The Marx Brothers were a family comedy act, originally from New York City, that enjoyed success 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 and
A Night at the Opera) in the top twelve. The brothers were also included in AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of the most significant American screen legends, the only performers to be inducted collectively. (Wikipedia)
Born in New York City and the sons of Jewish immigrants,
The Marx Brothers were -
Chico, real name Leonard Marx (1887-1961),
Harpo, real name Adolph Marx (1888-1964),
Groucho, real name Julius Marx (1890-1977) and
Zeppo, real name Herbert Marx (1901-1979).
Their vaudeville act led them to Broadway where they became popular in the 1920's in shows such as I'll Say She Is (1924-1925), The Cocoanuts (1925-1926) and Animal Crackers (1928-1929). The last two were adapted into movies, starting off a string of
comedy classics for Paramount and MGM that lasted into the 1940's. Their
zany antics, verbal wit, risque one-liners and anarchistic disrespect
for the establishment turned them into comedy legends.
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| The Cocoanuts (1929) |
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| The Cocoanuts (1929) |
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| Animal Crackers (1930) |
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| Animal Crackers (1930) |
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| Monkey Business (1931) |
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| Monkey Business (1931) Lobby card |
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| Monkey Business (1931) Lobby card |
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| Horse Feathers (1932) |
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| Horse Feathers (1932) |
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| Duck Soup (1933) |
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| Duck Soup (1933) |
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| Duck Soup (1933) Lobby card |
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| Duck Soup (1933) Lobby card |
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| A Night at the Opera (1935) |
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| A Night at the Opera (1935) French poster |
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| A Night at the Opera (1935) |
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| A Night at the Opera (1935) Lobby card |
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| A Night at the Opera (1935) |
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| A Day at the Races (1937) |
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| A Day at the Races (1937) |
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| A Day at the Races (1937) Belgian poster |
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| A Day at the Races (1937) |
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| A Day at the Races (1937) Lobby card |
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| Room Service (1938) |
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| Room Service (1938) |
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| At the Circus (1939) |
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| At the Circus (1939) French poster |
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| Go West (1940) |
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| Go West (1940) |
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| Go West (1940) |
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| The Big Store (1941) |
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| The Big Store (1941) |
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| The Big Store (1941) |
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| A Night in Casablanca (1946) |
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| A Night in Casablanca (1946) Italian poster |
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| A Night in Casablanca (1946) |
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| Copacabana (1947) |
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| Copacabana (1947) Spanish poster |
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| Love Happy (1949) |
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| Love Happy (1949) Spanish poster |
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