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Comedy At It's Finest
The Marx Brothers were an American family comedy act that was successful 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 (1933) and A Night at the Opera (1935), in the top fifteen. They are widely considered by critics, scholars and fans to be among the greatest and most influential comedians of the 20th century. The brothers were included in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars list of the 25 greatest male stars of Classical Hollywood cinema, the only performers to be inducted collectively.
The brothers are almost universally known by their stage names: Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo, and Zeppo. There was a sixth brother, the first born, named Manfred (Mannie), who died in infancy; Zeppo was given the middle name Manfred in his memory.
The core of the act was the three elder brothers: Chico, Harpo, and Groucho, each of whom developed a highly distinctive stage persona. After the group essentially disbanded in 1950, Groucho went on to a successful second career in television, while Harpo and Chico appeared less prominently. The two younger brothers, Gummo and Zeppo, never developed their stage characters to the same extent as the elder three. Both left the act to pursue business careers at which they were successful, and for a time ran a large theatrical agency through which they represented their brothers and others. Gummo was not in any of the movies; Zeppo appeared in the first five films in relatively straight (non-comedic) roles. The early performing lives of the brothers owed much to their mother Minnie Marx (the sister of vaudeville comic Al Shean), who acted as their manager until her death in 1929.Read full review
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CLASSIC Marx brothers films!!! My dad u...
CLASSIC Marx brothers films!!! My dad used to LOVE them!!!!
Very clever; very funny and totally 'off the wall'!!!! Brilliant!
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Marx brothers collection.
Classic comedy executed by these brothers. Four of their favourite films that always bring a smile or laugh no matter how often you’ve seen them with their slapstick and witty humour.
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great value for the money
love this item
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Quality product
Excellent quality boxed set, arriving promptly by Royal Mail
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Marx Brothers Collection
i really enjpyed watching this collection
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Great films
My husband has been looking for these films for years.
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great ageless humour
Wonderfully funny. Great humour that never ages.
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lovely thanks
lovely thanks
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Sure are
Well worth the buy , very funny and good relaxing entertainment ,
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