Chico was gifted on piano... Harpo was gifted on the harp... Groucho was just....... GIFTED!

@coasternut3091

8 ай бұрын

His instrument was guitar (duck soup, he's the only one actually playing) Zeppo was a trumpeter (his call was played in duck soup when Harpo was in the tub)

@psn64sat63

4 ай бұрын

​@@coasternut3091Zeppo was gifted at inventing clamps to hold the atomic bomb on its way to destroy Nagasaki, and Gummo was gifted at inventing ways to store raincoats.

I could watch Chico Marx play piano all day.

@andyoli75

8 ай бұрын

He would play the same tune again and again because he can't find the ending. 😂

I never before noticed how beautiful Margaret Dumont is/was. She played the stuffy society matron to the hilt.

@JiisTube

5 ай бұрын

I can see her right now, bending over a hot stove... ❤️ ...but I can't see the stove 🥸

@SwordHMX

3 ай бұрын

Both theMarx Brothers and Three Stooges made jokes about her weight, yet she wasn't fat.

@heron2

3 ай бұрын

She really was a fantastic straight-woman

@TheDoctor1225

3 ай бұрын

@@SwordHMX I may be wrong but I don't believe that Margaret Dumont ever appeared with The Stooges. (I couldn't find anything that showed she did, anyway) Symona Boniface often played much the same part in the Stooges short subjects, however, as Margaret Dumont did with the Marx Brothers.

@TheDoctor1225

3 ай бұрын

@@heron2 She was indeed. It's a shame, IMO, that Grouch kept putting forth the idea that she never got their jokes when it was obvious not only that she did, but was playing the part to build them up and not take away from their laughs.

Thank God we have these recordings

92 years later they are still masters of their art. Pure class.

Genius is about 2 levels below this.

So so so underrated as a player. Nobody can play like Chico Marx. All those right hand shenanigans, anybody who plays knows how difficult that stuff is to pull off and not look like a fool. Chico does it effortlessly and you can't do anything but giggle when he does

@AlessandroZir

2 жыл бұрын

sometimes professors teach you the wrong way or you get yourself mystified; playing the piano is tricky, as the case in many arts, but it's actually not supposed to be hard, if you find the way to do it (nothing can be obtained forcefully); childrem usually learn things quite naturally if they are really musical, and if a professor is able to lead and support them;

@tgirard123

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlessandroZir very true Alessandro, but no professor would ever teach the kind of gymnastics that Chico does with his hands. You can only imagine what he would say to his student who was doing that. To tell you the truth, I'm not even sure he took lessons. They were dirt poor. It's hard to believe they would have afforded it. I guess he must have somewhere. Still, just so much fun to watch. I remember as a kid taking piano lessons thinking to myself I wonder if I could do that and every time I tried it just never worked.

@AlessandroZir

2 жыл бұрын

@@tgirard123 look, the most important things a good professor of piano will say concerning hands is finger independence, but without any stress, interior subtle controle without visible effort, play with the ear (the sound must never be harsh, unless if you consciously intend to mock something), and using the weight of the whole arm, from the shoulders, relaxed, at easy; feel from the point of your fingers... he does all that!! you could certainly find a good piano teacher at that time, without having to pay much money;

@virginiaconnor8350

Жыл бұрын

Too bet Harpo could've finished it!

@FilthAndRuin

10 ай бұрын

@@tgirard123 Time to swoop in with the FACTS! They did, in fact, hire a piano teacher for Chico! Unfortunately, the woman could *only teach the left hand* so he had to make up the right hand to complete the pieces he was learning. And then he passed on his knowledge third hand to Harpo.

The contrast in tone between Chico's and Harpo's songs is funny in itself. The return to the first song just finishes it perfectly. Great comedy, great music.

I played this joke on my pianist teacher, and she wasn’t too impressed till she remembered what it was from

@chrishestand1

4 ай бұрын

I’m not gonna lie. I wish I could have seen that.

You forget how incredibly musically talented they were.

@ralph5450

2 жыл бұрын

No I haven't. Their parents insisted that all their kids play an instrument. I always enjoy the parts when they play. Even when I was a kid.

