You need to be playful too, to achieve that. Of course you don't practice anymore by then.
@ffggddss
@ffggddss 2 жыл бұрын
@@AceripXF He most certainly practiced. At some time. He probably just didn't call it that; it was play. I agree with *leximatic.* Fred
@johnybalohny
@johnybalohny Жыл бұрын
I really love that finger-gun movement he does at the end of his song at 3:32. I have rewatched it like 10 times - so stylish.
@esteger1
@esteger1 Жыл бұрын
Chico Marx: Funniest hands in Hollywood!
@Kink_Shaman
@Kink_Shaman 3 ай бұрын
These days, celebrities are manufactured commodities. But only a few chapters back in our history we had true talent. And I’m not even a Boomer. Just a millennial with taste.
@davidwalter2002
@davidwalter2002 2 жыл бұрын
They're my favorite! I'm a die-hard Marxist! And, to show I'm a good father, I introduced my kids to them via my complete DVD collection. Because. classical education is priceless.
@tomsdotter3228
@tomsdotter3228 2 жыл бұрын
So glad to know the next generation will know the Marx brothers. I made them known to my children, too. (40 years ago).
@JustSad66
@JustSad66 2 жыл бұрын
Im old enough to remember some films watched with mum and dad in the early 60’s! ..and some were repeats!? Yay!!
@ozymandiaspbs
@ozymandiaspbs 2 жыл бұрын
My Dad introduced my brother & me to the Marx brothers as well Larry, Curly, & Mo when we were very young. We tried copying them until our mother caught us. 🤣🤣
@davidwalter2002
@davidwalter2002 2 жыл бұрын
@@ozymandiaspbs Did you tell her you were a victim of soicumstance?
@ozymandiaspbs
@ozymandiaspbs 2 жыл бұрын
@@davidwalter2002 🤪🤪🤣🤣
@eugeniogallo1742
@eugeniogallo1742 2 жыл бұрын
The way he played the piano... a genius, Chico was a genius
@DaydreamBeliever81
@DaydreamBeliever81 3 жыл бұрын
They were one of the best comedic teams! You'll never find anyone else like them!
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 2 жыл бұрын
them the 3 stooges n L&H
@abc-ng8vt
@abc-ng8vt 2 жыл бұрын
❤👍👍👍❤
@dannyharmon6529
@dannyharmon6529 2 жыл бұрын
One of?
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 2 жыл бұрын
@@dannyharmon6529 yes as there are a few great comedy teams
@scottmiller6495
@scottmiller6495 2 жыл бұрын
@@AceripXF Abbott and Costello were Terrific as well PERIOD!!!!!
@aaronTNGDS9
@aaronTNGDS9 2 жыл бұрын
What an outrageously funny scene. After all these years it's still a classic. That simple comical tune as only Chico could perform which such style and Groucho's bored look are hilarious.
@zip261
@zip261 2 жыл бұрын
These guys have never been topped.
@edmondscott7444
@edmondscott7444 2 жыл бұрын
Marvellous pianist.
@capblood3046
@capblood3046 2 жыл бұрын
There are many great and fine pianists; there are many great and fine comedians. But Chico and Victor Borge, with skill, timing, and unique comic personas, made that combination sheer genius, and sheer joy!
@clancypool3160
@clancypool3160 2 жыл бұрын
Cap spot I loved VB
@johntiggleman4686
@johntiggleman4686 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@stevejordan7275
@stevejordan7275 2 жыл бұрын
Aw, g'wan. I watched all the way to the end; Victor Borge wasn't anywhere in here.
@capblood3046
@capblood3046 2 жыл бұрын
@@stevejordan7275 Yes he was; he was dressed as Margaret Dumont...
@stevejordan7275
@stevejordan7275 2 жыл бұрын
@@capblood3046 Drat! I missed that!
@charleskoegler2284
@charleskoegler2284 2 жыл бұрын
They were all talented musicians who learned from each other truly one of the greatest comedy teams ever God bless
@dahliajaynemusic
@dahliajaynemusic 2 жыл бұрын
I love, love, LOVE how Chico plays the piano. He was so amazing at it!!!!!!
