The world so desperately needs more comedians like these two giants ... he is funnier with two blasts of a horn that 99.9% of those with a Netflix special.
@@datelbunboi2233 I’d argue that 74 people disagree with you - but hey, you have your opinion and if you want to support them - great. Have a great day wherever you may be and stay safe!
@ Richard T your soft, weak, and cowardly dig at Dave didn’t go unnoticed. You are a hateful fool who is just jealous that you don’t have his money and talent.
Groucho's son Arthur has said that Harpo's funeral was the only time he ever saw his father do something he never did neither before nor after. He saw Groucho cry.
@@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635 All five brothers were close. Groucho once said he never recalled having a fight with any of them, not even with Chico, who sorely tested them with his gambling and financial difficulties.
That was our documentary THE MARX BROS. IN A NUTSHELL -- which included some of this clip (Marika Aba turns out to have been an actress and I believe a journalist -- ) After making that comment, Arthur Marx added " -- he didn't cry when Chico died," but we eventually trimmed that as unnecessary --
@@joeadamson996 Well if you happen to see this, you should know there's a website at this address that purports to have your documentary that people can watch if they sign up with their site. (Of course, you need to give them credit card info, even though it's a "free" sign up and trial - yeah...) You may want to have a word with them about it. gettopmovies.club/movie/100211/
The book HARPO SPEAKS is a ten pound box of chocolates. I've read it five times and if I picked up and started browing through it even now, I'd have a hard time putting it down. Funny, amazing, bawdy and sweet at the same time.
Gonzalez Gonzalez stole the show away from Groucho. Search that here and you won't be disappointed. Phyllis Diller did too. But Groucho didn't mind and enjoyed both. And both went on to bigger and better things.
Harpo was the sweetest of all the brothers. Adored his wife and kids. His book is wonderful. He tells such great stories. It's amazing in all those years he never spoke on stage, or in public. When they first started the act he did some sort of silly Irish accent, and a theater review said it was impossible to understand him; so he decided he wouldn't speak at all. Worked out pretty well for him. I always seem to be drawn to 'the bad boy'; Chico was my favorite brother.
I don't know why but I eventually broke down crying ove the fact that this was the magic. He came on, did his schtick, and then when he put his leg in the announcers hand I just broke down crying in a mix of joy, sadness that it is gone forever, and the general beauty of the moment. Just for a moment it was as if they were transported back to their youth. Magical.
Yup. The leg in the hand thing always made me laugh! Perfect dry comedy. And boy, could he play the harp (and piano) and Chico could play the piano extremely well and with a fun attitude! I found a bunch of clips of them playing and it's so cool to watch them. 🙏
A meeting between Harpo & Robin Williams would have been a thing to behold. Can you imagine? Two of the most beautiful & sincere funny people ever to walk the planet.
A few years back I bought Harpo's book and it was fascinating! Harpo had a rich deep voice with a New York accent. There was a short audio of Harpo actually telling a story about his childhood in TH-cam. When I read the book I could hear Harpo like he was telling the story of his life. Harpo was a sweet man who loved his family and he and his wife adopted kids and he said that he wants to adopt a child for each window in his house so he can look back and watch them waving out of all the windows as he went to work. I highly recommend getting his autobiography.
Agreed on Harpo's book- am about halfway through it. Wonderful stories- the Marx family went through a lot of hardship before they made it big. Groucho is easily my favorite comedian of all time.
I've read it four times. My favorite story is about Harpo's literati friends. Once on the Riviera Alexander Woolcott insisted Harpo stop wearing hideous California sports jackets and get some perfect dress evening wear from a famous Nice tailor. Woolcott made out an elaborate list of specifications about the suit, how it should fit, placing the buttons, lapels etc. etc. Harpo went and had the suit made EXACTLY to these specifications.... except for one minor change. He had the suit made out of green pool table felt.
I'm no saying they don't exist, but I can't think of an entertainer alive today who can bring joy to an audience that way Harpo could without speaking a word AND who can also play two musical instruments well enough to entertain an audience to boot. Someone please tell me of a contemporary entertainer with that kind of talent and dedication.
