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      <title>Film:Duck Soup</title>
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<strong>Title:</strong> Duck Soup<br/>
<strong>Year:</strong> 1933<br/>
<strong>Director:</strong> Leo McCarey<br/>
<strong>Plot:</strong> In this 1933 Marx Brothers film, the mythical country of Freedonia is broke and on the verge of revolution. Mrs. Teasdale (<a href="/players/P____20505/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Margaret Dumont</a>), Freedonia's principal benefactress, will lend the country 20 million dollars if the president withdraws and places the government in the hands of the "fearless, progressive" Rufus T. Firefly (<a href="/players/P____46156/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Groucho Marx</a>). At his inauguration, Firefly shows up late, insults everyone in sight, and sings a song about how he intends to abuse his power. Naturally, the crowd cheers wildly. Meanwhile, Ambassador Trentino (<a href="/players/P____10266/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Louis Calhern</a>) of neighboring Sylvania schemes to oust Firefly and take over Freedonia himself. To gather enough evidence to discredit Firefly, he sends his most trusted spies, Chicolini (<a href="/players/P____46155/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Chico Marx</a>) and Pinky (<a href="/players/P____46157/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Harpo Marx</a>). Five minutes after they show up in Freedonia, both spies become important members of Firefly's cabinet, though Chicolini keeps his day job as a peanut vendor. Firefly eventually declares war on Sylvania, an absurd farrago with Firefly changing uniforms from scene to scene, Chicolini going to the other side because the food is better, and Pinky parading around the battlefield with a sandwich board reading "Join the army and see the navy." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide<br/>
<strong>Times Tagged:</strong> 19<br/>
<strong>Number of Lists:</strong> 42<br/>
<strong>Number of blog posts:</strong> 8<br/>
<strong>Number of discussion threads:</strong> 2<br/>
<strong>SpoutRating:</strong> 4<br/>
</td></tr></table>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:32:35 GMT</pubDate><spout:Title>Duck Soup</spout:Title><spout:Year>1933</spout:Year><spout:Director>Leo McCarey</spout:Director><spout:Plot>In this 1933 Marx Brothers film, the mythical country of Freedonia is broke and on the verge of revolution. Mrs. Teasdale (&lt;a href="/players/P____20505/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Margaret Dumont&lt;/a&gt;), Freedonia's principal benefactress, will lend the country 20 million dollars if the president withdraws and places the government in the hands of the "fearless, progressive" Rufus T. Firefly (&lt;a href="/players/P____46156/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Groucho Marx&lt;/a&gt;). At his inauguration, Firefly shows up late, insults everyone in sight, and sings a song about how he intends to abuse his power. Naturally, the crowd cheers wildly. Meanwhile, Ambassador Trentino (&lt;a href="/players/P____10266/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Louis Calhern&lt;/a&gt;) of neighboring Sylvania schemes to oust Firefly and take over Freedonia himself. To gather enough evidence to discredit Firefly, he sends his most trusted spies, Chicolini (&lt;a href="/players/P____46155/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Chico Marx&lt;/a&gt;) and Pinky (&lt;a href="/players/P____46157/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Harpo Marx&lt;/a&gt;). Five minutes after they show up in Freedonia, both spies become important members of Firefly's cabinet, though Chicolini keeps his day job as a peanut vendor. Firefly eventually declares war on Sylvania, an absurd farrago with Firefly changing uniforms from scene to scene, Chicolini going to the other side because the food is better, and Pinky parading around the battlefield with a sandwich board reading "Join the army and see the navy." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide</spout:Plot><spout:TimesTagged>19</spout:TimesTagged><spout:taglevel>Tag Target (&gt;10)</spout:taglevel><spout:Numberoflists>42</spout:Numberoflists><spout:NumberOfBlogPosts>8</spout:NumberOfBlogPosts><spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads>2</spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads><spout:SpoutRating>4</spout:SpoutRating><spout:FilmCoverURL>http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t06416dvssa.jpg</spout:FilmCoverURL><spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL>http://www.spout.com/films/Duck_Soup/9893/default.aspx</spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL><spout:type>Film</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: movie year countdown #86 - 1921 - Seven Years Bad Luck</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2009/3/4/40815.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t06416dvssa.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/5353/default.aspx'>Risselada</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 3/4/2009 3:21:49 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> This blog entry is part of my &ldquo;movie year countdown&rdquo;.  To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry. Seven Years Bad Luck Max Linder was a silent film maker doing physical comedy type of films similar to Chaplin and Keaton but many years before either of them.  