@charlesfields878
@charlesfields878 2 жыл бұрын
I always enjoy Chico's playing; Harpo's also.
@lewiscampbell7047
@lewiscampbell7047 2 жыл бұрын
Love everything these guys made. Years ahead of their time. Genuis.
@jswaggart01
@jswaggart01 3 жыл бұрын
Omg, Margaret’s reactions when Groucho and Chico are bantering back and forth, absolutely priceless 😆
@simongee8928
@simongee8928 2 жыл бұрын
Due credit to Margaret the she could keep a relatively straight face during those madcap routines - ! 😁
@cherrycoffrin1273
@cherrycoffrin1273 2 жыл бұрын
Groucho wrote 5 books, he said, that Margaret really did not 'get' their humor..one story he tells towards the end of her time on stage with them. She was in her dressing room and flowers were delivered to her. Groucho said he could tell she had sent them to herself..I think she died almost penniless if memory serves...very bittersweet...find the books if you can, most may be out of print, but, most libraries can put in a call to other libraries for copies...I laughed and laughed at the stories he told. An excellent writer..
@joansamuels3241
@joansamuels3241 2 жыл бұрын
Read that Margaret Dumont didn't have a sense of humor, least of all their humor.
@willedelman7960
@willedelman7960 2 жыл бұрын
I think it is just Groucho being mean. The stuff about she bought her own bouquet is bogus. It was her last appearance with Groucho on the Hollywood Palace in the 1960s. She died not long after. This stuff she don't understand any of the jokes is malarkey. You can see her sometimes suppressing a laugh. He said she asked him to explain the joke about fighting for a woman's honor. That hardly means she didn't understand sny of them as Groucho claimed.
@kittenfuud
@kittenfuud Жыл бұрын
Actually, she said she didn't understand their humor at all! Groucho said that's why it was so great to work with her. She didn't get it! She just laughed anyway. They don't make em like this anymore.
@soydechileyque
@soydechileyque 2 жыл бұрын
PLAYING FAST NOTES WITH GLOVES... INCREDIBLE.
@cariboulou1658
@cariboulou1658 2 жыл бұрын
Most of those actors back then were accomplished musicians.
@slatibaadfast
@slatibaadfast 2 жыл бұрын
Should have included The great Margaret Dumont. She was without doubt, the 5th Marx Brother.
@markokampfelt3298
@markokampfelt3298 2 жыл бұрын
Masters of all time⚘
@feralbluee
@feralbluee 2 жыл бұрын
“you know what i think? i think i went by it.”. LOL🌷
@user-vm1sx7eb3s
@user-vm1sx7eb3s 8 ай бұрын
I don't believe Their will ever be another Chico Marx or a Harpo Marx they were so Gifted and so talented.
@wvpirate
@wvpirate 2 жыл бұрын
When I was a little I always left during the musical parts of the Marx bothers movies. The older I get the more I appreciate them.
@johntiggleman4686
@johntiggleman4686 2 жыл бұрын
I still don't really care about the "love scene" singing; but as an ardent fan, I sit through them. But when Chico and Harpo do any playing, I focus on nothing else.
@conscience-commenter
@conscience-commenter 2 жыл бұрын
Although portrayed as cut ups , Leonard (Chicko ), Adolph( Harpo) and Julius (Groucho) were accomplished musicians. Chicko on the piano , Harpo on his namesake harp, and Groucho on guitar.
@bbmtge
@bbmtge 2 жыл бұрын
Harpo's given name was Arthur, not Adolph. Further, they were not portrayed you claim.
@theplinkerslodge6361
@theplinkerslodge6361 2 жыл бұрын
@@bbmtge Also, tell Wikipedia to fix all their references to Adolph, I guess.
