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"Well, who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?"
— Chico Marx, in "Duck Soup" [1933]
The vaudeville team of the five Marx Brothers became a team of four in a string of hit movies,
then Groucho was host of the early television game show, 'You Bet Your Life'.
   | Groucho Marx received an Honorary Oscar® in 1974 "In recognition of his brilliant creativity and for the unequaled achievements of the Marx Brothers in the art of motion picture comedy" |
Groucho Marx also received
an Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Personality, in 1951
and a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (for Television)
The Marx Brothers
placed footprints in the forecourt at Grauman's Chinese Theatre {17 Feb 1933}
Movies of The Marx Brothers
browse Groucho Marx (and his brothers) on DVD at Amazon
keyword 'Marx Brothers' listing at Internet Movie Database
  | "The Marx Brothers At The Movies" [1968] by Paul D. Zimmerman & Burt Goldblatt, with over 200 photographs Putnam 7x5 pb [7/75] out of print/used Putnam hardcover [1968] out of print/used |
 | "Marx Brothers Collection" DVD box set [2004]
Warner b&w DVD box set [5/2004] 5 discs for $23.99 contains seven feature films: "A Night At The Opera" [MGM 1935], "A Day At The Races" [MGM 1937], "Room Service" [RKO 1938], "At The Circus" [MGM 1939], "Go West" [MGM 1940], "The Big Store" [1941], and "A Night In Casablanca" [UA 1946]; extras include trailers, shorts & featurettes, radio programs, TV appearances & ten vintage cartoons |
 | "The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection" DVD Box Set [2004]
Universal Studios DVD box set [11/2004] 6 disks for $28.49 contains 5 feature films: "The Cocoanuts" [1929], "Animal Crackers" [1930], "Monkey Business" [1931], "Horse Feathers" [1932], "Duck Soup" [1933]; sixth disk contains "Today Show" interviews with Harpo Marx (1961), Groucho Marx (1963) & William Marx, son of Harpo (1985); extras include 4 trailers |
 | "T.C.M. Greatest Classic Films Collection: Marx Brothers" [2010]
Turner Home Ent. b&w DVD set [2/2010] 2 disks for $10.99 contains four feature films: "A Day At The Races" [MGM 1937]; "Room Service" [RKO 1938]; "At The Circus" [MGM 1939]; and "A Night In Casablanca" [UA 1946]; extras include Robert Benchley's short "A Night At The Movies" [1937] and 8 vintage cartoons |
"Humor Risk" [1921 silent]
previewed once and never released; thought to be lost
"The Cocoanuts" [Paramount 1929] /tt0019777/
http://www.amazon.com/Cocoanuts-Groucho-Marx/dp/B004P9UWKK/
"Animal Crackers" [Paramount 1930] /tt0020640/
http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Crackers-Groucho-Marx/dp/B004P9UWL4/
"The House That Shadows Built" [Paramount 1931 short]
"Monkey Business" [Paramount 1931] /tt0022158/
with Thelma Todd
"Horse Feathers" [Paramount 1932]
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with Thelma Todd DVD [8/00] for $0.00 VHS [8/00] for $0.00out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb http://www.amazon.com/Horse-Feathers-Groucho-Marx/dp/B004P9UWKA/ |
"Duck Soup" [Paramount 1933] >> also polFF?
full credits at IMDb
http://www.amazon.com/Duck-Soup-Groucho-Marx/dp/B004P9UWM8/
"Hail, Hail, Euphoria!: Presenting The Marx Brothers in Duck Soup,
The Greatest War Movie Ever Made" [] by Roy Blount, Jr.
"A Night At The Opera" [M.G.M. 1935]
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starring Chico, Groucho, Harpo & Zeppo, with Thelma Todd DVD [8/00] for $0.00 VHS [8/00] for $0.00 full credits at IMDb |
"A Day At The Races" [M.G.M. 1937]
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cast DVD [8/00] for $0.00 VHS [8/00] for $0.00 full credits at IMDb |
"Room Service" [R.K.O. 1938]
full credits at IMDb
"At The Circus" [M.G.M. 1939]
full credits at IMDb
"Go West" [M.G.M. 1940]
full credits at IMDb
"The Big Store" [M.G.M. mo 1941]
full credits at IMDb
"A Night In Casablanca" [United Artists 1946]
full credits at IMDb
"Love Happy" [United Artists 1949]
"The Story of Mankind" [Warner Bros. Nov 1957]
 | The frame is a trial of Mankind before the High Judge (Cedric Hardwicke), somewhere in Outer Space, with The Spirit of Man (Ronald Colman) defending against prosecutor The Devil (Vincent Price); evidence vignettes are acted by 25 major Hollywood stars.
