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Unfinished: The Marx Brothers appearances ranked worst to best

by TARDIS_Tech_Support • Created 2 years ago • Modified 2 years ago
The approximate best-to-worst list of Marx Brothers appearances according to IMDB. As always, TV appearances seem to get rated much higher than films.
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  • Harpo Marx in I Love Lucy (1951)

    1. I Love Lucy

    Episode: 

    Harpo Marx

    (1955)
    1951–195730mTV-YTV Episode
    9.1 (540)
    The gang meets Harpo Marx and Lucy does the famous 'mirror' routine with him.
    DirectorWilliam AsherStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian Vance
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)

    2. The Red Skelton Hour

    Episode: 

    Somebody Up There Should Stay There

    (1962)
    1951–19711hTV-GTV Episode
    8.7 (19)
    DirectorSeymour BernsStarsRed SkeltonHarpo MarxVirginia Grey
  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)

    3. The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    Episode: 

    A Silent Panic

    (1960)
    1959–196130mTV Episode
    8.0 (34)
    A deaf-mute witnesses a murder but is unable to tell the police what he knows. Meanwhile the killer and his accomplice seek to find the deaf-mute in order to eliminate him.
    DirectorArthur HillerStarsHarpo MarxErnest TruexBert Freed
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, and Zeppo Marx in Humor Risk (1921)

    4. Humor Risk

    192120mShort
    8.0 (102)
    Harpo played the hero, a detective named Watson who "made his entrance in a high hat, sliding down a coal chute into the basement". Groucho played an "old movie" villain, who "sported a long mustache and was clad in black", while Chico was probably his "chuckling [Italian] henchman". Zeppo portrayed a playboy who was the owner of a nightclub in which most of the action took place, including "a cabaret, [which allowed] the inclusion of a dance number". The final shot showed Groucho "in ball and chain, trudging slowly off into the gloaming". Harpo, in a rare moment of romantic glory, gets the girl in the end.
    DirectorRichard SmithStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico Marx
  • Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)

    5. The Jack Benny Program

    Episode: 

    Jack Is a Contestant

    (1955)
    1950–196530mNot RatedTV Episode
    8.3 (45)
    When Jack learns that the jackpot on Groucho Marx's television quiz show "You Bet Your Life" has risen to a whopping $3,000, he sneaks onto the show as a contestant, by wearing a disguise.
    DirectorRalph LevyStarsJack BennyGroucho MarxEddie 'Rochester' Anderson
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)

    6. Playhouse 90

    Episode: 

    No Time at All

    (1958)
    1956–19611h 30mTV Episode
    7.6 (29)
    An airliner flying nonstop at night from Miami to New York fails to check in, then disappears from radar. We see how its disappearance affects people on the ground.
    DirectorDavid SwiftStarsWilliam LundiganBetsy PalmerJane Greer
  • Fess Parker in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1962)

    7. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Episode: 

    The Musicale

    (1962)
    1962–1963TV Episode
    6.6 (14)
    Senator Smith mistakes Harpo for a famous French pianist and invites him to play at the White House.
    DirectorOscar RudolphStarsFess ParkerSandra WarnerStan Irwin
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx, and The Marx Brothers in Animal Crackers (1930)

    8. Animal Crackers

    19301h 37mG77Metascore
    7.4 (16K)
    Mayhem and zaniness ensue when a valuable painting goes missing during a party in honor of famed African explorer Captain Spaulding.
    DirectorVictor HeermanStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico Marx
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, and Zeppo Marx in Monkey Business (1931)

    9. Monkey Business

    19311h 17mApproved74Metascore
    7.4 (15K)
    On a transatlantic crossing, The Marx Brothers get up to their usual antics and manage to annoy just about everyone on board the ship.
    DirectorNorman Z. McLeodStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxThe Marx Brothers
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Thelma Todd, and The Marx Brothers in Horse Feathers (1932)

    10. Horse Feathers

    19321h 8mApproved83Metascore
    7.5 (14K)
    Quincy Adams Wagstaff, Huxley University's new president, accidentally hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against their rival, Darwin University.
    DirectorNorman Z. McLeodStarsGroucho MarxChico MarxHarpo Marx
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx, and The Marx Brothers in Duck Soup (1933)

    11. Duck Soup

    19331h 9mApproved93Metascore
    7.7 (64K)
    Rufus T. Firefly is named the dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of his wealthy backer Mrs. Teasdale, contending with two inept spies who can't seem to keep straight which side they're on.
    DirectorLeo McCareyStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico Marx
  • Groucho Marx, Kitty Carlisle, Allan Jones, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, and The Marx Brothers in A Night at the Opera (1935)

    12. A Night at the Opera

    19351h 36mApproved
    7.8 (36K)
    A sly business manager and the wacky friends of two opera singers in Italy help them achieve success in America while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
    DirectorsSam WoodEdmund GouldingStarsGroucho MarxChico MarxHarpo Marx
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Day at the Races (1937)

    13. A Day at the Races

    19371h 51mApproved
    7.5 (15K)
    A veterinarian posing as a doctor teams with a singer and his friends as they struggle to save an upstate New York sanitarium with the help of a misfit racehorse.
    DirectorSam WoodStarsGroucho MarxChico MarxHarpo Marx
  • 14. Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

    1956Short
    7.2 (44)
    DirectorShamus CulhaneStarsOrson BeanSalome JensGroucho Marx
  • Jayne Mansfield and Tony Randall in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)

