28th anniversary of the death of Groucho Marx

Published on August 19, 2005 By Ionolast In Misc

I still like the Three Stooges, but not as much as I like the Marx Brothers. When I saw "A Night in Casablanca" for the first time, I said, "Three who?"

What are your favorite Marx films? Mine is "A Night at the Opera."

What are your favorite Groucho lines? I can't remember which movie it was in, but my favorite is when Groucho said to a woman, "Is it true you're getting a divorce as soon as your husband regains his eyesight?"

I would like some opinions on the idea of doing articles for the anniversaries of the deaths of the each of the other brothers. I suppose it would get too redundant.

Comments

Dr Guy

on Aug 19, 2005

Duck Soup.

Best Line? Too many really, but: I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my Pajamas I will never know.

Ionolast

on Aug 19, 2005

Best Line? Too many really, but: I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my Pajamas I will never know

That's a good one.

"We tried to remove the tusks, but they were imbedded so deeply we were unable to remove them. Except in Alabama where the Tuscaloosa."

drmiler

on Aug 19, 2005

"For fifty dollars answer the question yes or no, have you stopped beating your wife? While your thinking of an answer I'll go slip into something comfortable."

Ionolast

on Aug 19, 2005

"For fifty dollars answer the question yes or no, have you stopped beating your wife? While your thinking of an answer I'll go slip into something comfortable."

Was that in "You Bet Your Life"?

drmiler

on Aug 19, 2005

"For fifty dollars answer the question yes or no, have you stopped beating your wife? While your thinking of an answer I'll go slip into something comfortable."

Was that in "You Bet Your Life"?

To be quite honest I don't exactly remember. But I do "believe" you're correct. What I always liked about the question is the answer. Think about it....it's a no-win scenario.

uDigItTheMost

on Aug 20, 2005

Favorite movie? Duck Soup

Favorite lines? Well both you and Doc had some good ones. Here's one I think it's from 'A Night at the Opera'.

"You're willing to pay him a thousand dollars for a night of singing? Why, you can get a phonograph of Minnie the Moocher for 75 cents. And for a buck and a quarter, you can get Minnie."

uDigItTheMost

on Aug 20, 2005

kingbee

on Aug 20, 2005

Groucho said to a woman, "Is it true you're getting a divorce as soon as your husband regains his eyesight?"

from 'monkey business'. 'is it true you used to dance in a flea circus?' (from the same bit)

kingbee

on Aug 20, 2005

while trying to verify the movie (ahahaha after i'd already posted it), i unwittingly discovered a site that contains what appears to be the entire 'monkey business' script. Link

kingbee

on Aug 20, 2005

"For fifty dollars answer the question yes or no, have you stopped beating your wife? While your thinking of an answer I'll go slip into something comfortable."

Was that in "You Bet Your Life"?

i don't believe 'stopped beating your wife' is a groucho line.

contestants on 'you bet your life' hadda say the secret woid and the duck would come down and give em $100.

kingbee

on Aug 20, 2005

i can't choose a single funniest one. their last film wasn't their best (but whose is?).

btw groucho's real name (hahaha like someone other than me would consider naming a kid groucho) was julius.

Ionolast

on Aug 20, 2005

What I always liked about the question is the answer. Think about it....it's a no-win scenario.

Yeah. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

"You're willing to pay him a thousand dollars for a night of singing? Why, you can get a phonograph of Minnie the Moocher for 75 cents. And for a buck and a quarter, you can get Minnie."

The good old days. hahaha

from 'monkey business'. 'is it true you used to dance in a flea circus?' (from the same bit)

aaahahahaha

Thanks for the link, kb.

contestants on 'you bet your life' hadda say the secret woid and the duck would come down and give em $100.

Now that I think more about it, that was the only way they could make money, correct?

their last film wasn't their best (but whose is?).

That would be "Love Happy" (1949). Which until recently I thought was the first film Marilyn Monroe was in.

I guess no one has an opinion about articles on the other brothers.

Dr Guy

on Aug 20, 2005

Think about it....it's a no-win scenario.

That is why it is called a loaded question.

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