Well a lot of the reason that you won't find those specific skill sets anymore is because of the way that people came up into the business at the time through Vaudeville etc, but I tried to come up with a few names just off the top of my head too some people I think would feel have that kind of charm about them when they perform. So if you've got nothing better to do you might look into a few of the following: Kevin Eldon, Martin Short, Tim Minchin, Bob Mortimer, Rowan Atkinson, Peter Serafinowicz, Armstrong & Miller, David Mitchell, and maybe Billy Connolly. (I'm afraid that just giving you the names may not be enough of a direction towards pointing you to the key performances by these people that I'm thinking of, but it's the best I can do. It would help if the dirtbags at TH-cam didn't automatically delete any comment I put up that includes specific links even to TH-cam clips!)
I was watching Cocoanuts today, which incidentally is what took me to the Marx bros youtube rabbit hole. It was made in 1929 and is so funny. What boggles the mind is now everyone has a vast reservoir of inspiration to draw from but in 1929 these guys had to basically invent it. Plus you can see that you pretty much got one take, which is evident by their leaving flubbed lines in. So there was no lets do it again and try it this way.
I remember reading a statement made by Groucho's son, who said that the only time he saw his father (Groucho) cry was when his brother Harpo died (1964). This episode of You Bet Your Life was filmed in 1961.
Around 0:30, you can actually kinda hear Groucho say “don’tcha wanna say hello to me?” in a very kind, loving tone, not a snarky tone you’d expect in the pictures. So basically, yes! You are very correct!
And when he gave a farewell speech when he finally retired from show biz, everyone was stunned silent when they heard him speak in public for the first time in ever.
I just had a bad day at work, and coming home doesn't offer much solace. But this clip brought an involuntary smile to my face and brought me out of my misery for a moment. It's not even that it's laugh-out loud funny or anything, it's just... You really feel that familial bond when Groucho's blood walks onstage. It's amazing. How they've been through so much together, and how much they've given US. It's just REAL. And it's wonderful. 😃❤
I have to agree; Fenneman could very much handle sharing the stage with Groucho without being put off by the interruptions, or feeling in any way intimidated by Groucho's brilliance and wit. Besides, Fenneman himself seems like a truly likeable person.
Still one of America's Greatest Clowns. And a darn good musician especially on his namesake The HARP! I learned that two finger whistle because Harpo did it...and then I taught the neighborhood to do it!
@@fandommisfit I remember hearing that Groucho considered Zeppo to be the funniest of all of them (off camera.) That's a story I'd love to know more about.
When Groucho shakes Harpo's hand, the wisecracking mask falls and you see the real Julius Marx, who really cared about his brother Arthur and was overjoyed to see him again.
It's especially touching when you realize that this was around the time Chico passed away. Given Harpo's heart troubles he likely wanted to see Groucho as often as he could before he was next.
Yes...Harpo died about three years later. He appeared one more time, as a guest on the Red Skelton Show, and as funny as ever...He was one of a kind and his death was a real loss. :(
It's possible that Harpo Marx wasn't a perfect human being, but I'm yet to be convinced - unlike the three sorry creatures who disliked this clip (who are more to be pitied etc). I saw two Marx Bros double bills at the Astor in Melbourne last month. The packed house (all ages of people plus one cat, age undetermined) roared laughing throughout - except during Harpo's harp solos, when breaths were held and tears were shed. I'm waiting impatiently for my new copy of 'Harpo Speaks' in the mail.
Agreed! Read it years and years ago, then loaned it out repeatedly since then. Great inside info about show business for the Marxes early on and beyond. :-)
Just posted this on my F/B page.............. :D Digging through the dreaded 'Back Room' & all them damn boxes & stumbled across my copy of this GREAT book, i bought it way back, at least 30 years ago, 2nd hand in a little bookshop near the train station at Hornsby :D Was ragtag & worn BUT due my Legend of a Dad ( Brian - being a top-notch Bookbinder ) re-bound it & It's making me laugh & smile all over again all these years later :D Thanks Dad & Thanks Harpo
I've read my copy so many times that I'm amazed it ISN'T in pieces! For a man who played mute characters for so many years (even in vaudeville), he had a lot to say, and he said it beautifully. Harpo might not have had more than a second-grade education, but his intelligence, which they all share, shines through.