His skill at physical comedy routines rivaled both of these silent film icons, and Chaplin often referred to Linder as his professor or his teacher. But Chaplin and Keaton were the ones to really find ultimate success.  Linder started out in his native France, but didn't find too much success in the USA.  It's very sad to discover these old film personalities and then subsequently discover their shocking demise.  Linder and his wife made a suicide pact and unsuccessfully attempted to take their own lives once before ultimately being successful a year later.  I've come across many instances of film personalities who have committed suicide in my journey through film history, but repeated attempts at a suicide pact with a spouse is pretty disturbing.  It makes me think of the movie The Seventh Continent. Anyways, after that downer, here's a bit about the movie.  This is the only feature length movie of Linder's available I think.  The beginning of the movie features a mirror gag that was later revised in Duck Soup and probably hundreds of other comedies in movies, television, and theatre I'm sure.  Other than this, Linder's physical abilities are quite impressive and amusing, but he just isn't able to create a story or characters that are as satisfying as Chaplin.  I guess it's unfair to compare him to someone so great and iconic, but it's inevitable because they were trying to achieve such similar effects.  Nonetheless, the film is fun enough at times and recommended for people who can't get enough of silent era comedies. Rating: 7/10<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:21:49 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>Risselada</spout:postby><spout:postto>Risselada Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>3/4/2009 3:21:49 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>This blog entry is part of my &amp;ldquo;movie year countdown&amp;rdquo;.  To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry. Seven Years Bad Luck Max Linder was a silent film maker doing physical comedy type of films similar to Chaplin and Keaton but many years before either of them.  His skill at physical comedy routines rivaled both of these silent film icons, and Chaplin often referred to Linder as his professor or his teacher. But Chaplin and Keaton were the ones to really find ultimate success.  Linder started out in his native France, but didn't find too much success in the USA.  It's very sad to discover these old film personalities and then subsequently discover their shocking demise.  Linder and his wife made a suicide pact and unsuccessfully attempted to take their own lives once before ultimately being successful a year later.  I've come across many instances of film personalities who have committed suicide in my journey through film history, but repeated attempts at a suicide pact with a spouse is pretty disturbing.  It makes me think of the movie The Seventh Continent. Anyways, after that downer, here's a bit about the movie.  This is the only feature length movie of Linder's available I think.  The beginning of the movie features a mirror gag that was later revised in Duck Soup and probably hundreds of other comedies in movies, television, and theatre I'm sure.  Other than this, Linder's physical abilities are quite impressive and amusing, but he just isn't able to create a story or characters that are as satisfying as Chaplin.  I guess it's unfair to compare him to someone so great and iconic, but it's inevitable because they were trying to achieve such similar effects.  Nonetheless, the film is fun enough at times and recommended for people who can't get enough of silent era comedies. Rating: 7/10</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: A Night at the Opera</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2009/3/3/40798.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t06416dvssa.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/5353/default.aspx'>Risselada</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 3/3/2009 3:51:38 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> A Night at the Opera This film and Duck Soup often seem to be in competition for the best Marx Brothers movie.  Duck Soup may be the more respected and satisfying (by most people and from my perspective as well) due to it's more grandiose subject of politics and war, but A Night at the Opera just may have slightly more laugh out loud moments.  Although, it's very close! From the very first lines of the movie where Groucho as Otis B. Driftwood has been standing up Mrs. Claypool for lunch, the laughs just come nonstop.  No one plays it better than Groucho.  And when all three of them get together there's no stopping the laughs.  And with most Marx brothers films you get a good taste of some decent music and signing as well. In the contest for the funniest and greatest comedy of all time, I think this is the greatest contender. Rating: 10/10<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:51:38 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>Risselada</spout:postby><spout:postto>Risselada Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>3/3/2009 3:51:38 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>A Night at the Opera This film and Duck Soup often seem to be in competition for the best Marx Brothers movie.  