tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post6951018779067400288..comments2024-03-26T22:48:55.424-07:00Comments on Flying Totems: Last of the red hot brothersBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590397694589547524noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post-84415725367477287792017-06-16T22:36:57.511-07:002017-06-16T22:36:57.511-07:00Yeah, Marilyn does make her debut here. She makes ...Yeah, Marilyn does make her debut here. She makes a strong impression in two lines and a few wiggles, but then she disappears. I don't think her character even has a name. She apparently hit it off with Groucho, though.<br /><br />It's a colorful story about paying off Chico's gambling debts. It could be an embellishment but could also be true. They were a close-knit family in their way. The idea makes me a little more sympathetic.<br /><br />I agree that their early ones were best. While Zeppo hardly ever got a chance to be funny, leading to his departure from the act, he's an organic part of the Marx Brothers. Of course <i>Night at the Opera</i> just after he left is hilarious as well.<br /><br />The Marion Hutton number is quite disturbing. At least it's not dull. But that's another thing. The show that the acting company is supposed to be putting on. I can tell it's a musical, but beyond that I have no idea what it's supposed to be about.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590397694589547524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post-54933671475556253172017-06-11T14:22:58.843-07:002017-06-11T14:22:58.843-07:00I'm pretty sure this is one we've never se...I'm pretty sure this is one we've never seen and very likely won't either after reading your less than stellar review. Of course, the whole thing then as now was to keep on making versions of the same movie while hoping to continue making money before the audience refused to buy a ticket. There were a couple of interesting bits on wikipedia about <i>Love Happy</i> and among them was the fact it was Marilyn Monroe's first film role (a tiny one) and that, according to Groucho, the brothers agreed to make it in order to pay off Chico's gambling debts. Of course, that one might have been something Groucho made up.<br /><br />We have all their early movies in two collections from <i>The Cocoanuts</i> (1929) to <i>The Big Store</i>(1941), but <i>Love Happy</i> and <i>A Night in Casablanca</i> were left out. The earliest ones are still the funniest but all of them have their moments and they're always fun to watch again. <br /><br />The musical routine you posted of Marion Hutton singing to those dolls while whacking them really was disturbing.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.com