Don't Holler: The Harmonious Comedy of The Ritz Brothers
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- This episode of "Unsung Legends of Comedy" celebrates the life and work of Al, Jimmy, and Harry Ritz.
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• Mel Brooks: "The Ritz ...
• "Harry Ritz Was Beauti...
• Soupy and Pookie (trie...
• The Ritz Brothers - He...
• RITZ BROTHERS - SOUND
• What's My Line? - Ritz...
• THE Dancing RITZ BROTH...
• Great Ritz Brothers Dance
• The Borden Twins perfo...
• Video
• The Ritz Brothers-Thre...
• Here Pussy Pussy The R...
• THE RITZ BROTHERS - Dr...
• ALL STAR REVUE starrin...
• SID CAESAR: Seven Dwar...
• The Ritz Brothers in B...
• The Ritz Brothers vs D...
"The Simpsons" clip is from S8 EP12, "Mountain of Madness"
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Books:
"Movie Comedy Teams" by Leonard Maltin
Al, Jimmy and Harry Ritz were terrific!,
I always thought they were better as featured performers in somebody else’s movie. Five minutes of the Ritz brothers went a long way.
My first Ritz Brothers film was the short subject, "Hotel Anchovy". Absolutely perfect.
Thanks I had no idea who the Rich brothers were until I watch this and now I'm going to find out more about them thank you
They were awesome. Their dancing alone makes them legends.
You know you do have a good point about the negativity of comedy teams so it’s refreshing watching a Ritz brothers film you find that they really don’t fight, but they create chaos
Good work done on this video Anthony Scibelli. The Ritz Brothers were great and deserve more honors like this one.
My dear old grandma always loved the Ritz Brothers - they were her absolute favourites. She pointed out that their trademark was that they almost always dressed smartly no matter what their antics, such as the scene where they are wearing top hat and and tails as window cleaners. Whenever I see them, I think of her again and of how much she enjoyed their comedy and their brilliant dancing, too.
People say don't look back, but the old time movies make you feel so good and nothing today compares to the Ritz Brothers, and for that matter to Mae West, W. C. Fields, Laurel and Hardy, and the Andy Hardy series with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, to name some other of her favourites (and mine, too).
I have heard of them from my Grandfather, so will look into them more.
Their "ain't got rhythm" musical number is one of my favorites.
Good Lord!! I was born well past their time, but my kids were brought up on Ritz Brothers routines in "On the Avenue" and a few other such films. Their peak was the burlesque version of "Let's Go Slumming on Park Avenue" and "He Ain't Got Rhythm", both of which kept us in stitches. Sure, the Marx Brothers were genius but these guys were pure anarchy.
Very nice piece. Thank you for that.
You should send this to Mel Brooks ,..... nice job Anthony
Anthony, I was looking for old Ritz Brothers videos to watch and this one was the first I saw. That lead to even more videos... one after another... Betty Boop... Alan Young... Joan Davis... and on and on. After about an hour, I discovered how much I truly enjoy your videos, why hadn't I noticed them before?... and how many old time actors/comedians I loved that you produced videos about. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH for doing these!
Thank you for the kind words!
There was a bit on MASH where the doctors were offering toasts and could come up with nothing but, "To the Ritz Brothers". I really expected to see that clip in this presentation. MASH being an influencer it was a regular thing for the folks at Penn State Mont Alto in the early "80s to offer a toast to the Ritz Brothers over every keg. We would drain a brew down our throats and turn the empty cup over our heads. It wasn't until the internet that I ever saw their routine but they remain a memorable influence none-the-less.
Awesome story. I'm unfamiliar with that MASH clip. I'll have to look up it up!
Good stuff
Really great job...thanks
Thanks
I remember visiting Grumman's Chineses Theater with all the stars' feet and handprints. People were going "Oh, look! John Wayne!" "There's Shirley Temple!" "Ritz Brothers? Who are they?" And this was in the 70s!
I love The Three Stooges and The Marx Brothers but I love these guys too!