You should REALLY read Harpo Speaks. It's absolutely wonderful and one of my favourite books ever. Also the book Chico's daughter wrote, Growing Up With Chico, is wonderful. It paints a very harsh but on the same time heartwarming picture of Chico and the rest of the brothers as well.
Literary critic Woollcott had Harpo at his vacation home on the Riviera but was aghast at Harpo's vulgar Hollywood clothes and sent him to his own personal tailor in Nice to get proper dinner clothes. He gave Harpo detailed instructions on the pockets, the buttons, the exact cut, every single detail for an elegant dress suit. Harpo went to the man, had him make the suit exactly to Woollcott's specifications EXCEPT one thing. He had the suit made out of green pool table felt and wore it all that summer driving Woollcott CRAZY!
Yes that was such a great book. I loved the way Harpo would tell the stories in such a way you think' What in the world..." , then he explains what was really going on. Like the time he visited Russia and happened upon the Chess exhibition!
@@Renville80 There is a famous story that the Marx brothers were invited to a party at the home of William Bankhead, who was Speaker of the House. Groucho knew that the Speaker's daughter, Tallulah Bankhead, was going to be there and he told Chico to be on his best behavior. Chico was introduced to her and he said "Hello, Ms. Bankhead". Bankhead responded "Nice to meet you, Mr. Marx". Just when everyone was convinced Chico was going to be polite, he tells Ms. Bankhead "You know, I really want to fuck you." Tallulah replies "And so you shall, you old fashioned boy."
I remember back in the day watching Mark Brothers they was one of my funniest TV show seem to be one of my favorites comedy have mad love for the mark Brothers may the Lord bless them all
When Groucho and Harpo are shaking hands, right after Groucho asks him is he not going to say hello to him, I defenetly hear Groucho say "Just like the Cocoanuts". They did their most famous handshake in The Cocoanuts.
"HARPO SPEAKS" is not just the show business culture of the time, but an epic adventure set in two centuries, wandering among the most exalted and destitute, the saints and the demons of the period, always with Harpo's love of all humankind. I remember especially a comment Harpo related from a little Jewish fellow, dressed in rags and living in Stalin's Soviet Union: "No, there are no shuls (temples) here, but then, there are no pogroms, either." Harpo was a listener, an art lost nowadays. He had no enemies, and he genuinely loved his work. There may have been "The one, the only Groucho", but Harpo was truly one of a kind!
Groucho's son said the only time he ever saw his father cry was at Harpo's funeral. By the way, "Harpo Speaks" is indeed a good book, and so is Groucho's autobiography, "Groucho and Me".
Harpo was my hero growing up. When I was about 6 years old I had a dream that I was watching a parade and the Marx brothers were in it. Harpo came over to me, sat me up on his knee and sang “I love you a bushel and a peck, a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck.” -a favored lullaby from my mom at the time. It meant a whole lot to me. Also, my husband has curly hair and is very comfortable dancing and being goofy around others and does it often. When my sister was getting to know him as my new boyfriend, she watched his silly antics and said “he’s Harpo.” I was never attracted to Harpo in that way, but it seems fitting that my childhood hero and my husband share many similar traits. ALSO (let me gush about my husband some more) I have a video of my husband playing a little harp in a music store we visited and it’s one of my favorite things.
@@soylentteal Not only that, he was self taught and later, it was revealed he had learned to play it BACKWARDS, as it was in the wrong direction. He then learned how to play it the more correct way.
Funny, sincere....probably one of the best video clips I’ve seen. Groucho looked as if he’d like to go backstage with Harpo and let the show carry on without him while he and Harpo caught up on the latest news. Many thanks for posting this video...Mac
Who in their right mind would dislike Groucho? The Marx brothers will always be some of the funniest, most talented people whoever walked this earth. Thank you Groucho, Chico, Harpo and Zeppo for all the laughs. God bless!!