Duck Soup may be the more respected and satisfying (by most people and from my perspective as well) due to it's more grandiose subject of politics and war, but A Night at the Opera just may have slightly more laugh out loud moments.  Although, it's very close! From the very first lines of the movie where Groucho as Otis B. Driftwood has been standing up Mrs. Claypool for lunch, the laughs just come nonstop.  No one plays it better than Groucho.  And when all three of them get together there's no stopping the laughs.  And with most Marx brothers films you get a good taste of some decent music and signing as well. In the contest for the funniest and greatest comedy of all time, I think this is the greatest contender. Rating: 10/10</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Duck Soup</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2008/10/15/36359.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t06416dvssa.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/5353/default.aspx'>Risselada</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 10/15/2008 11:51:29 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Duck Soup It seems like I watched two of my absolute favorite comedies back to back.  The Naked Gun which I wrote about in my last post, and then Duck Soup.  And to me these are some of the pinnacles of their own particular genres of comedy for their era. I think I was trying to show them off to my girlfriend.  I purchased all of the Marx Brothers films from the two different studios they worked at when there was a sale on boxed sets at Borders a while ago.  I'm making my way through them.  I've seen all of their movies up through A Day at the Races before, but none after that.  I've heard they go down hill after that.  But if there is even one moment in any of those films that is as wonderful as any moment in Duck Soup, then they should be worth watching. As each brother is introduced I think you start to like the next one more than the last.  And then one reappears again and becomes your new favorite.  You have to fight over who is the best until they end up all dressed up like Groucho in the same pajamas and you realize it would never be this great if they were alone and not a team. I love how the film deteriorates from order to absurdity in the face of war.  By the end Groucho has a new military uniform from a different era on in every scene.  I think you can see the link as to why I love both the Marx Brothers and the Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker team.  Both films have serious characters with zaniness going on around them, but they kind of just allow it to keep going.  And then some of these absurd sigh gags come in that seem to break the reality of the film, but then disappear again.  I love it! Rating: 10/10<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:51:29 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>Risselada</spout:postby><spout:postto>Risselada Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>10/15/2008 11:51:29 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Duck Soup It seems like I watched two of my absolute favorite comedies back to back.  The Naked Gun which I wrote about in my last post, and then Duck Soup.  And to me these are some of the pinnacles of their own particular genres of comedy for their era. I think I was trying to show them off to my girlfriend.  I purchased all of the Marx Brothers films from the two different studios they worked at when there was a sale on boxed sets at Borders a while ago.  I'm making my way through them.  I've seen all of their movies up through A Day at the Races before, but none after that.  I've heard they go down hill after that.  But if there is even one moment in any of those films that is as wonderful as any moment in Duck Soup, then they should be worth watching. As each brother is introduced I think you start to like the next one more than the last.  And then one reappears again and becomes your new favorite.  You have to fight over who is the best until they end up all dressed up like Groucho in the same pajamas and you realize it would never be this great if they were alone and not a team. I love how the film deteriorates from order to absurdity in the face of war.  By the end Groucho has a new military uniform from a different era on in every scene.  I think you can see the link as to why I love both the Marx Brothers and the Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker team.  Both films have serious characters with zaniness going on around them, but they kind of just allow it to keep going.  And then some of these absurd sigh gags come in that seem to break the reality of the film, but then disappear again.  I love it! Rating: 10/10</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Movie Journal: Marx Brothers - The Universal Collection</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/christhilk/archive/2008/8/26/34427.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t06416dvssa.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/73625/default.aspx'>ChrisThilk</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 8/26/2008 10:01:09 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> I decided that I needed some good old-fashioned Vaudevillian humor and so dove into Universal’s collection of the first five Marx Brothers movies, The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers and Duck Soup. 
