tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post6552279705369383394..comments2024-01-24T15:33:58.720-05:00Comments on A<br> Mythical<br> Monkey<br> writes<br> about<br> the<br> movies: Best Fun-Stupid Movie Of 1929-30: The CocoanutsMythical Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-22854879675892884982010-03-03T21:08:35.181-05:002010-03-03T21:08:35.181-05:00I recently heard an interview with Harpo's son...I recently heard an interview with Harpo's son, Bill, and he said that Zeppo was very funny offscreen.<br /><br />Follow this <a href="http://minniesboys.blogspot.com/2009/05/zeppo-marx-faq.html" rel="nofollow">link</a> to more info on Zeppo.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006644312781883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-72938260956668045002009-09-12T17:13:46.884-04:002009-09-12T17:13:46.884-04:00Here’s what’s bugging me. As far as I can tell, no...Here’s what’s bugging me. As far as I can tell, not one person in this film’s credits is actually British. So what the hell was Nilsson getting at when he said: “So let me get this straight: You put the limey in <i>The Coconauts</i> and then you’ll feel better”? I don’t see why getting a brit involved would have improved anything. If it aint broke don’t fix it, I say.Who Am Us Anyway?https://www.blogger.com/profile/08260586634760800759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-49564960007850957692009-09-09T09:38:55.024-04:002009-09-09T09:38:55.024-04:00[tapping foot whilst awaiting photos of Louise Bro...[<i>tapping foot whilst awaiting photos of Louise Brooks. . . .</i>]<br /><br /><br />[<i>humming</i>]mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-47219948794491404482009-09-08T15:11:18.486-04:002009-09-08T15:11:18.486-04:00Makes you wonder why the Marx Brothers' wasted...<i>Makes you wonder why the Marx Brothers' wasted Zeppo on nothing parts over the years ...</i><br /><br />Zeppo was ann early-talkies version of Beefcake.<br /><br />You know, Tom Selleck for the black-and-white world.mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-77855404514669340102009-09-08T11:51:32.235-04:002009-09-08T11:51:32.235-04:00Wow, Mister S, I had no idea. Makes you wonder wh...Wow, Mister S, I had no idea. Makes you wonder why the Marx Brothers' wasted Zeppo on nothing parts over the years ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-29207297570482186612009-09-08T11:44:49.203-04:002009-09-08T11:44:49.203-04:00The assertion that Zeppo was the funniest brother ...The assertion that Zeppo was the funniest brother offscreen seems to originate from Groucho. While the Marx Brothers were appearing in Animal Crackers on stage, Groucho had appendicitis and was out of the show for two weeks. Zeppo went on in Groucho's role, and an understudy went on for Zeppo. Groucho reportedly told others that Zeppo was better in the role than he was. There's also a story (apocryphal, perhaps) that there's a scene in the film version of Animal Crackers (where the lights go out) in which Zeppo is actually playing Groucho's part.Mister S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-40335244308763069652009-09-08T07:48:32.591-04:002009-09-08T07:48:32.591-04:00mister myth, as you are aware, I have always ranke...mister myth, as you are aware, I have always ranked this film *very* highly in the <i>ouevre</i> o' the brothers. It has placed second behind <i>Duck Soup</i> on my list.<br /><br />I find it more madcap and lyrical than almost any of their other films -- there's little surreal or <i>outre</i>, just the funniest nonsense and idiocy [high praise indeed, coming from me] I can imagine.<br /><br />I have a soft spot for <i>Animal Crackers,</i> and the set pieces featuring the brothers in <i>A Night at the Opera</i> remain classics, but this one touches my funny bone and m' heart.<br /><br />Where are the pictures of Louise Brooks I was supposed to see? Is that Don on the phone. . . ?mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-38752000372475322792009-09-07T00:27:15.676-04:002009-09-07T00:27:15.676-04:00As someone who most definitely has not read more a...As someone who most definitely has <i>not</i> read more about the Marx Brothers than you – and probably has not read more about anything than you with the remotely possible exception of yellowed rock ‘n roll magazines of yore – all I can say is Zeppo’s scenes are indispensable.<br /><br />They slow everything down, & just when you need it, both so that one can recover from Groucho and also so that when he cuts loose again the speed of the jokes will feel all the more incredible.<br /><br />As a sincere aside, let me just mention that I am so very glad Mr. Mule turned me onto your blog. Your place has been a great attitude adjuster more times than I can count – if I come in stressed, I leave smiling (unless your entry is about poor Marie Prevost, in which case I am just sobered -- also a good thing to occasionally be).Who Am Us Anyway?https://www.blogger.com/profile/08260586634760800759noreply@blogger.com