Maybe Zeppo was the best at laughs off stage, and could fill in for any of them if they were sick, but he couldn’t get any permanent role like the others. Went to work with Gummo.
Out of all the books I've read that is still my favorite. I've read it probably eight times and every time I read it I still die laughing at the same parts. If you've not read it you've got to get it.
Love love love Harpo Groucho and and Zeppo and Chico. They were so talented and smart they came along to soon. They came at a time when America was a better country and time period
Those brothers must have really loved one another. When Harpo comes out he takes the stage and Groucho does all he can to support him. They must have had great parents.
My grandparents knew them and partied with them during their vaudeville days. Comedic greats ahead of their time and also musically talented. They were always up for the party :) Good times. Comedy has sincefailed with a big fat filthy F
I remember the first time I saw that scene was in 1983. I remember thinking how cute Harpo was! Never heard of him before then, but it was love at first sight! I became a fan that night.
My first time ever becoming aware of Harpo Marx was on the I Love Lucy episode. To this day that is my all time favorite episode. I never knew the history of the Brothers or the significance of this episode until I discovered them somehow last year. I cannot get enough of them
Yes it is and I have ths soft cover version and I've had it for years. It's so old it's held together with tape and rubber bands. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
"There are a lot of people who don't like me, but I've never met anyone who didn't like Harpo." - Groucho
i love harpo lmaooo wuts NOT to love
AceripXF I love Harpo too because he’s cute
groucho is more of an aquired taste
@@AceripXF Not really. Only to people who are ignorant of the great comedians from the vaudeville era.
@@ValleyoftheRogue a lot of ppl these days dont have a sense of humor but i find Groucho absolutley delightful!
The world so desperately needs more comedians like these two giants ... he is funnier with two blasts of a horn that 99.9% of those with a Netflix special.
Well said, sir!
I mean not like there are STILL comedians who are just as funny as the old comedians but sure live in your own world i guess
@@datelbunboi2233 I’d argue that 74 people disagree with you - but hey, you have your opinion and if you want to support them - great. Have a great day wherever you may be and stay safe!
@ Richard T your soft, weak, and cowardly dig at Dave didn’t go unnoticed. You are a hateful fool who is just jealous that you don’t have his money and talent.
@@marinecorps9908 Yup … you got me pegged. Good luck to you and have a nice day.
Groucho's son Arthur has said that Harpo's funeral was the only time he ever saw his father do something he never did neither before nor after. He saw Groucho cry.
That’s heartbreaking because Harpo and Groucho were both beloved brothers
@@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635 All five brothers were close. Groucho once said he never recalled having a fight with any of them, not even with Chico, who sorely tested them with his gambling and financial difficulties.
@@ValleyoftheRogue wow talk about a tight bond!
Thank you for sharing this knowledge.
When Groucho died there was one brother left, forget which one,the family was so distraught the family wouldn't tell him of Groucho's passing.
They never played as brothers in the movies, so when Groucho says "this is the book my BROTHER Harpo wrote" it´s so touching and cute. :)
There were a few movies where Harpo & Chico played brothers. But yeah most of them they were strangers who just met.
WITHOUT SAYING A WORD, HE TORE THE PLACE APART. WHAT A WONDER AND TALENTED ARTIST.
At 75, I watched "You Bet Your Life" when it was first broadcast & now
realize that Groucho Marx was one of wittiest men ever to appear on T.V.!
Harpo will never not be cute because he is such a lovable cutie.
The only person that could upstage Groucho was Harpo and Groucho was happy of that! Love them both! My two favorite comedians.
Don't forget about Chico!
tw - "Gedda your ice cream..."
@@kiwitrainguy Tutsi-frutsi ice-a cream
And as Groucho himself said, Harpo was the only brother to really find love and family.
@@kiwitrainguy I can absolutely hear you saying that in Chico's voice! 😊
Edit: originally said Harpo's. Duhh.
HARPO MARX…GENIUS!! ;] WE LOVE YA FOREVER…Thank You Sir!! GOD BLESS You & Your Marvellous~Hilarious Brothers
Groucho's look is one of a man who loved his brother. His son said on a documentary that the only time he saw his father cry was when Harpo died.