 It’s funny every time I watch these, which I usually do as a mini-festival like this, that it’s Animal Crackers and Duck Soup that consistently work the best for me. Duck Soup has long been my favorite and there are great bits in the other films but Animal Crackers, it seems to me, is the best distilling of the Marx Brothers format that exists, especially when it comes to their interplay with Margaret Dumont and the entire notion of class divisions. 
 Horse Feathers, on the other hand, is the one in this batch that I can never quite get my head around. While some truly classic moments have come out of this (swordfish in particular) it never jells for me as a whole the way the others do. It’s a slight ebb in the inspired genius between the first three movies and then Duck Soup, but that still makes it better than 80 percent of what’s available.
       
 Originally posted on:Chris Thilk<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:01:09 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>ChrisThilk</spout:postby><spout:postto>ChrisThilk Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>8/26/2008 10:01:09 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>I decided that I needed some good old-fashioned Vaudevillian humor and so dove into Universal’s collection of the first five Marx Brothers movies, The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers and Duck Soup. 
 It’s funny every time I watch these, which I usually do as a mini-festival like this, that it’s Animal Crackers and Duck Soup that consistently work the best for me. Duck Soup has long been my favorite and there are great bits in the other films but Animal Crackers, it seems to me, is the best distilling of the Marx Brothers format that exists, especially when it comes to their interplay with Margaret Dumont and the entire notion of class divisions. 
 Horse Feathers, on the other hand, is the one in this batch that I can never quite get my head around. While some truly classic moments have come out of this (swordfish in particular) it never jells for me as a whole the way the others do. It’s a slight ebb in the inspired genius between the first three movies and then Duck Soup, but that still makes it better than 80 percent of what’s available.
       
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      <title>Spout Post: Re:Top 5 Reflection shots</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_Reflection_shots/190/29844/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t06416dvssa.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/5353/default.aspx'>Risselada</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 5/23/2008 2:57:18 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> [quote user="joem18b"] There is a gag in Airplane! where Robert Stack is adjusting his tie (or something - can't quite remember the details) and it seems as if he's doing it in front of a full length mirror, but then he finishes and just steps through the open doorway. A not-relfection shot. [/quote] Yeah it's brilliant And so is the scene in Duck Soup where Harpo tries to pretend he is Groucho's reflection.<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 18:57:18 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>Risselada</spout:postby><spout:postto>Top 5</spout:postto><spout:postdate>5/23/2008 2:57:18 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>[quote user="joem18b"] There is a gag in Airplane! where Robert Stack is adjusting his tie (or something - can't quite remember the details) and it seems as if he's doing it in front of a full length mirror, but then he finishes and just steps through the open doorway. A not-relfection shot. [/quote] Yeah it's brilliant And so is the scene in Duck Soup where Harpo tries to pretend he is Groucho's reflection.</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: "Duck Soup"  edges it..(five stars)</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/chrismorrell/archive/2008/1/29/24529.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t06416dvssa.