Co-produced & directed by Irwin Allen; adapted by Irwin Allen & Charles Bennett from the 1922 children's book by Henrik Van Loon; featuring Jim Ameche, Francis X. Bushman, John Carradine, Charles Coburn, Helmut Dantine, Reginald Gardiner, Dennis Hopper {as Napoleon Bonaparte!}, Edward Everett Horton, Hedy Lamarr, Peter Lorre, Groucho & Harpo & Chico Marx, Virginia Mayo, Marvin Miller, Agnes Moorehead, Franklin Pangborn, Ziva Rodann, Cesar Romero, William Schallert, Marie Wilson & Marie Windsor
Warner Archive color DVD [10/2009] for $21.99 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • book entry at Wikipedia |
Other Works by The Marx Brothers
 | Marx Brothers 'head on hands' poster
18"x24" poster from Amazon for $39.99 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $14.99 |
 | another 'stateroom scene' poster
36"x25" poster from Amazon for $10.99 |
 | early four Marx Brothers poster
34"x25" poster from Amazon for $10.99 |
 | Marx Brothers dressed as cowboys poster
32"x24" poster from Amazon for $23.99 |
 | M.G.M. Studios generic Marx Brothers one-sheet poster (red) 27"x40" poster from Amazon for $19.99 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $14.99 |
 | "Marx Brothers Original Voice Tracks From Their Movies" record album [1971] Decca vinyl record [1971] out of prodn/used |
 | "Marx and Re-Marx: Creating & Re-creating The Lost Marx Brothers Radio Series" [2010] by Andrew T. Smith While at work on their hilarious feature film "Duck Soup" in 1932, the Marx Brothers & writers Nat Perrin & Arthur Sheekman also worked on their first-ever radio series, "Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel"; the half-hour show was popular, but soon forgotten; scripts and recordings were lost until the 1980s; their discovery led to a British remake on B.B.C. Radio 4. This book includes background details as well as transcripts of the extant recordings of the original series. BearManor Media 9x6 pb [10/2010] for $19.95 author's blogsite |
Works About The Marx Brothers
Minnie's Boys (Original cast album) (1970)
Book by Arthur Marx (Groucho's son) and Robert Fisher, Songs by Larry Grossman and Hal Hackady
 | "You Bet Your Life" mystery novel [1979] by Stuart M. Kaminsky While suffering a bad case of the flu, Hollywood P.I. Toby Peters attempts to clear the name of Chico Marx, accused by the Chicago mob of running up $120,000 in gambling losses; Toby does so with the help of the other Marx Brothers, Al Capone, Mayor Richard Daley & author Ian Fleming. Mysterious Press mass pb [7/90] out of print/used St. Martin's Press hardcover [2/79] out of print/used |
 | "The Marx Brothers In A Nutshell" [P.B.S. 1982]
94-minute TV special directed by Richard Patterson; narrated by Gene Kelly; featuring Woody Allen, Dick Cavett & George Fenneman, and family Arthur, Bill, Bob & Maxine Marx color/b&w DVD [5/2004] out of prodn/used LionsGate color/b&w VHS [8/91] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
 | "The Unknown Marx Brothers" [P.B.S. aired 1993]
"A unique look at film's most original comedy legends" 2-hour filmed tribute co-produced, co-written & co-directed by David Leaf & John Scheinfeld; narrated by Leslie Nielsen, featuring George Fenneman, Paul Wesolowski, Steve Allen & George Schlatter, and family members Bill, Maxine, Minnie & Miriam Marx • full credits at IMDb Winstar color/b&w DVD [9/2000] out of prodn/used Winstar color/b&w VHS [9/2000] for $25.99 Anchor Bay color/b&w VHS [2/96] for $19.20 |
 | "The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia (Illustrated)" [1996] by Glenn Mitchell Reynolds & Hearn rev 2nd edition 9¼x7½ hardcover [4/2006] for $20.67 Reynolds & Hearn 2nd edition 9¼x7½ pb [2/2003] out of print/used |
 | "Marx Brothers {clips} Collection" DVD box set [2003]
Passport b&w DVD [12/2003] 5 disks for $26.99 A grab bag of film clips, interviews, radio & TV shows, theatrical trailers, and rare footage that spans the careers of all five Marx Brothers. |
 | "Children of Hollywood: Accounts of Growing Up As The Sons & Daughters of Stars" [2005] by Michelle Vogel Drawn from interviews with celebrity offspring – sons, daughters & grandchildren of Eddie Cantor, Douglas Fairbanks, W.C. Fields, Ruth Hussey, Boris Karloff, Mario Lanza, Jerry Lewis & the Marx Brothers – who also provided never-before-published snapshots of Hollywood legends at home. McFarland & Co. 8¾x6 pb [3/2005] for $35.00 |
All Five Marx Brothers
Leonard 'Chico' Marx [1887-1961]
credits on IMDb •
entry at Wikipedia
Arthur Adolph 'Harpo' Marx [1888-1964]
browse DVDs • credits on IMDb •
entry at Wikipedia
http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=amb_link_0?ie=UTF8&node=435656
http://www.amazon.com/Harpo-Speaks-Limelight-Marx/dp/0879100362/
Julius Henry 'Groucho' Marx [1890-1977]
browse DVDs • credits on IMDb •