That was our documentary THE MARX BROS. IN A NUTSHELL -- which included some of this clip (Marika Aba turns out to have been an actress and I believe a journalist -- ) After making that comment, Arthur Marx added " -- he didn't cry when Chico died," but we eventually trimmed that as unnecessary --
@@joeadamson996 With Chico you kind of saw it coming. The guy partied hard and never could hang onto money. Gambling.
@@joeadamson996 Where can I get that docu? I haven't seen it since the beginning of 1984.
GROUCH'O CHIC'O&HARP'O ARE GREAT BROTHERS COMEDY TEAM I WATCHED ALL THEIR MOVIES THEIR MOVIES LOL
@@joeadamson996 Well if you happen to see this, you should know there's a website at this address that purports to have your documentary that people can watch if they sign up with their site. (Of course, you need to give them credit card info, even though it's a "free" sign up and trial - yeah...) You may want to have a word with them about it.
gettopmovies.club/movie/100211/
The book HARPO SPEAKS is a ten pound box of chocolates. I've read it five times and if I picked up and started browing through it even now, I'd have a hard time putting it down. Funny, amazing, bawdy and sweet at the same time.
the ONLY one who EVER stole the show away from Groucho
This is a good clip to watch if you ever need to get out of a bad mood.
What's great about that clip is how easily Harpo falls into his old bit with the dead leg.
Chico could too!
@@QuarrellaDeVil Quite so!
Gonzalez Gonzalez stole the show away from Groucho. Search that here and you won't be disappointed. Phyllis Diller did too. But Groucho didn't mind and enjoyed both. And both went on to bigger and better things.
Harpo was the sweetest of all the brothers. Adored his wife and kids. His book is wonderful. He tells such great stories. It's amazing in all those years he never spoke on stage, or in public. When they first started the act he did some sort of silly Irish accent, and a theater review said it was impossible to understand him; so he decided he wouldn't speak at all. Worked out pretty well for him.
I always seem to be drawn to 'the bad boy'; Chico was my favorite brother.
His actual speaking voice was deep and he had the STRONGEST New York accent of the lot!
Mimes are great, he was using this skill.
Harpo was so talented he didn't have to speak to get his point across. His expressions and mannerisms spoke volumes.
I don't know why but I eventually broke down crying ove the fact that this was the magic. He came on, did his schtick, and then when he put his leg in the announcers hand I just broke down crying in a mix of joy, sadness that it is gone forever, and the general beauty of the moment. Just for a moment it was as if they were transported back to their youth. Magical.
George
Yup. The leg in the hand thing always made me laugh! Perfect dry comedy. And boy, could he play the harp (and piano) and Chico could play the piano extremely well and with a fun attitude! I found a bunch of clips of them playing and it's so cool to watch them. 🙏
Harpo was about 70 years old there and could still do the part. Thanks.
He was 72 or 73!!!!!
This program was aired on May 11, 1961. Harpo's birthday was November 23. So he was 72.
Melvin Melt uuuu
He looked so young
The whole world Loved Harpo.
A meeting between Harpo & Robin Williams would have been a thing to behold. Can you imagine? Two of the most beautiful & sincere funny people ever to walk the planet.
I love how he does the leg thing! It's genius!
me too lol
A few years back I bought Harpo's book and it was fascinating! Harpo had a rich deep voice with a New York accent. There was a short audio of Harpo actually telling a story about his childhood in TH-cam. When I read the book I could hear Harpo like he was telling the story of his life. Harpo was a sweet man who loved his family and he and his wife adopted kids and he said that he wants to adopt a child for each window in his house so he can look back and watch them waving out of all the windows as he went to work. I highly recommend getting his autobiography.
My favourite autobiography. A truly fantastic read!
Agreed on Harpo's book- am about halfway through it. Wonderful stories- the Marx family went through a lot of hardship before they made it big. Groucho is easily my favorite comedian of all time.
The book IS terrific; I agree one hundred percent. Some of the best book-related money I've ever spent.