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/109921/default.aspx'>chrismorrell</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 1/29/2008 6:41:05 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong>  Yeah of course i know &quot;there aint no Sanity Claus&quot; ,but ultimately &quot;Duck Soup&quot; still edges it as my fave&#39;,due to it&#39;s lack of  Harp and Piano solo interludes... Also,the &quot;All God&#39;s Chillen got guns&quot;  set piece ,STILL retains a genuine satirical value.Chris Morrell<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:41:05 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>chrismorrell</spout:postby><spout:postto>chrismorrell Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>1/29/2008 6:41:05 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body> Yeah of course i know &amp;quot;there aint no Sanity Claus&amp;quot; ,but ultimately &amp;quot;Duck Soup&amp;quot; still edges it as my fave&amp;#39;,due to it&amp;#39;s lack of  Harp and Piano solo interludes... Also,the &amp;quot;All God&amp;#39;s Chillen got guns&amp;quot;  set piece ,STILL retains a genuine satirical value.Chris Morrell</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Horse Feathers</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2007/12/4/22541.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t06416dvssa.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 12/4/2007 1:04:46 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Horse FeathersI looooooove the Marx Brothers.  All their stuff gets top ratings from me, well all of them I&#39;ve seen at least.  I haven&#39;t gotten to the last few which I heard might not be as well.  But Horse Feathers fits in just wonderfully amongst their best.Like usual hilarious wordplay and well played visual gags, especially on the football field.  Football games always seem prime fodder for all kinds of visual gags.  When they try to pull off Harpo&#39;s shirt and it just keeps getting longer and longer.  It might be about the simplest, stupidest joke you could come up with, but it&#39;s absolutely side-splitting.I&#39;m always surprised when I remember how short some of these movies are though.  This one is only 1 hour and 8 minutes.  And it&#39;s the same running time for my favorite of their movies, Duck Soup.Just one more thing, does anyone out there have any idea what the phrase &quot;horse feathers&quot; even means?  Does it have anything to do with football?  Or is it just nonsense?  Leave me a comment if you know.Rating: 10/10<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:04:46 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>Risselada</spout:postby><spout:postto>Risselada Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>12/4/2007 1:04:46 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Horse FeathersI looooooove the Marx Brothers.  All their stuff gets top ratings from me, well all of them I&amp;#39;ve seen at least.  I haven&amp;#39;t gotten to the last few which I heard might not be as well.  But Horse Feathers fits in just wonderfully amongst their best.Like usual hilarious wordplay and well played visual gags, especially on the football field.  Football games always seem prime fodder for all kinds of visual gags.  When they try to pull off Harpo&amp;#39;s shirt and it just keeps getting longer and longer.  It might be about the simplest, stupidest joke you could come up with, but it&amp;#39;s absolutely side-splitting.I&amp;#39;m always surprised when I remember how short some of these movies are though.  This one is only 1 hour and 8 minutes.  And it&amp;#39;s the same running time for my favorite of their movies, Duck Soup.Just one more thing, does anyone out there have any idea what the phrase &amp;quot;horse feathers&amp;quot; even means?  Does it have anything to do with football?  Or is it just nonsense?  Leave me a comment if you know.Rating: 10/10</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Groucho in the Speakeasy — Clip of the Day</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2007/8/20/18431.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t06416dvssa.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 8/20/2007 12:00:45 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> 


Bob at Forward to Yesterday informs us that yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the death of Groucho Marx. If you’d like to honor the godfather of motor-mouthed, self-reflexive comedy by watching Horse Feathers or Duck Soup, you need look no further than YouTube. I’ve embedded the speakeasy scene from the former above, and as a bonus, you get a chunk of Zeppo singing “Everybody Says I Love You.”

      
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Bob at Forward to Yesterday informs us that yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the death of Groucho Marx. If you’d like to honor the godfather of motor-mouthed, self-reflexive comedy by watching Horse Feathers or Duck Soup, you need look no further than YouTube. I’ve embedded the speakeasy scene from the former above, and as a bonus, you get a chunk of Zeppo singing “Everybody Says I Love You.”

