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The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection (DVD) 6-Disc Set - SEALED, US

Description: The Marx Brothers – Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo – are the reigning kings of comedy and remain one of the most iconic comic teams of all time. From their early days on Vaudeville and Broadway through their wildly popular motion pictures, the Marx Brothers kept audiences of all ages laughing out loud with some of the most hilarious routines ever imagined. The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection captures the very best of the comedy team and includes the only five movies to feature all four brothers. Filled with unforgettable comedy sketches, musical numbers, witty dialogue and plenty of gags, this must-own collection includes The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers and their most popular film, Duck Soup.Bonus Content:Disc 1 - Duck Soup:Theatrical TrailerDisc 2 - Horse Feathers:Theatrical TrailerDisc 4 - Animal Crackers:Theatrical TrailerDisc 6:Today Show Interview with Harpo Marx (1961)Today Show Interview with Groucho Marx (1963)Today Show Interview with William Marx (1985) There will be a debate of which 2004 DVD collection of Marx Brothers films was better. This Universal release of the better known Paramount-produced films are the only ones starring all four brothers: Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo. The Warner collection contains less-vital films, but is loaded with extras and commentaries. The Universal collection contains only 20 minutes of interviews from NBC's Today Show--interesting but short--with Harpo, Groucho, and Harpo's son Bill from the '60s and '70s. All of the films in this collection were released on DVD by Image Entertainment in 2000 and the prints look the same, which isn't necessarily bad; one just wishes a major restoration had been undertaken.The films--packaged handsomely with a booklet--are essential Marx Brothers, their first five films made from 1929 to 1933. The least timeless is their first, The Cocoanuts, based on their Broadway hit. The film--one of the first full talkies--takes place in a hotel with owner Groucho out to grab every dollar. Animal Crackers is the brothers' first classic, a lickety-split comedy about an art theft being investigated by Groucho's alter-image, Captain Spaulding. For introducing youngsters to the work of Marx, Monkey Business is the best way. The shenanigans start right at the start as the brothers stowaway on a luxury liner. It's their first film that wasn't based on a play, as they endeavored to find new material. Horse Feathers gave them more fertile ground plus a sure-fire Hollywood director at the helm (Norman McLeoad). Their fantasia of college life includes the riotous football-game finale. Music, always a key part of their plays and films is given more weight here and includes Groucho's theme, "I'm Against It." Music is again key as the musicals of the era are spoofed in the brothers' undisputed masterpiece, Duck Soup. From a land called Fredonia, Groucho plays a slapdash ruler who rewrites the rules of governing, leading to a most memorable war with Sylvania (so war gets lampooned. too). Duck Soup also boasts the most famous Marx brothers sketch: Groucho trying to fool his mirror. --Doug Thomas

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The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection (DVD) 6-Disc Set - SEALED, USThe Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection (DVD) 6-Disc Set - SEALED, USThe Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection (DVD) 6-Disc Set - SEALED, USThe Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection (DVD) 6-Disc Set - SEALED, US

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Type: TV Series

Language: English

Studio: Universal

Actor: Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx, Groucho Marx, The Marx Brothers

Rating: NR

Edition: 6-Disc Set

Movie/TV Title: Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection

Director: Norman Z. Mcleod, Leo Mccarey, Joseph Santley

Format: DVD

Release Year: 2004

Genre: Comedy

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