@mibeatleman6767
@mibeatleman6767 2 жыл бұрын
@@bbmtge , Actually Harpo's name was actually Adolph Arthur Marx, when Hitler came into power, Harpo switched the two names around and became known as Arthur.
@michaelstedman9122
@michaelstedman9122 Жыл бұрын
@@mibeatleman6767Close. He changed to Arthur after WW1. Americans didn't like Germans so Harpo americanized his name.
@TheIgnatzz
@TheIgnatzz 11 ай бұрын
He was born Adolph. He didn't change it because of Hitler, but because there was a show-business attorney named Adolph Marks who was apparently very unpopular. As Adolph, he was Addie (pronounced Ah-dee). So he changed it to Arthur and was called "Artie" which sounded almost exactly the same with a New York accent.
@williamschlenger1518
@williamschlenger1518 Жыл бұрын
My opinion, I'm 80yrs.old & I've heard hundreds of piano players and never heard one better than Chico.🤔🎵
@morganspector5161
@morganspector5161 2 жыл бұрын
Groucho loved Maggie Dumont. When she auditioned he didn't tell her that they had a comedy act, and they never rehearsed together. So when Maggie came on stage in the middle of some fandango her deadpan expressions and roll of the eyes was natural; it took her a while to realize who these guys were. The four rarely separated.
@Sweetish_Jeff_
@Sweetish_Jeff_ 3 жыл бұрын
My friend, Travis, could play the piano numbers Chico does spot-on. Sadly, he passed away a few years ago. Miss him. He was a quiet genius.
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 3 жыл бұрын
im very sorry for ur friends passing RIP! maybe hes up there playing w Chico! ^_^
@JonBlondell
@JonBlondell 2 жыл бұрын
He must have been fantastic! Sorry he's gone.
@1MSmith008
@1MSmith008 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss....glad to know if him, thank you
@1MSmith008
@1MSmith008 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss....glad to know if him, thank you
@blueskye6372
@blueskye6372 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry for the loss of your friend. May he Rest in Paradise. 💚💛👌🙏
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 3 жыл бұрын
lmao love how margaret rolls her eyes n grins when groucho says U WOULDNT CONSIDER HUSH $ WOULD U
@rotcod2886
@rotcod2886 3 жыл бұрын
She was so great as the butt of his jokes.
@thebrinx9632
@thebrinx9632 2 жыл бұрын
how much to play in a sewer?...just the cover charge.
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 2 жыл бұрын
@@thebrinx9632 thats not how it goes it goes like-a this: Chico: when we dont reherse we dont play n if we dont play that runs into money Groucho: i see.....how much would u charge to run into an open man hole? Chico: just the cover charge Groucho: we cleaned that up pretty well lets see where we stand Chico: flat footed
@bobapbob5812
@bobapbob5812 Жыл бұрын
My kids growing up appreciated the Marx Brothers. Smart kids.
@MarcG7424
@MarcG7424 2 жыл бұрын
Chico : I can't think of the finish Groucho : I can't think of anything else The master of the comeback strikes again
@timeno1763
@timeno1763 3 жыл бұрын
And all this time, I didn't even know Harpo played horseshoes.
@BaccarWozat
@BaccarWozat 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe he should have been called Horseshoe-o
@johntiggleman4686
@johntiggleman4686 2 жыл бұрын
There you go! My dad said he was in his school band...claimed he played the shoehorn.
@VilhelmHammershoi1666
@VilhelmHammershoi1666 Жыл бұрын
Everyone of the marx brothers were accomplished musicians chico probably the most talented of them all
@trainman42dude
@trainman42dude Жыл бұрын
Watching Chico on piano or 'Hop-oh' on the harp always amazed me!!
@Rob_Kates
@Rob_Kates Жыл бұрын
All were amazing. I am just discovering them after watching the PBS special about Dick Cavett and Groucho.
@markmatthew9022
@markmatthew9022 2 жыл бұрын
Marx bros puts a smile on my face every time
@timtravasos2742
@timtravasos2742 2 жыл бұрын
He was an awesome pianist.