I've read it four times. My favorite story is about Harpo's literati friends. Once on the Riviera Alexander Woolcott insisted Harpo stop wearing hideous California sports jackets and get some perfect dress evening wear from a famous Nice tailor. Woolcott made out an
elaborate list of specifications about the suit, how it should fit, placing the buttons, lapels etc. etc. Harpo went and had the suit made EXACTLY to these specifications.... except for one minor change. He had the suit made out of green pool table felt.
@Tom Reedy thats soooo touching to read!
I'm no saying they don't exist, but I can't think of an entertainer alive today who can bring joy to an audience that way Harpo could without speaking a word AND who can also play two musical instruments well enough to entertain an audience to boot. Someone please tell me of a contemporary entertainer with that kind of talent and dedication.
Well a lot of the reason that you won't find those specific skill sets anymore is because of the way that people came up into the business at the time through Vaudeville etc, but I tried to come up with a few names just off the top of my head too some people I think would feel have that kind of charm about them when they perform. So if you've got nothing better to do you might look into a few of the following: Kevin Eldon, Martin Short, Tim Minchin, Bob Mortimer, Rowan Atkinson, Peter Serafinowicz, Armstrong & Miller, David Mitchell, and maybe Billy Connolly. (I'm afraid that just giving you the names may not be enough of a direction towards pointing you to the key performances by these people that I'm thinking of, but it's the best I can do. It would help if the dirtbags at TH-cam didn't automatically delete any comment I put up that includes specific links even to TH-cam clips!)
We throw around; "comic "genius" all the time. Harpo was a true comic genius!
...and musician and faithful husband and loving father and...
I was watching Cocoanuts today, which incidentally is what took me to the Marx bros youtube rabbit hole. It was made in 1929 and is so funny. What boggles the mind is now everyone has a vast reservoir of inspiration to draw from but in 1929 these guys had to basically invent it. Plus you can see that you pretty much got one take, which is evident by their leaving flubbed lines in. So there was no lets do it again and try it this way.
It’s not hard to understand why Harpo was so beloved. He was before my time but I still laugh anytime I see him 😎
Harpo was known as one of the kindest and most decent man in the industry, not to mention a talent hard to follow.
harpo charisma level is over 9000! so good
There is such love between these two brothers.
I remember reading a statement made by Groucho's son, who said that the only time he saw his father (Groucho) cry was when his brother Harpo died (1964). This episode of You Bet Your Life was filmed in 1961.
It is so lovingly refreshing to see brothers that genuinely love and respect each other sharing their lives till the end.
Around 0:30, you can actually kinda hear Groucho say “don’tcha wanna say hello to me?” in a very kind, loving tone, not a snarky tone you’d expect in the pictures.
So basically, yes! You are very correct!
Harpo...the ultimate "clown"! Nothing but rapid-fire, highly-expressive pantomime!
And when he gave a farewell speech when he finally retired from show biz, everyone was stunned silent when they heard him speak in public for the first time in ever.
@@Renville80it's just such a pity that that speech was never recorded
On a descending scale of angelic zaniness:
Harpo
Chico
Groucho
Zeppo
The rest of humanity
I read his book and i loved it. Harpo was an angel a real Angel on earth.
Piontro Pechetrini g
Angls never existed.
@@hyliadreamer The most important part of that being "In your opinion." If you're going to be dismissive, at least spell correctly.
Harpo was great and cool, no doubt about it. His comedy will never grow old.
Harpo one of a kind.
I just had a bad day at work, and coming home doesn't offer much solace. But this clip brought an involuntary smile to my face and brought me out of my misery for a moment.
It's not even that it's laugh-out loud funny or anything, it's just...
You really feel that familial bond when Groucho's blood walks onstage. It's amazing. How they've been through so much together, and how much they've given US. It's just REAL.
And it's wonderful. 😃❤
I enjoyed your thoughts here. Glad you felt better via "the Brothers". Best wishes to you.
Groucho seemed genuinely surprised about Harpo coming out. But being Groucho, it didn’t faze him for long.
