Friday, 24 October 2014

Marx Bros Tropes 2: Animal Crackers (1930)



  • Robert Greig (Hives)
  • Margaret Dumont (Mrs. Rittenhouse)
  • Zeppo As Jamison
  • Chico As (Signor Emmanuel) Ravelli
  • A Rembrandt Painting
  • Groucho Breaks The Fourth Wall (Well they can’t all be good/Strange interludes)
  • Chico Plays Piano
  • I'm Daffy Over You (On Piano)
  • Harpo Plays Piano
  • Harpo Plays The Harp
  • Donald Macbride (Uncredited House Guest)
  • Detective Called Hennessy
  • The Anvil Chorus
  • Chico And Harpo Cross Arms And Legs And 'Go To Sleep'
  • Harpo Gets Undressed
  • Harpo The Pickpocket
  • Harpo Fights Chico 'Downstairs'
  • Groucho Keeps Bowing
  • Keeping It Surreal (Harpo steals a birthmark and statues shoot back)
  • Harpo Knocks Himself Out



Hooray For...

Trumpet Forshadows 'Abie The Fishman!' When Roscoe First Appears
Hooray For Captain Spaulding/Hello I Must Be Going
Groucho Dancing
Lillian Roth
“Mark it fragilly”
Hennessey Ruins The Joke By Pronouncing It “Inspect – tor”
Groucho Proposes To Two Women And Has A 'Strange Interlude'
“What do you think of at night when you go to bed, you beast?”
Harpo Fights Margaret Dumont (“Oh, she can’t take it there!”)

Never Darken My Towels Again!

John Parker (Hal Thompson) Has Low Self Esteem
Suicide Jokes

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