@robertmowad9169
@robertmowad9169 3 жыл бұрын
Somewhere my love lies sleeping.....with a male chorus.
@JohnSmith-op1tc
@JohnSmith-op1tc 2 жыл бұрын
A great opening salvo from Groucho.
@remenden
@remenden Жыл бұрын
One of the greastest talented of 4 remarkably talented brothers!!! Him and Harpo!
@viggosimonsen
@viggosimonsen 2 жыл бұрын
That was some pretty avantgarde chords Harpo started out with for 1930
@urobob
@urobob Жыл бұрын
The first song he’s playing is “I’m Daffy Over You”.
@britmccabe
@britmccabe 2 жыл бұрын
When Groucho was still alive in the early 70s, I had a college roommate who actually got me even more into Minnie's Boys. He went to southern CA and went by Groucho's house to get a "Lobby Card" from Duck Soup autographed. Someone answered the door and told Dale that Groucho was entertaining guests in the back yard. Dale figured he would likely lose the lobby card but he gave the guy the card and wrote Groucho a note telling him what a huge fan he was and gave him his address. Sometime later he did in fact receive a typed response and his lobby card back. The letter started out, "you call yourself a huge fan.................. Groucho went on to explain that Dale couldn't have been a real fan or he would have crashed the party, saved Groucho and gotten a signed lobby card. He went on to say that Dale didn't deserve the lobby card autographed and signed his name to that letter.
@cautionTosser
@cautionTosser 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so dim that when she said he was out in the backyard I probably would've taken it as an invitation and strolled right in. :D
@Enri45100
@Enri45100 2 жыл бұрын
He plays the piano with such confidence even he is joking!
@scottmiller6495
@scottmiller6495 2 жыл бұрын
With two or three fingers he could outperform most people that use two hands!
@carvinlambert6899
@carvinlambert6899 2 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine living next door to those brothers, as they were growing up?
@josephoshea1442
@josephoshea1442 3 жыл бұрын
We sometimes that in addition to being a supremely talented harpist, Harpo could also play piano - as a "messing-around" instrument - and play it quite well. Also, nobody played piano with quite the same style as Chico.
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 2 жыл бұрын
im taking piano lessons bc of Chico! ^_^
@curlytoes22
@curlytoes22 2 жыл бұрын
I think Harpo could play clarinet too - or maybe he was just pretending in “The Cocoanuts”
@josephoshea1442
@josephoshea1442 2 жыл бұрын
@@curlytoes22 No, he was playing the clarinet for real in "The Cocoanuts." Harpo also played tin whistle in "Day at the Races."
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 2 жыл бұрын
@@curlytoes22 yes he can deff play clarinet
@mojojojo6400
@mojojojo6400 2 жыл бұрын
They were all extremely superb musicians before the comedy thing. Since kids.
@JJamJ
@JJamJ 2 жыл бұрын
A bar of 20 over 4 time time signature...He was way ahead of his time!
@bluejacketau5777
@bluejacketau5777 2 жыл бұрын
You're wrong. It's an ishkabibbal 23 skidoo.
@thebrinx9632
@thebrinx9632 2 жыл бұрын
@@bluejacketau5777 I thought it was a Fugazzi
@theresaholguin699
@theresaholguin699 3 жыл бұрын
The greatest comedians of all time. I love them all, but Harpo is my favorite
@janealexander1378
@janealexander1378 2 жыл бұрын
Even more after reading 'Harpo Speaks'
@cherrycoffrin1273
@cherrycoffrin1273 2 жыл бұрын
Groucho wrote 5 books, find them in your local library..they are hysterical...
@tomsdotter3228
@tomsdotter3228 2 жыл бұрын
@@janealexander1378 Great book!
@karenstanley964
@karenstanley964 2 жыл бұрын
Mine too
@marcychan168
@marcychan168 2 жыл бұрын
Loved Chico's piano playing❤ - can watch them any time and they still makes me laugh. Thank you for posting this 👍❤ God bless all y'all here
@pickleballer1729
@pickleballer1729 2 жыл бұрын
I LOVE these guys' movies! I have a collection of them, and every couple of years I have to go back and dive into the insanity for a few weeks. You always knew, during the quieter moments in these movies, that a total outbreak of insanity was not far off.