LOL and lots of it!
The riiz brothers were kind of like a family. They loved each other. And they are kind of like children missing about in a very chaotic way.
I've seen a lot of their movies including On the Avenue, Hotel Anchovy, and the Three Musketeers. I feel they were great support to Sonia Henie and Alice Faye musicals. Judging by their TV special, the four star revue, which is on TH-cam I have a feeling they were better on stage than in the movies. They were a group that did comedy sketches and musical numbers and I feel like that didn't transfer to movies that require storylines like the Marx Brothers or The three stooges
You know you do make a good point A lot of comedy teams Are focused on negativity and conflict and after while that does to put a nasty taste in your mouth think you’re just thinking can you just get along That’s what makes the rich brothers unique they don’t rely on negativity or conflict
That they had no personalities is not really true. Some times, especially in sing and dance numbers, they appeared as more or less identical triplets, but most of the times Harry Ritz was the star and the "funny man in the middle", and the other two just his sidekicks. He was blond and the leader, a little taller than the others, and was the one with all the faces. The other two always tried to look like identical _twins_ around him. The impact is a kind of subtle surrealism, especially when they float together and suddenly looks like identical triplets.
Wow these guys were pretty good. They ain’t the stooges but still respectable
dang, why won't the rights holders rerun their old work?
what do they have again puttin' on the Ritz?
Before there wasThe Blue Man group there was the Ritz Brothers, nothing begins in a vacuum.
Why have I never heard of these guys.....
Exactly what I thought when I first saw them and decided to put together this video
It's funny because I just watched the Mel Brooks/ Conan interview yesterday. And then this popped up. Coincidence ?
@@charlie418791 It's the algorithm. It's created to suggest videos related to past viewing.
Because they were precisely the B-picture talent they were labelled from the start. I've tried watching them for more than a few seconds at a time and find it painful.
Love The Ritz Brothers! They were the only 'comedy' team not picking on each other or beating each other up. Meanness has never been funny to me.
I saw 'The Three Musketeers' on TV many years ago, and it was hilarious. In their own way, they are funnier than the Marxes.
When Mr. Burns talks about them what movie are he talking about because they made several movies for 20 Century fox and Universal
do you really need a reason to beat up Donald Duck?
The Ritz brothers were funny but they didn’t have distinct characters. U couldn’t tell them a part. The Marx Brothers u knew Groucho, Harpo, Chico etc. They had distinct looks, personas etc.
ritz brothers had real talent ,, the stooges sucked
I don’t get the act.
Well Cluck......uh,...Clurk, maybe they’re just too subtle and cerebral for you.?! Neither of which the trio was ever accused of. Mel Brooks gave more than enough enthusiastic references and prompts to warrant further investigation, if that’s your idea of a good time. If not, it should be. That legends find them legendary is usually a good indication there’s some good reasons for them to do so.
@@clurkroberts2650 dear cluck and joel. now now boys. get a grip. people have different visions. let it go at that.
OK, pretentious intellectuals are elevating schmucks for the sole purpose of bullying their inferiors. Pauline Kael and George Carlin were utter misanthropes and sadists who wanted to force us to watch these guys.
Even Mel Brooks, he can obviously be a very funny man when he's not directing a movie, but no, these guys weren't at the baseline of anything except the basest line. Incoherent. Mincing and dancing and mugging - it looks like Danny Kaye picked up his worst habits from them.
Is there a single memorable line from a Ritz Brothers movie or routine? And playing the identical character wasn't a sign of harmony or an innovation, it was a sign that they put no particular thought into their act.
The Marx Brothers were touched by genius. The stooges had genius's phone number, at least for the answering service. These guys should have been understudies for the Bowery Boys. It was racist of me to think, as I once did, that Jews could not be bad at comedy. I thank the Ritz Brothers for saving me from double-reverse Anti-Semitism.
they move around a lot but they're not funny. they don't have any act other than mugging for the camera. Harry is clearly the most talented but the Marx Brothers they ain't. it's not a close call.