entry at Wikipedia
browse Groucho Marx on DVD at Amazon
actor Frank Ferrante's 'GrouchoWorld' website
"You Bet Your Life: The Best Episodes" from Shout! Factory = 18 episodes + outtakes on DVD (8/M4)
"You Bet Your Life" radio program, starring Groucho Marx [1947-59] 131 episodes on CD
"Groucho Marx Collectors Edition" 13 episodes from TV {not on Amazon?}
Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Mikado" TV special [NBC-TV April 1960]
Bell Telephone Hour adaptation co-directed by Savoyard actor Martyn Green; featuring Groucho Marx {as Ko-Ko},
Stanley Holloway {as Pooh-Bah} & Helen Traubel {as Katisha} •
credits at IMDb
 | "The Groucho Letters: Letters From and To Groucho Marx" [1967]
S&S 8¼x5½ pb [8/2007] for $10.88 San Val hardcover [9/94] for $28.20 S&S 8½x5¾ hardcover [3/67] out of print/used |
 | "An Evening With Groucho" performance recording [1972] live one-man show starring Groucho Marx recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York City A&M Records vinyl recording [1972] 2 disks - out of prodn/used A&M Records audio CD [1990] out of prodn/rare {high cost} |
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off-Broadway play "Groucho: A Life In Review" [1986] by son Arthur Marx off-Broadway credits: 254 performances, 1986-87 "Groucho: A Life In Review" TV special [H.B.O. March 2001] by Arthur Marx & Robert Fisher, starring Frank Ferrante White Star color DVD [3/2005] for $17.99 Kultur Video color VHS [8/2001] out of prodn/used credits at IMDb |
 | one-man play "An Evening With Groucho" [1990?] starring Frank Ferrante official website {with tour dates) |
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"Groucho and W.C. Fields: Huckster Comedians" [1994] by Wes D. Gehring Univ Press of Mississippi 9x6&frac4 pb [12/94] for $18.00 Univ Press of Mississippi 9½x6½ hardcover [12/94] for $42.00 |
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"Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho’s House" [1996] by Steve Stoliar, Introduction by Dick Cavett U.C.L.A. film student Stoliar was hired as personal secretary, archivist & general gofer for Groucho Marx, working daily with Groucho and with the notorious Erin Fleming, from 1974 to Groucho’s death in 1977. Author Stoliar has since worked as a TV writer and as a voice actor {IMDb credits}. General Publng Group 9x6¼ hardcover [1996] out of print/many used |
"The Funniest Song In The World" [1949] released on the Young Peoples' Records label
"Hooray For Captain Spaulding" [1952] with the Ken Lane Singers and the Victor Young Orchestra
became increasingly identified as Groucho's personal theme song
autobiography "Groucho and Me" [1959]
"Memoirs of A Mangy Lover" [1963]
"The Groucho Phile" []
movie "Skidoo" [1968] Groucho portrayed God
"Marx & Lennon: The Parallel Sayings" [2005]
"Love Groucho: Letters From Groucho Marx To His Daughter Miriam" []
Milton 'Gummo' Marx [1892-1977]
credits on IMDb •
entry at Wikipedia
Herbert Manfred 'Zeppo' Marx [1901-79]
credits on IMDb •
entry at Wikipedia
Friends & Family
father Samuel Marx [1859-1933]
mother Miene 'Minnie' Schönberg [Palmer] Marx [1864-1929]
Groucho was born in 1890
first wife Ruth Johnson [], married Feb 1920, divorced July 1942
son Arthur Julius Marx [1921-2011]
"Life With Groucho" [1954] by Arthur Marx
daughter Miriam Marx Allen [b. 1927]
second wife {Catherine Dittig} Kay Marvis Gorcey Marx []
married Feb 1945, divorced May 1951
daughter Melinda Marie Marx Berti [b. 1946]
third wife Eden Marie Higgins Hartford [1930-83], married 1954, divorced 1969
Groucho's late-life companion Erin Fleming [1941-2003]
announcer & friend George Fenneman
friend Dick Cavett
Harpo was born in 1888
wife actress Susan Fleming Marx [1908-2002]
married Sept 1936, widowed Sept 1964
unpublished autobiography "Go Tell"
adopted son William 'Bill' Marx [b. 1937]
"Son of Harpo Speaks: A Family Portrait" [Bear Manor Media] by Bill Marx
adopted son Alexander Marx
adopted son Jimmy Marx
adopted daughter Minnie Marx Eagle [b. 1948]
Maxine Marx Culhane [1918-2009], daughter of Chico Marx
"Growing Up With Chico" [1980] by Maxine
Robert 'Bob' Marx [b. 1930], son of Gummo Marx
L i n k s
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keyword 'Marx Brothers' listing at Internet Movie Database
search books on keywords 'marx brothers' at Amazon
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Marx Brothers Films category at AllPosters.com
Marx Brothers photo & posters category at AllPosters.com
http://www.duckprods.com/projects/marxbrothers.html
The Marx Brothers http://www.marx-brothers.org/
EMI Comedy Classics - Groucho Marx: Madness by Groucho Marx UPC: 5099922718327
http://www.marx-brothers.org/listening/records.htm
http://www.grouchoworld.com/
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