tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post1456795176561667873..comments2024-01-24T15:33:58.720-05:00Comments on A<br> Mythical<br> Monkey<br> writes<br> about<br> the<br> movies: Best Supporting Actress Of 1932-33: Margaret Dumont (Duck Soup)Mythical Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-69081050149177221682010-05-24T09:00:23.048-04:002010-05-24T09:00:23.048-04:00Thank you, Mr. B -- that means a lot coming from y...Thank you, Mr. B -- that means a lot coming from you. I have a blog post in the works called "Who Says A Movie Can't Change Your Life" about that job interview all these years ago when I looked at the handmade nameplate on your desk reading <i>Rufus T. Firefly</i> and I said, "Groucho Marx in Duck Soup." And then we did Marx Brothers routines for forty minutes and the rest is history.<br /><br />I recommend that approach to anybody looking for a job. Just talk about the Marx Brothers until you find a like-minded employer. Trust me, you don't want to work anywhere else.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-67361187321784489342010-05-23T20:47:32.886-04:002010-05-23T20:47:32.886-04:00It is with wet eyes that I salute you, Mr. Monkey,...It is with wet eyes that I salute you, Mr. Monkey, with all praise for the honor you bestow upon Ms. Dumont! The New York Times, on Chico's death, lamented that the brothers would never again vandalize the land of cuckoo. Whatever lands they vandalized, as you so rightly observe, the Atlas who supported their globe was Ms. Dumont. And if they could do without Zeppo and Thelma and Thalberg and pint-sized gorillas, they seemed never quite themselves without Margaret Dumont! That, with three or four Marx Brothers running around, takes some doing!Bellotoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867368335490719967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-61112664755214399942010-05-21T22:09:35.654-04:002010-05-21T22:09:35.654-04:00Okay, now I need to dig The Big Store out of the b...Okay, now I need to dig <i>The Big Store</i> out of the basement and watch it again!<br /><br />As if I need an excuse ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-81539428844819530442010-05-21T21:11:11.493-04:002010-05-21T21:11:11.493-04:00I know this is going to sound weird, when I saw Th...I know this is going to sound weird, when I saw The Big Store recently, I got to thinking about what a gorgeous woman Ms. Dumont was. Not just funny or formidable, but downright sexy. <br /><br />Maybe I've been seeing too much Groucho. But I'm glad to hear that she started her career as a beauty.Beveridge D. Spenserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236771609113409521noreply@blogger.com