@ffggddss

2 жыл бұрын

We certainly saw that in Chico & Harpo. But I was just thinking - when did we ever see Groucho do anything musical? Aside from maybe some comedic singing (for all I know, he could have been a great vocalist, but that wouldn't have been humorous). Fred

@mikewoollett

2 жыл бұрын

@@ffggddss Groucho plays guirar and sings "Everyone Says I Love You" to Thelma Todd in "Horse Feathers"....very funny scene.

@ffggddss

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikewoollett Good point! I stand corrected. I have even accompanied on my guitar, a friend who wanted to sing that song to a group. Thanks for reminding me of that wonderful silliness. Fred

Boy could he play.

"I think I went past it" brilliant 👏

I often smile at someone's talent, at the piano, but with Chico, it's a whole different type of smile.

Most amazing is that this long scene is live unedited. Nowadays it would take more than a week to do what they did in under 10 minutes. Pure comedic genius.

@jamesscanlan6240

Жыл бұрын

I think their first two films were basically just the show they did onstage, so this is something they'd been doing every night. Unique, anarchic and very funny.

@Thomasnmi

Жыл бұрын

There were edits in this, just well hidden

@antoniograncino3506

3 ай бұрын

Every scene the Marxes and Stooges filmed was done in one take, not just to preserve the spontaneity, but also because the producers were stingy with the film stock. 🤪

There are many great and fine pianists; there are many great and fine comedians. But Chico and Victor Borge, with skill, timing, and unique comic personas, made that combination sheer genius, and sheer joy!

@clancypool3160

2 жыл бұрын

Cap spot I loved VB

@johntiggleman4686

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@stevejordan7275

2 жыл бұрын

Aw, g'wan. I watched all the way to the end; Victor Borge wasn't anywhere in here.

@capblood3046

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevejordan7275 Yes he was; he was dressed as Margaret Dumont...

@stevejordan7275

2 жыл бұрын

@@capblood3046 Drat! I missed that!

The way he played the piano... a genius, Chico was a genius

What an outrageously funny scene. After all these years it's still a classic. That simple comical tune as only Chico could perform which such style and Groucho's bored look are hilarious.

I've never heard anyone play the piano so effortlessly.

@AceripXF

2 жыл бұрын

ive never seen anyone play the piano like chico b4

@h.calvert3165

2 жыл бұрын

Effortlessly is correct! He NEVER practiced. Before a show or a take for a film, he'd soak his hands in a sinkful of hot water for about ten minutes. That was it. 🎹

@AceripXF

2 жыл бұрын

@@h.calvert3165 i wonder how he got so good if he never practiced!

@leximatic

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, yes, that is true virtuousity. Comes only with much talent and endless practice, until you find it boring to play "normal". Actually it is not playing the piano but playing with the piano. You need to be playful too, to achieve that. Of course you don't practice anymore by then.

@ffggddss

2 жыл бұрын

@@AceripXF He most certainly practiced. At some time. He probably just didn't call it that; it was play. I agree with *leximatic.* Fred

These guys are my all time favorite. I adore them. Harpo is my favorite brother but they are all great 😃👍

@luciusvorenus9445

2 жыл бұрын

His book "Harpo Speaks" was fantastic!

@robertchesnosky3508

2 жыл бұрын

INCIDENTALLY HARPO GOT FAMOUS FIRST. WHEN GROUCHO CHICO ZEPPO AND GUMMO WERE STILL NOT THAT WELL KNOWN HARPO WAS A CELEBRITY HANGING OUT AT THE ALGONQUIN ROUND TABLE WITH KAUFMAN PARKER BENCHLEY AND WOOLCOTT. AND WHEN THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER WAS VISITED BY HIS FRIEND FROM HOLLYWOOD IT WAS HARPO MARX. IN THE FILM IT WAS JIMMY DURANTE BECAUSE HARPO WAS UNAVAILABLE.

@luciusvorenus9445

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertchesnosky3508 Wow. Never knew that! thanks for sharing.