    15. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

    19571h 33mApproved
    6.9 (4.3K)
    To save his career, a writer for television advertising wants a famous actress to endorse a lipstick. In return, he has to pretend to be her new lover.
    DirectorFrank TashlinStarsTony RandallJayne MansfieldBetsy Drake
  • The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)

    16. The Bell Telephone Hour

    Episode: 

    The Mikado

    (1960)
    1959–19681hTV Episode
    7.0 (50)
    In a mythical Japan, Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor, has been appointed Lord High Executioner and must find someone to execute before the arrival of the ruling Mikado. He lights upon Nanki-Poo, a strolling minstrel who loves the beautiful Yum-Yum. But Yum-Yum is also loved by Ko-Ko, and Nanki-Poo, seeing no hope for his love, considers suicide. Ko-Ko offers to solve both their problems by executing Nanki-Poo, and an agreement is reached whereby Ko-Ko will allow Nanki-Poo to marry Yum-Yum for one month, at the end of which Nanki-Poo will be executed, in time for the arrival of the Mikado. But what Ko-Ko doesn't know is that Nanki-Poo is the son of the Mikado and has run away to avoid a betrothal to an old harridan named Katisha. The arrival of the Mikado brings all the threads of the tale together.
    DirectorsNorman CampbellMartyn GreenStarsMartyn GreenGroucho MarxRobert Rounseville
  • Dennis Hopper in The Hold-Out (1962)

    17. General Electric Theater

    Episode: 

    The Hold-Out

    (1962)
    1953–196230mTV-GTV Episode
    7.5 (23)
    When his daughter Margie announces her intention to marry young Fred Judson, John Graham is disturbed. He believes the couple is too young for marriage and, more importantly, unprepared for the independence he believes marriage requires. Margie and Fred seem content to live on hand-outs from their parents, but John seems the only parent to think that's a bad idea. No matter what he says, the two insist on marrying, even if John won't attend the wedding. Eventually, it's what John doesn't say that affects their decision.
    DirectorCharles F. HaasStarsRonald ReaganGroucho MarxDennis Hopper
  • The Candidate (1972)

    18. The Candidate

    19721h 50mPG66Metascore
    7.0 (12K)
    Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
    DirectorMichael RitchieStarsRobert RedfordPeter BoyleMelvyn Douglas
  • Hollywood - The Second Step (1936)

    19. Hollywood - The Second Step

    193611mApprovedShort
    6.3 (86)
    Jane Barnes is a young girl out to win fame and fortune as an actress. She secures a studio contract (the first step), then becomes an extra, does fashion shoots and is brought in as a stand-in for Maureen O'Sullivan in a Tarzan film.
    DirectorFelix E. FeistStarsCarey WilsonJane BarnesMaureen O'Sullivan
  • Richard Dix in Too Many Kisses (1925)

    20. Too Many Kisses

    19251h
    6.4 (267)
    Richard Gaylord, Jr. is a modern Lothario who has so many sweethearts that his father does not know what to do with him. Tired of paying to get his son out of one romantic entanglement after another, the elder Gaylord sends his son to the Basque region of France, believing that the women there will accept attentions only from their own people. Almost immediately, a local girl, Yvonne Hurja becomes infatuated with Richard, whom she sees as being able to help her break free from the unwanted attention of local guardsman Julio. A rivalry grows between Richard and Julio.
    DirectorPaul SloaneStarsRichard DixFrank CurrierAlbert Tavernier
  • William Terry and Cheryl Walker in Stage Door Canteen (1943)

    21. Stage Door Canteen

    19432h 12mApproved
    6.2 (1.9K)
    A young soldier arrives in NYC and, before heading overseas to WWII, visits Stage Door Canteen, where famous actresses and entertainers volunteer to entertain soldiers.
    DirectorFrank BorzageStarsCheryl WalkerWilliam TerryJudith Anderson
  • Groucho Marx, Mary Eaton, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx, Oscar Shaw, and The Marx Brothers in The Cocoanuts (1929)

    22. The Cocoanuts

    19291h 36mApproved69Metascore
    6.8 (8.5K)
    During the Florida land boom, The Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land, thwart a jewel robbery, and generally act like themselves.
    DirectorsRobert FloreyJoseph SantleyStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico Marx
  • Dolores Costello and George Raft in Yours for the Asking (1936)

    23. Yours for the Asking

    19361h 12mApproved
    6.3 (285)
    Casino operator Johnny Lamb hires down-on-her-luck socialite Lucille Sutton as his casino hostess, in order to help her and to improve casino income. But Lamb's pals fear that he could follow Lucille onto the straight-and-narrow path, which would not be good for business. So they hire Gert Malloy and Dictionary McKinney, a pair of con-artists, to manipulate Johnny back off the path of righteousness.
    DirectorAlexander HallStarsGeorge RaftDolores CostelloIda Lupino
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in Room Service (1938)

    24. Room Service

    19381h 18mApproved
    6.6 (5.7K)
    A penniless theatrical producer must outwit the hotel efficiency expert trying to evict him from his room, while securing a backer for his new play.
    DirectorWilliam A. SeiterStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico Marx
  • Groucho Marx, Eve Arden, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in At the Circus (1939)

    25. At the Circus

    19391h 27mApproved
    6.8 (6.6K)
    The Marx Brothers try to help the owner of a circus recover some stolen funds before he finds himself out of a job.
    DirectorEdward BuzzellStarsGroucho MarxChico MarxHarpo Marx

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