@waynescott137
@waynescott137 2 жыл бұрын
Such natural talent.
@rexaishe3136
@rexaishe3136 3 жыл бұрын
"I once kept this up for three days"
@coachgoltzbizpro23
@coachgoltzbizpro23 3 жыл бұрын
You wouldn't consider hush money, Would you?
@stevengrant2315
@stevengrant2315 3 жыл бұрын
@@coachgoltzbizpro23 Margaret Dumont’s laugh at this line was perfect
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 3 жыл бұрын
u know wut i think i think i went passed it when u come around again jump off!
@ksteiger
@ksteiger 2 жыл бұрын
"Somewhere my love lies sleeping... with a male chorus." Pre code, lol.
@capblood3046
@capblood3046 2 жыл бұрын
And still so funny today, 92 years on!
@TFSyndicate
@TFSyndicate 3 жыл бұрын
5:29 I smell "Night at the Opera" foreshadowing!
@mattbowers9717
@mattbowers9717 2 жыл бұрын
Funny and talented!
@alessandrorossini8704
@alessandrorossini8704 Жыл бұрын
They were just crazy and found a very peculiar way to make a living out of it. 😸
@emilylavigne9402
@emilylavigne9402 3 жыл бұрын
This set, and the set he plays with the kids in Night At The Opera, are my two favorite piano sets of his from the films.
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 2 жыл бұрын
mine is all the times he plays lol
@tonystephens6858
@tonystephens6858 4 ай бұрын
Chico would be great at parties.
@rousseauchristine4605
@rousseauchristine4605 2 жыл бұрын
Absolument jubilatoire ! Je regarde cette vidéo en boucle sans jamais me lasser.
@pianofixer898
@pianofixer898 3 жыл бұрын
I’ll tell you what I do, I a’ play one of my own compositions by Victor Herbert.
@edwinembalsado4840
@edwinembalsado4840 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, Great Pianist
@susancollins2425
@susancollins2425 Жыл бұрын
That’s Entertainment , Absolutely ❤️ The Marx Brothers…
@dominiquedourneau7425
@dominiquedourneau7425 2 жыл бұрын
So incredibly talented…
@DaveFer
@DaveFer 3 жыл бұрын
0:50 is it my imagination or is Chico silently counting out a ridiculous number of beats per measure? (12,13, ... 16)? Brilliant comedy.
@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635
@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635 3 жыл бұрын
It ain’t your imagination it’s actually onscreen
@johndenicola6173
@johndenicola6173 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, so subtle and simple, but I found it totally HILARIOUS!
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 3 жыл бұрын
he counts em outloud lol
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 2 жыл бұрын
@@Heartbreakin omg i never noticed that b4 n ive seen this film like 10+ Xs n now i can never un see it now lol well foist he spins it to go up but then its back down when he sits....
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 2 жыл бұрын
@@Heartbreakin hmm maybe i thot i had the finish i wish u did: yours lol
@marktwain9225
@marktwain9225 2 жыл бұрын
Movie goers nowadays need action, murder, suspense, lust blood. This is simple to follow. But you must pay attention to the lines. They'll flyby and you missed it. Chicos piano playing just pulls you into his talent, and keeps you on his ride.
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 2 жыл бұрын
Mmmm id love to be on Chicos ride lol
@johndean4765
@johndean4765 2 жыл бұрын
NO swearing just to get laughs like today if a so called celebrity swears instantly the moronic audience think its funny and that is pathetic
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 2 жыл бұрын
@@johndean4765 yah i dont always like that kind of comedy (cursing all the time i mean)
@joro8604
@joro8604 2 жыл бұрын
Imagine the antics around the dinner table when they were about 10 years old. Musta drove their mother crazy
@rpfree
@rpfree 2 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing their mother and father were pretty crazed too ... you get funny from funny.