Omg, Margaret’s reactions when Groucho and Chico are bantering back and forth, absolutely priceless 😆

@simongee8928

2 жыл бұрын

Due credit to Margaret the she could keep a relatively straight face during those madcap routines - ! 😁

@cherrycoffrin1273

2 жыл бұрын

Groucho wrote 5 books, he said, that Margaret really did not 'get' their humor..one story he tells towards the end of her time on stage with them. She was in her dressing room and flowers were delivered to her. Groucho said he could tell she had sent them to herself..I think she died almost penniless if memory serves...very bittersweet...find the books if you can, most may be out of print, but, most libraries can put in a call to other libraries for copies...I laughed and laughed at the stories he told. An excellent writer..

@joansamuels3241

2 жыл бұрын

Read that Margaret Dumont didn't have a sense of humor, least of all their humor.

@willedelman7960

2 жыл бұрын

I think it is just Groucho being mean. The stuff about she bought her own bouquet is bogus. It was her last appearance with Groucho on the Hollywood Palace in the 1960s. She died not long after. This stuff she don't understand any of the jokes is malarkey. You can see her sometimes suppressing a laugh. He said she asked him to explain the joke about fighting for a woman's honor. That hardly means she didn't understand sny of them as Groucho claimed.

@kittenfuud

Жыл бұрын

Actually, she said she didn't understand their humor at all! Groucho said that's why it was so great to work with her. She didn't get it! She just laughed anyway. They don't make em like this anymore.

They were one of the best comedic teams! You'll never find anyone else like them!

@AceripXF

2 жыл бұрын

them the 3 stooges n L&H

@abc-ng8vt

2 жыл бұрын

❤👍👍👍❤

@dannyharmon6529

2 жыл бұрын

One of?

@AceripXF

2 жыл бұрын

@@dannyharmon6529 yes as there are a few great comedy teams

@scottmiller6495

2 жыл бұрын

@@AceripXF Abbott and Costello were Terrific as well PERIOD!!!!!

They were all talented musicians who learned from each other truly one of the greatest comedy teams ever God bless

I love, love, LOVE how Chico plays the piano. He was so amazing at it!!!!!!

I love the way Chico flips his right-handed forefinger over to the right, to play the higher notes. Definetely not approved by the ABRSM - but we can always excuse Genius!

THOSE INCREDIBLE MARX BROTHERS. WE WILL NEVER SEE THEIR LIKES AGAIN. !!!

They're my favorite! I'm a die-hard Marxist! And, to show I'm a good father, I introduced my kids to them via my complete DVD collection. Because. classical education is priceless.

@tomsdotter3228

2 жыл бұрын

So glad to know the next generation will know the Marx brothers. I made them known to my children, too. (40 years ago).

@JustSad66

2 жыл бұрын

Im old enough to remember some films watched with mum and dad in the early 60’s! ..and some were repeats!? Yay!!

@ozymandiaspbs

2 жыл бұрын

My Dad introduced my brother & me to the Marx brothers as well Larry, Curly, & Mo when we were very young. We tried copying them until our mother caught us. 🤣🤣

@davidwalter2002

2 жыл бұрын

@@ozymandiaspbs Did you tell her you were a victim of soicumstance?

@ozymandiaspbs

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidwalter2002 🤪🤪🤣🤣

I always enjoy Chico's playing; Harpo's also.

I really love that finger-gun movement he does at the end of his song at 3:32. I have rewatched it like 10 times - so stylish.

I love Margaret Dumont next to Groucho trying not to laugh.

Happy 135th bday Chico!

I don't believe Their will ever be another Chico Marx or a Harpo Marx they were so Gifted and so talented.

My kids growing up appreciated the Marx Brothers. Smart kids.

These guys have never been topped.

Love everything these guys made. Years ahead of their time. Genuis.

PLAYING FAST NOTES WITH GLOVES... INCREDIBLE.

Marvellous pianist.

lmao love how margaret rolls her eyes n grins when groucho says U WOULDNT CONSIDER HUSH $ WOULD U

@rotcod2886

2 жыл бұрын

She was so great as the butt of his jokes.

