![]() ![]() Now get ready to say "Who?" Okay, we have Bobby Watson as Adolf Hitler (he looks like one of the aspiring Fuhrers in Mel Brook's The Producers), Austin Green as Abe Lincoln, Dani Crayne as Helen of Troy, and Jim Ameche (Don's brother) as Alexander Graham Bell.īut let's look at the great Marx Brothers. Those are the famous ones, the stars we have actually heard of. ![]() It is a tribute to this film's excruciatingly bad script, not their individual talents, that these poor guys end up looking so ridiculously bad. Oh yes, and Virginia Mayo is Cleopatra.Įach of the above actors and actresses are indisputably talented and have each given us wonderful performances. Dennis Hopper chews up the scenery as Napoleon, Agnes Moorehead is Queen Elizabeth I, Peter Lorre hams it up as Nero, And Ronald Coleman, in his surely regrettable final film, is cast as "the spirit of man." John Carradine plays "Khufu" (?). The other cast members and fascinating role assignments are worthy of a mention. Brother Harpo is cast as Sir Isaac Newton (?), and brother Chico, in a possibly a sly, sarcastic swipe at his well-known career as a ladies man, is cast as a monk. Groucho Marx is cast as Peter Minuet, the guy who bought Manhattan Island from the Indians for $24. The casting is intriguing, to say the least. The film was one of the first examples of a true "all-star cast." Hollywood has since learned, several times, that the greatest, most colorful casts in the world do not an entertaining or popular film make. The source for this debacle was a "serious" book by Hendrick van Loon (sounds like a Marx Brothers character, doesn't he?). It was a bit like the classic Beatles reunion so many hoped for, but with the Fab Four in their 50s or 60s. The boys were a bit long in the tooth by this time. MARX BROTHERS MOVIES YOUTUBE FULLBut Chico, the oldest brother, was a full 70 years old, and brothers Groucho and Harpo were in their late 60s. The Story of Mankind was sort of a mixed blessing (like many movies, come to think of it): yes, we get to see the Marx Brothers, and any Marx Brothers is better than no Marx Brothers. It is also their only full-length color film. Strictly forgettable, but for one single note of interest: The Story of Mankind is the last joint film appearance of the Marx Brothers. Okay, ever heard of a seldom-seen or talked-about 1957 film called The Story of Mankind? Well, The Story of Mankind, it is universally agreed on, is a pretty rotten movie. Most of us who grew up watching and loving the Marx Brothers will agree on one thing -these guys were very, very funny, very talented, very creative, maybe the most surreal of all characters in the history of motion pictures. ![]() In 1950, Groucho famously "stopped" trading at the New York Stock Exchange by commandeering a microphone and singing the song before telling jokes for 15 minutes, during which time traders suspended their work to watch him perform.Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen. Alternative lyrics suggest that Lydia's buttocks have tattoos of a map and a caricature of Hitler: "When she stands, the world grows littler. Harburg made many contemporary references to topical personalities such as Grover Whalen, who opened the 1939 New York World's Fair.Īmong the items, persons, and scenes tattooed on Lydia's body are the Battle of Waterloo (on her back), The Wreck of the Hesperus (beside it), the red, white and blue (above them) the cities of Kankakee and " Paree", Washington Crossing the Delaware, President Andrew Jackson, Niagara, Alcatraz, Buffalo Bill, Captain Spaulding (Groucho's character in Animal Crackers) exploring the Amazon, Lady Godiva (with her pajamas on), Grover Whalen, the Trylon, Treasure Island, Nijinsky, Social Security Number (behind her earlobe) and a fleet of ships (on her hips). The complex lyrics by Harburg – with clever rhymes such as "Lydia/encyclopedia" and "Amazon/pajamas on" – were inspired by W. ![]() MARX BROTHERS MOVIES YOUTUBE MOVIEIt subsequently appeared in the movie The Philadelphia Story (1940), sung by Virginia Weidler as Dinah Lord. It first appeared in the Marx Brothers movie At the Circus (1939) and became one of Groucho Marx's signature tunes. "Lydia, the Tattooed Lady" is a 1939 song written by Yip Harburg and Harold Arlen. 1939 song written by Yip Harburg and Harold Arlen ![]()
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