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      • Based on George S. Kaufman 1925 Broadway musical which featured Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo, their first film for Paramount Pictures (directed by Robert Florey and Joseph Santley) takes place in a resort hotel during the Florida land boom of the 1920s, but the plot and setting are basically a flimsy pretext to bring the Brothers’ well-honed stage gags to the screen.
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    • DUCK SOUP (1933) Director: Leo McCarey. Writers: Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Arthur Sheekman, Nat Perrin. Starring: Margaret Dumont, Louis Calhern, Edgar Kennedy.
    • A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935) Director: Sam Wood. Writers: George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind. Starring: Kitty Carlisle, Alan Jones. Margaret Dumont. Reduced to a trio, the brothers’ first effort for MGM is probably their most approachable and polished serving of cinema.
    • ANIMAL CRACKERS (1930) Director: Victor Heerman. Writer: Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, George S. Kaufman. Starring: Lillian Roth, Margaret Dumont. Groucho considered this the best of his movies with his brothers, based on their 1928 Broadway musical.
    • HORSE FEATHERS (1932) Director: Norman Z. McLeod. Writers: S.J. Perelman, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Will B. Johnstone. Starring: Thelma Todd, David Landau.
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  4. Jun 24, 2024 · The Marx Brothers’ lone film for RKO, this 1938 film (directed by William A. Seiter and James Anderson) was based on a 1937 play of the same name that wasn’t written with them in mind,...

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