@thebrinx9632

2 жыл бұрын

how much to play in a sewer?...just the cover charge.

@AceripXF

2 жыл бұрын

@@thebrinx9632 thats not how it goes it goes like-a this: Chico: when we dont reherse we dont play n if we dont play that runs into money Groucho: i see.....how much would u charge to run into an open man hole? Chico: just the cover charge Groucho: we cleaned that up pretty well lets see where we stand Chico: flat footed

Chico's wife once said even after many years of marriage, her heart would still beat a little faster when she heard his approaching step. If you imagine him without the little sugar loaf hat, you realize he was actually a handsome man.

When I was a little I always left during the musical parts of the Marx bothers movies. The older I get the more I appreciate them.

@johntiggleman4686

2 жыл бұрын

I still don't really care about the "love scene" singing; but as an ardent fan, I sit through them. But when Chico and Harpo do any playing, I focus on nothing else.

My opinion, I'm 80yrs.old & I've heard hundreds of piano players and never heard one better than Chico.🤔🎵

One of the greastest talented of 4 remarkably talented brothers!!! Him and Harpo!

Chico Marx: Funniest hands in Hollywood!

Masters of all time⚘

“you know what i think? i think i went by it.”. LOL🌷

Most of those actors back then were accomplished musicians.

Should have included The great Margaret Dumont. She was without doubt, the 5th Marx Brother.

Groucho loved Maggie Dumont. When she auditioned he didn't tell her that they had a comedy act, and they never rehearsed together. So when Maggie came on stage in the middle of some fandango her deadpan expressions and roll of the eyes was natural; it took her a while to realize who these guys were. The four rarely separated.

My friend, Travis, could play the piano numbers Chico does spot-on. Sadly, he passed away a few years ago. Miss him. He was a quiet genius.

@AceripXF

2 жыл бұрын

im very sorry for ur friends passing RIP! maybe hes up there playing w Chico! ^_^

@JonBlondell

2 жыл бұрын

He must have been fantastic! Sorry he's gone.

@1MSmith008

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss....glad to know if him, thank you

@1MSmith008

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss....glad to know if him, thank you

@blueskye6372

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the loss of your friend. May he Rest in Paradise. 💚💛👌🙏

Everyone of the marx brothers were accomplished musicians chico probably the most talented of them all

@trainman42dude

Жыл бұрын

Watching Chico on piano or 'Hop-oh' on the harp always amazed me!!

@Rob_Kates

Жыл бұрын

All were amazing. I am just discovering them after watching the PBS special about Dick Cavett and Groucho.

Marx bros puts a smile on my face every time

Chico : I can't think of the finish Groucho : I can't think of anything else The master of the comeback strikes again

Somewhere my love lies sleeping.....with a male chorus.

@JohnSmith-op1tc

2 жыл бұрын

A great opening salvo from Groucho.

Although portrayed as cut ups , Leonard (Chicko ), Adolph( Harpo) and Julius (Groucho) were accomplished musicians. Chicko on the piano , Harpo on his namesake harp, and Groucho on guitar.

@bbmtge

2 жыл бұрын

Harpo's given name was Arthur, not Adolph. Further, they were not portrayed you claim.

@theplinkerslodge6361

2 жыл бұрын

@@bbmtge Also, tell Wikipedia to fix all their references to Adolph, I guess.

@mibeatleman6767

2 жыл бұрын

@@bbmtge , Actually Harpo's name was actually Adolph Arthur Marx, when Hitler came into power, Harpo switched the two names around and became known as Arthur.

@michaelstedman9122

Жыл бұрын

@@mibeatleman6767Close. He changed to Arthur after WW1. Americans didn't like Germans so Harpo americanized his name.

@TheIgnatzz

10 ай бұрын

He was born Adolph. He didn't change it because of Hitler, but because there was a show-business attorney named Adolph Marks who was apparently very unpopular. As Adolph, he was Addie (pronounced Ah-dee). So he changed it to Arthur and was called "Artie" which sounded almost exactly the same with a New York accent.

He was an awesome pianist.