@andrewjohnstone963
@andrewjohnstone963 2 жыл бұрын
The funniest people whoever walked the face of the earth 🌎joyous beyond belief 🤣😂
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 3 жыл бұрын
he plays them both well lol
@barney6888
@barney6888 5 ай бұрын
I don't know what I'd do without these 3.
@garryferrington811
@garryferrington811 Ай бұрын
You don't often see Harpo at the piano. But he was good, too.
@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8
@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8 2 жыл бұрын
*When I first saw these guys in their early movies, I thought they were very funny for the time period.*
@HenryRaeburn367
@HenryRaeburn367 Жыл бұрын
Everyone of the brothers were accomplished musicians chico probably the most talented these films are well balanced the brothers play the absolute clowns then all geniuses on their musical instruments I think that's why they are still to this day the best
@dmartin4414
@dmartin4414 8 ай бұрын
The moment at 4:55 when Harpo goes in to apoplexy when Chico starts the monotonous refrain again is just WAY WAY TOO FUNNY, in an overall scene truly inspired and hilarious - made all the better by both Chico's and Harpo's playing.
@stonesinmyblood27
@stonesinmyblood27 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely surrealistic insane comedic genial
@DarthThumb
@DarthThumb 3 жыл бұрын
thing is they ACTUALLY PLAYED THOSE INSTRUMENTS no close up of someone else hands.
@dontaylor7315
@dontaylor7315 3 жыл бұрын
I think of them as the Beatles of their time.
@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635
@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635 3 жыл бұрын
Lol So The Beatles and The Marx Brothers limit is 4 members?
@suki3722
@suki3722 3 жыл бұрын
@@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635 Yes till they kicked out Gummo/Ringo...
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 3 жыл бұрын
@@suki3722 they didnt kick gummo out gummo just never went into the movie buisness
@JohnSmith-op1tc
@JohnSmith-op1tc 2 жыл бұрын
@@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635 that makes Zeppo Pete Best, or George Martin, you pick one.
@CoryPlaysDrums
@CoryPlaysDrums Жыл бұрын
When he counted to 20 I lost it 😂
@jamesewanchook2276
@jamesewanchook2276 2 жыл бұрын
great musician that Chico
@mikekokomomike
@mikekokomomike 2 жыл бұрын
This was the guy playing the piano on the Reefer Madness movie, no kidding. What a great player 👏 👌
@timnavarrette3274
@timnavarrette3274 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic musicians!!! Great talents.
@bartschwartz9233
@bartschwartz9233 Жыл бұрын
They came from Vauldville and silent movies to talkies so they did what they always did and added voice
@simongee8928
@simongee8928 2 жыл бұрын
I've never seen anyone else play with such style. 😁
@AlessandroZir
@AlessandroZir 2 жыл бұрын
it's a pity, nowadays!! we believe we are very advanced, but who among all the people we are acquainted with in our lives is able to play any simple musical instrument with such an easy and nonchalance?!!
@cherrycoffrin1273
@cherrycoffrin1273 2 жыл бұрын
Although he had piano lessons, he was mostly self-taught. He played piano to help bring in money for the family at an early age...
@srvfan454
@srvfan454 3 жыл бұрын
I can't think of the finish.
@erinesque1889
@erinesque1889 3 жыл бұрын
That’s funny. I can’t think of anything else.
@emilylavigne9402
@emilylavigne9402 3 жыл бұрын
You know what I think, I think I went past it
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 3 жыл бұрын
@@emilylavigne9402 lmao
@AceripXF
@AceripXF 3 жыл бұрын
@@erinesque1889 thats strange n i cant think of anything else
@bethelliot7140
@bethelliot7140 3 жыл бұрын
Well if you come back round again, jump off.
@alanbrown6221
@alanbrown6221 Жыл бұрын
Long gone but never forgotten
@nicolab2075
@nicolab2075 3 жыл бұрын
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