That soft way he says, "Don't you want to say hello to me?" touches my heart every time.
George Burns once said, "Trying to write for Harpo was like trying to design clouds. Nobody could do it better than the creator."
Yep .. He did say that .. in one of his biographies.. All my best friends I think it was..
Van you imagine how wonderful Heaven is with the Marx Brothers and George and Gracie?
Brings tears of joy to see these two together again, at last.
Awwwww Harpo -- 💜
I ❤️ Harpo because he’s cute
Fenneman is a genius. He and Groucho had an amazing chemistry
I have to agree; Fenneman could very much handle sharing the stage with Groucho without being put off by the interruptions, or feeling in any way intimidated by Groucho's brilliance and wit. Besides, Fenneman himself seems like a truly likeable person.
@@hyliadreamer i was just thinking that about george too about having a likable personality
Still one of America's Greatest Clowns. And a darn good musician especially on his namesake The HARP! I learned that two finger whistle because Harpo did it...and then I taught the neighborhood to do it!
This wonderful, fantastic Harpo on his brother's program. Two great lunatics!
Shocking! Who would have guessed and why just now shown on TH-cam?
"Harpo Speaks" is a great read. I enjoyed it very much.
Why do they not make a movie about their lives? It would be fascinating. I love Harpo!
There is a documentary called "The Unknown Marx Brorhers", but it is hard to find.
There are no actors in the world who could do justice to the Marx Brothers.
I've been working on a screenplay for years just for fun, though I doubt it'll ever become a reality
@@fandommisfit I remember hearing that Groucho considered Zeppo to be the funniest of all of them (off camera.) That's a story I'd love to know more about.
When Groucho shakes Harpo's hand, the wisecracking mask falls and you see the real Julius Marx, who really cared about his brother Arthur and was overjoyed to see him again.
It's especially touching when you realize that this was around the time Chico passed away. Given Harpo's heart troubles he likely wanted to see Groucho as often as he could before he was next.
Yeah, I see that too.
Yes...Harpo died about three years later. He appeared one more time, as a guest on the Red Skelton Show, and as funny as ever...He was one of a kind and his death was a real loss. :(
Yes, I saw that too.
They lived next door to each other. Were very close.
How to steal the show: An instructional video by Harpo Marx
So true! :D
"I don't see how he's going to make any money on the book if he keeps giving them away." lol
A quietly great line 😂
It's possible that Harpo Marx wasn't a perfect human being, but I'm yet to be convinced - unlike the three sorry creatures who disliked this clip (who are more to be pitied etc). I saw two Marx Bros double bills at the Astor in Melbourne last month. The packed house (all ages of people plus one cat, age undetermined) roared laughing throughout - except during Harpo's harp solos, when breaths were held and tears were shed. I'm waiting impatiently for my new copy of 'Harpo Speaks' in the mail.
The guest (Charles) was looking around at the end and seemed to be wondering what happened to the book Harpo gave him.
Harpo Speaks is my favourite book :3 Love it to pieces
Agreed! Read it years and years ago, then loaned it out repeatedly since then. Great inside info about show business for the Marxes early on and beyond. :-)
Just posted this on my F/B page.............. :D
Digging through the dreaded 'Back Room' & all them damn boxes & stumbled across my copy of this GREAT book, i bought it way back, at least 30 years ago, 2nd hand in a little bookshop near the train station at Hornsby :D
Was ragtag & worn BUT due my Legend of a Dad ( Brian - being a top-notch Bookbinder ) re-bound it & It's making me laugh & smile all over again all these years later
:D
Thanks Dad & Thanks Harpo
I've read my copy so many times that I'm amazed it ISN'T in pieces! For a man who played mute characters for so many years (even in vaudeville), he had a lot to say, and he said it beautifully. Harpo might not have had more than a second-grade education, but his intelligence, which they all share, shines through.
one of a kind genius comedic talent. i'm so glad this is preserved on youtube.
Harpo comes in and honks, and I'm already bursting into laughter.
So adorable! I love how he got Fenneman doing the leg-hitch. :D (And I've read Harpo's book; it's GREAT!)