Loved Chico's piano playing❤ - can watch them any time and they still makes me laugh. Thank you for posting this 👍❤ God bless all y'all here

And all this time, I didn't even know Harpo played horseshoes.

@BaccarWozat

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe he should have been called Horseshoe-o

@johntiggleman4686

2 жыл бұрын

There you go! My dad said he was in his school band...claimed he played the shoehorn.

5:29 I smell "Night at the Opera" foreshadowing!

The first song he’s playing is “I’m Daffy Over You”.

A bar of 20 over 4 time time signature...He was way ahead of his time!

@bluejacketau5777

2 жыл бұрын

You're wrong. It's an ishkabibbal 23 skidoo.

@thebrinx9632

2 жыл бұрын

@@bluejacketau5777 I thought it was a Fugazzi

The greatest comedians of all time. I love them all, but Harpo is my favorite

@janealexander1378

2 жыл бұрын

Even more after reading 'Harpo Speaks'

@cherrycoffrin1273

2 жыл бұрын

Groucho wrote 5 books, find them in your local library..they are hysterical...

@tomsdotter3228

2 жыл бұрын

@@janealexander1378 Great book!

@karenstanley964

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too

I LOVE these guys' movies! I have a collection of them, and every couple of years I have to go back and dive into the insanity for a few weeks. You always knew, during the quieter moments in these movies, that a total outbreak of insanity was not far off.

That was some pretty avantgarde chords Harpo started out with for 1930

Can you imagine living next door to those brothers, as they were growing up?

He plays the piano with such confidence even he is joking!

@scottmiller6495

2 жыл бұрын

With two or three fingers he could outperform most people that use two hands!

When Groucho was still alive in the early 70s, I had a college roommate who actually got me even more into Minnie's Boys. He went to southern CA and went by Groucho's house to get a "Lobby Card" from Duck Soup autographed. Someone answered the door and told Dale that Groucho was entertaining guests in the back yard. Dale figured he would likely lose the lobby card but he gave the guy the card and wrote Groucho a note telling him what a huge fan he was and gave him his address. Sometime later he did in fact receive a typed response and his lobby card back. The letter started out, "you call yourself a huge fan.................. Groucho went on to explain that Dale couldn't have been a real fan or he would have crashed the party, saved Groucho and gotten a signed lobby card. He went on to say that Dale didn't deserve the lobby card autographed and signed his name to that letter.

@cautionTosser

Жыл бұрын

I'm so dim that when she said he was out in the backyard I probably would've taken it as an invitation and strolled right in. :D

The funniest people whoever walked the face of the earth 🌎joyous beyond belief 🤣😂

Such natural talent.

We sometimes that in addition to being a supremely talented harpist, Harpo could also play piano - as a "messing-around" instrument - and play it quite well. Also, nobody played piano with quite the same style as Chico.

@AceripXF

2 жыл бұрын

im taking piano lessons bc of Chico! ^_^

@curlytoes22

2 жыл бұрын

I think Harpo could play clarinet too - or maybe he was just pretending in “The Cocoanuts”

@josephoshea1442

2 жыл бұрын

@@curlytoes22 No, he was playing the clarinet for real in "The Cocoanuts." Harpo also played tin whistle in "Day at the Races."

@AceripXF

2 жыл бұрын

@@curlytoes22 yes he can deff play clarinet

@mojojojo6400

2 жыл бұрын

They were all extremely superb musicians before the comedy thing. Since kids.

That’s Entertainment , Absolutely ❤️ The Marx Brothers…

"I once kept this up for three days"

@coachgoltzbizpro23

3 жыл бұрын

You wouldn't consider hush money, Would you?

@stevengrant2315

3 жыл бұрын

@@coachgoltzbizpro23 Margaret Dumont’s laugh at this line was perfect

@AceripXF

2 жыл бұрын

u know wut i think i think i went passed it when u come around again jump off!

This set, and the set he plays with the kids in Night At The Opera, are my two favorite piano sets of his from the films.

@AceripXF

2 жыл бұрын

mine is all the times he plays lol

These days, celebrities are manufactured commodities. But only a few chapters back in our history we had true talent. And I’m not even a Boomer. Just a millennial with taste.

