By GroovyMovieGuy on March 24, 2009
Hackenbush! Hackenbush!
Calling Dr. Hackenbush, aka Groucho Marx, and his brothers Chico and Harpo who led the wild hijinks in this comedy classic set in both a sanatorium and at a horse racing track. Highlights include Groucho entertaining a young lady at a table with a centerpiece so big he has to stand on his chair [...]
Posted in Classic, Comedy, Index, Musical, Screwball | Tagged Chico, Classic, Comedy, Groucho, Harpo, Marx brothers |
By movieMoll on March 24, 2009
This Marx Brothers’ follow-up to “A Night at the Opera,” completes the double feature of what most critics — and fans — consider to be the comedy team’s two best films. When Dr. Hugo Hackenbush (Groucho) comes on staff at Standish Sanitarium, owner Judy Standish (Maureen O’Sullivan) hopes he can save the business from bankruptcy. [...]
Posted in Classic, Comedy, Index, Musical, Screwball | Tagged Chico, Classic, Comedy, Groucho, Harpo, Marx brothers |
By movieMoll on May 30, 2009
The second in the movie series, “After the Thin Man” finds Nick (William Powell) and Nora (Myrna Loy) fresh off train from New York and back home in San Francisco after Nick’s success in solving the celebrated Thin Man murder mystery. Although it’s New Year’s Eve, all the sophisticated, cocktail-swigging couple really wants is a [...]
Posted in Classic, Comedy, Index, Mystery, Romance | Tagged Comedy, Crime, Dashiell Hammett, Myrna Loy, Mystery, Nick and Nora, Nick Charles, Romance, William Powell |
By GroovyMovieGuy on February 13, 2009
Third in the “Thin Man” series, “Another Thin Man” plays it straighter with more dry wit and less alcohol-fueled humor than other movies in the series. One of the great silver screen couples, Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell and Myrna Loy) add Nicky Charles Jr. (William A. Poulsen) to the family and solve the [...]
Posted in Classic, Comedy, Index, Mystery | Tagged Asta, Classic, Comedy, detective, Myrna Loy, Mystery, Nick and Nora, Nick Charles, William Powell, wire hair terrier |
By GroovyMovieGuy on March 28, 2009
The Marx Brothers and a circus, it seems almost redundant. However, while “At the Circus” features a kinder, gentler version of the Marx Brothers there’s still plenty of fun to go around. Although this isn’t one of the trio’s — sometimes quartet’s — wildest extravaganzas, it’s still better than a significant percentage of movies at [...]
Posted in Comedy, Index, Musical, Screwball | Tagged Comedy, Groucho, Marx brothers, Musical |
By movieMoll on March 28, 2009
Not on par with the Marx Brothers best efforts, still “At the Circus” has some laugh-out-loud moments. A usual lame plot finds Groucho, Chico and Harpo trying to help a circus owner recover a stolen $10,000 before he loses everything. This film is a testament to how much Margaret Dumont brought to the table for [...]
Posted in Comedy, Index, Musical, Screwball | Tagged Groucho. comedy, Marx brothers, Musical |
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