      
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      <title>Spout Post: What A Movie</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/joeac94/archive/2007/6/9/10501.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t06416dvssa.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/24335/default.aspx'>JoeAC94</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/blogs/joeac94/default.aspx'>JoeAC94 Blog</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 6/9/2007 9:29:03 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Even Though It a fairly old movie, Duck Soup was a great classical movie. Groucho Is hard not laugh at, Harpo dosent say a word yet is the funniest out of all the brothers and Chico, The Brooklyn Italian Reminds Me Of My GrandFather {Cant a reviwer make joke?}. Even if you like action, hard, hitting movies you will still love Duck Soup.<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2007 13:29:03 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>JoeAC94</spout:postby><spout:postto>JoeAC94 Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>6/9/2007 9:29:03 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Even Though It a fairly old movie, Duck Soup was a great classical movie. Groucho Is hard not laugh at, Harpo dosent say a word yet is the funniest out of all the brothers and Chico, The Brooklyn Italian Reminds Me Of My GrandFather {Cant a reviwer make joke?}. Even if you like action, hard, hitting movies you will still love Duck Soup.</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re: Top 5 Character Introductions</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmspotting/Re_Top_5_Character_Introductions/304/8664/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t06416dvssa.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/5353/default.aspx'>Risselada</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmspotting/304/discussions.aspx'>Filmspotting</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 5/13/2007 12:28:18 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Groucho Marx usually has pretty great indrocutions in the Marx brothers movies.  For example in Duck Soup when the huge hoopla and ceremony of him wating to show up, and then he comes through another door and joins in the celebration waiting for himself to show up.And also in a similar build up, Heinz, the Baron Krauss von Espy&#39;s name repeated announced upon him entering the coutroom in Intolerable Cruelty.  All after the scene about finding the Tenzing Norgay which I&#39;d rather not describe if you haven&#39;t seen it.  That movie had a lot of good introductions like all Coen brothers movies now that I think about it.  At the very beginning with the introduction of the first character we see, Geoffrey Rush&#39;s character, in his convertable with Simon and Garfunkel&#39;s "The Boxer" beginning to play and Rush&#39;s character anticipating wanting to sing along comes in a bar too early and gives up for a moment frustrated.  That&#39;s such a real life thing I&#39;d never seen in a movie before and it really set up something great.  Remember Miles Massey coming from getting his teeth whitened in his introduction?  And what about Wheezy Joe!For other great Coen brothers intros I&#39;m sure you haven&#39;t forgotten THE JESUS!  With the Gypsy King&#39;s cover of Hotel California.Uuuuh, there&#39;s a lot better ones I&#39;m sure.  Almost any great movie has great character indroductions though.<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 04:28:18 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>Risselada</spout:postby><spout:postto>Filmspotting</spout:postto><spout:postdate>5/13/2007 12:28:18 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Groucho Marx usually has pretty great indrocutions in the Marx brothers movies.  For example in Duck Soup when the huge hoopla and ceremony of him wating to show up, and then he comes through another door and joins in the celebration waiting for himself to show up.And also in a similar build up, Heinz, the Baron Krauss von Espy&amp;#39;s name repeated announced upon him entering the coutroom in Intolerable Cruelty.  All after the scene about finding the Tenzing Norgay which I&amp;#39;d rather not describe if you haven&amp;#39;t seen it.  That movie had a lot of good introductions like all Coen brothers movies now that I think about it.  At the very beginning with the introduction of the first character we see, Geoffrey Rush&amp;#39;s character, in his convertable with Simon and Garfunkel&amp;#39;s "The Boxer" beginning to play and Rush&amp;#39;s character anticipating wanting to sing along comes in a bar too early and gives up for a moment frustrated.  That&amp;#39;s such a real life thing I&amp;#39;d never seen in a movie before and it really set up something great.  Remember Miles Massey coming from getting his teeth whitened in his introduction?  And what about Wheezy Joe!For other great Coen brothers intros I&amp;#39;m sure you haven&amp;#39;t forgotten THE JESUS!  With the Gypsy King&amp;#39;s cover of Hotel California.Uuuuh, there&amp;#39;s a lot better ones I&amp;#39;m sure.  Almost any great movie has great character indroductions though.</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:funny</title>
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      <title>Spout Tag:war</title>
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      <title>Spout Tag:brilliant</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/brilliant/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/brilliant/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>brilliant</a>
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      <title>Spout Tag:Crazy</title>
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      <title>Spout Tag:violence</title>
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      <title>Spout Tag:intense</title>
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<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 162</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:spy</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/spy/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/spy/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>spy</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 366</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 46</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 97</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:revolution</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/revolution/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/revolution/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>revolution</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 1036</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 42</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 68</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:espionage</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/espionage/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/espionage/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>espionage</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 2176</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 38</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:government</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/government/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/government/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>government</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 1063</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 21</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:millionaire</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/millionaire/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/millionaire/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>millionaire</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 722</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 11</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 18</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:want-it-cant-have-it</title>
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<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 46</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:agent-representative</title>
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<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 1461</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:kingdom</title>
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<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 190</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:verve</title>
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<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 111</br><br/>
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