Absolument jubilatoire ! Je regarde cette vidéo en boucle sans jamais me lasser.

"Somewhere my love lies sleeping... with a male chorus." Pre code, lol.

@capblood3046

2 жыл бұрын

And still so funny today, 92 years on!

Funny and talented!

They were just crazy and found a very peculiar way to make a living out of it. 😸

Everyone of the brothers were accomplished musicians chico probably the most talented these films are well balanced the brothers play the absolute clowns then all geniuses on their musical instruments I think that's why they are still to this day the best

Imagine the antics around the dinner table when they were about 10 years old. Musta drove their mother crazy

@rpfree

2 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing their mother and father were pretty crazed too ... you get funny from funny.

So incredibly talented…

Fantastic, Great Pianist

The three greats of piano comedy; Marx, Borge, and Dudley Moore.

Movie goers nowadays need action, murder, suspense, lust blood. This is simple to follow. But you must pay attention to the lines. They'll flyby and you missed it. Chicos piano playing just pulls you into his talent, and keeps you on his ride.

@AceripXF

2 жыл бұрын

Mmmm id love to be on Chicos ride lol

@johndean4765

2 жыл бұрын

NO swearing just to get laughs like today if a so called celebrity swears instantly the moronic audience think its funny and that is pathetic

@AceripXF

2 жыл бұрын

@@johndean4765 yah i dont always like that kind of comedy (cursing all the time i mean)

*When I first saw these guys in their early movies, I thought they were very funny for the time period.*

5:00 'I was afraid of that...'

he plays them both well lol

I can't think of the finish.

@erinesque1889

3 жыл бұрын

That’s funny. I can’t think of anything else.

@emilylavigne9402

3 жыл бұрын

You know what I think, I think I went past it

@AceripXF

3 жыл бұрын

@@emilylavigne9402 lmao

@AceripXF

3 жыл бұрын

@@erinesque1889 thats strange n i cant think of anything else

@bethelliot7140

3 жыл бұрын

Well if you come back round again, jump off.

Absolutely surrealistic insane comedic genial

Fantastic musicians!!! Great talents.

The moment at 4:55 when Harpo goes in to apoplexy when Chico starts the monotonous refrain again is just WAY WAY TOO FUNNY, in an overall scene truly inspired and hilarious - made all the better by both Chico's and Harpo's playing.

0:50 is it my imagination or is Chico silently counting out a ridiculous number of beats per measure? (12,13, ... 16)? Brilliant comedy.

@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635

3 жыл бұрын

It ain’t your imagination it’s actually onscreen

@johndenicola6173

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, so subtle and simple, but I found it totally HILARIOUS!

@AceripXF

2 жыл бұрын

he counts em outloud lol

@AceripXF

2 жыл бұрын

@@Heartbreakin omg i never noticed that b4 n ive seen this film like 10+ Xs n now i can never un see it now lol well foist he spins it to go up but then its back down when he sits....

@AceripXF

2 жыл бұрын

@@Heartbreakin hmm maybe i thot i had the finish i wish u did: yours lol

They came from Vauldville and silent movies to talkies so they did what they always did and added voice

This was the guy playing the piano on the Reefer Madness movie, no kidding. What a great player 👏 👌

Questi erano artisti.....no i deficienti di adesso......

Love the smiling lady on the left and, of course, the incomparable Margaret.

great musician that Chico

I’ll tell you what I do, I a’ play one of my own compositions by Victor Herbert.

Me encantan sus travesuras ! Por eso me suscribí , poco se conoció , de ellos en Mexico 🇲🇽 ya que fueron más populares , los tres chiflados y él gordo y el flaco . Pero ellos ( los hermanos Marx ) marcaron una época y dinámica de la comicidad de los años posteriores de la gran depresión ! En Estados Unidos . Excelentes ! Muchas gracias 🖖😃🇲🇽

Chico would be great at parties.

My favourite Marx brother was Karl. He had the best sense of humour!

Ending on the Anvil Chorus 😀