The Cocoanuts (1929) Director: Robert Florey and Joseph Santley "Jail is no place for a young fellow. There's no advancement!" ★★★★☆ As the first feature length Marx Brothers film, The Cocoanuts is a wonderful film filled with classic Groucho zingers and absurd mockery of status quo aristocratic culture. Groucho plays a character named Mr. Hammer … Continue reading The Cocoanuts
Tag: marx brothers
A Night At The Opera
A Night At The Opera (1935) Director: Sam Wood ★★★★☆ The Marx Brothers deliver another classic of comedic cinema with A Night At The Opera. It is a wonderful film filled with many memorable lines from Groucho and crazy hijinks from the brothers as they continue to lampoon bourgeois society. 'A Night At The Opera' … Continue reading A Night At The Opera
Duck Soup
Duck Soup (1933) Director: Leo McCarey "I could dance with you until the cows come home. On second thought, I'd rather dance with the cows until you come home." ★★★★★ The Marx Brothers' Duck Soup is a film of enduring delights. Whereas Horse Feathers is a parody of the elite nepotism integral to the status of … Continue reading Duck Soup
Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers (1932) Director: Norman Z. McLeod "I don't know what they have to say. It makes no difference anyway. Whatever it is, I'm against it!" ★★★★☆ Horse Feathers is one of the greatest Marx Brothers films. It was their fourth film, following Animal Crackers, The House That Shadows Built, and Monkey Business. It was … Continue reading Horse Feathers
Animal Crackers
Animal Crackers (1930) Director: Victor Heerman Animal Crackers is the second movie from the Marx Brothers and one of their best films (the first was The Cocoanuts in 1928). It was made by Paramount Pictures and was the last of the Marx Brothers films to be taken directly from their stage performances. It is often characterized … Continue reading Animal Crackers
