Friday, 17 October 2014

Marx Bros Tropes 1: The Cocoanuts (1929)


  • Margaret Dumont (Mrs. Potter)
  • Detective Called Hennessy
  • Zeppo As Jamison
  • Harpo Eats Anything (telephone, ink, flowers)
  • Harpo The Multi-Instrumentalist (clarinet)
  • Harpo Answers The Phone
  • Harpo Fights Chico 'Downstairs'
  • Harpo Plays The Harp
  • The Anvil Chorus
  • Chico And Harpo Cross Arms And Legs And 'Go To Sleep'
  • Chico Plays Piano (Gypsy Love Song)


Hooray For...

“One who clerks is a clerk”
Dancing With The Bad Guys
“You're my friend. I'd kill you for nothing”
Groucho Wooing Margaret (“We could bull and cow”)
Monkey Doodle Doo (Is Berlin channelling Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue?)
“Nomber one!”

Never Darken My Towels Again!

1920's Bellhop Stair-master Dance Video
Romantic Lead Oscar Shaw Looks Like Bela Lugosi's Understudy
Chico Has Klingon Eyebrows
How Many Times Do We Have To Hear 'When My Dream Comes True'?

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