The Marx Brothers did make a short in 1921 called “Humor Risk” but after being previewed once the film was never released and Groucho was rumored to have burnt the film negatives but who the fuck knows
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The Marx Brothers began their performing life as teenagers in the early 1900s. After success in Vaudeville & Broadway they made their way into film. By the time “The Cocoanuts”(1929) was made most of The Marx Bros.were in their early 40s/late 30s!
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“The Cocoanuts” (1929) was Kay Francis’s second feature film and it was The Marx Brothers first “official” feature film.
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There were 5 Marx Brothers: Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo AND Zeppo Marx. Their film work was mostly comprised of Chico, Harpo, Groucho & Zeppo while Gummo went on to be a successful entertainment agent & businessman. Zeppo would also leave film work to join Gummo in entertainment management & also his personal work in inventing/engineering things
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“The Cocoanuts” began life as one of The Marx Brothers’ stage shows which also starred their frequent collaborator Margaret Dumont. She went on to be in 6 more of their films!
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