Tell me abt Groucho Marx.. who was he? I have read abt him in Sidney Shledon'a autobiography...was he a famous person??
The THREE "MARX" Brothers of Hollywood shot to fame in their own right...just when the talkie movies came to limelight in America. GROUCHO was the tall one with wide maustaches...while one of the brother was deaf and dumb in real life yet a classic actor himself. The third too paired with Grouch in many movies of thirties & forties.
GROUCHO was the wittiest with heavy load of wisecracks & adlibs often coming out-of-the-box suddenly which made people roar in laughter.
His best was "THE NIGHT OF THE OPERA" where Groucho did fantastic work and scenes involving a passenger ship or cruise line.. were hilarious and as infectious as ever. I have a collection of Groucho's movies on DV now.
During my hours of relaxation it's just GROUCHO MARX movies that I watch again and again.
The other movie of MARX BROTHERS which hit the roof... is AT THE CIRCUS....and so hilarious that one could fall of his seat laughing!:)
In his statement Richard Pryor..the famous American actor, when asked to comment on MARX BROTHERS? said; "They have had the nerve to ask me about MARX BROTHERS...I mean I can well explain Einstien or others..but the MARX BROTHERS? I don't think so..?"