"Harpo Speaks" is a great book. Highly recommended for Marx Brothers fans.
You should REALLY read Harpo Speaks. It's absolutely wonderful and one of my favourite books ever.
Also the book Chico's daughter wrote, Growing Up With Chico, is wonderful. It paints a very harsh but on the same time heartwarming picture of Chico and the rest of the brothers as well.
He is still selling them 60 plus years later...I'm getting ready to order mine now!
You're in for a treat! I know you have it by now, but...what a wonderful book!
Literary critic Woollcott had Harpo at his vacation home on the Riviera but was aghast at Harpo's vulgar Hollywood clothes and sent him to his own personal tailor in Nice to get proper dinner clothes. He gave Harpo detailed instructions on the pockets, the buttons, the exact cut, every single detail for an elegant dress suit. Harpo went to the man, had him make the suit exactly to Woollcott's specifications EXCEPT one thing. He had the suit made out of green pool table felt and wore it all that summer driving Woollcott CRAZY!
Yes that was such a great book. I loved the way Harpo would tell the stories in such a way you think' What in the world..." , then he explains what was really going on. Like the time he visited Russia and happened upon the Chess exhibition!
He keeps trying to get the girl to go backstage with him. Harpo had Swagger.
The Marx boys had no trouble getting laid! LOL
@@keithhyttinen8275 Chico most of all... he was a known womanizer (hence his stage name).
@@Renville80 There is a famous story that the Marx brothers were invited to a party at the home of William Bankhead, who was Speaker of the House. Groucho knew that the Speaker's daughter, Tallulah Bankhead, was going to be there and he told Chico to be on his best behavior. Chico was introduced to her and he said "Hello, Ms. Bankhead". Bankhead responded "Nice to meet you, Mr. Marx". Just when everyone was convinced Chico was going to be polite, he tells Ms. Bankhead "You know, I really want to fuck you." Tallulah replies "And so you shall, you old fashioned boy."
Well, when you're that adorable, it's hard to resist! :D
@@jasonmcdaniel345 Yes, apparently Tully was a real trooper
How can you not like Harpo? It should not be permitted.
Xapno Mapcase is how he was known in Russia! Loved Harpo...
That was the way HE read the way "Harpo Marx" looked in the Cyrillic alphabet -- !
I remember back in the day watching Mark Brothers they was one of my funniest TV show seem to be one of my favorites comedy have mad love for the mark Brothers may the Lord bless them all
When Groucho and Harpo are shaking hands, right after Groucho asks him is he not going to say hello to him, I defenetly hear Groucho say "Just like the Cocoanuts". They did their most famous handshake in The Cocoanuts.
That was awesome, and to think that he's 72 /73 years old!!!!!!!!!!
Loved Harpo and the Marx Brothers. Watch him play the Harp. He was something else.
"HARPO SPEAKS" is not just the show business culture of the time, but an epic adventure set in two centuries, wandering among the most exalted and destitute, the saints and the demons of the period, always with Harpo's love of all humankind.
I remember especially a comment Harpo related from a little Jewish fellow, dressed in rags and living in Stalin's Soviet Union: "No, there are no shuls (temples) here, but then, there are no pogroms, either."
Harpo was a listener, an art lost nowadays. He had no enemies, and he genuinely loved his work.
There may have been "The one, the only Groucho", but Harpo was truly one of a kind!
Harpo speaks....a great book
Loved the book.
5610winston Reading It now. Fantastic book.
What a great moment.
Groucho's son said the only time he ever saw his father cry was at Harpo's funeral. By the way, "Harpo Speaks" is indeed a good book, and so is Groucho's autobiography, "Groucho and Me".
Harpo...genius.to be able to pull that act off for decades....
Harpo's book is fabulous. Touching and witty.
Harpo was my hero growing up. When I was about 6 years old I had a dream that I was watching a parade and the Marx brothers were in it. Harpo came over to me, sat me up on his knee and sang “I love you a bushel and a peck, a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck.” -a favored lullaby from my mom at the time. It meant a whole lot to me.
Also, my husband has curly hair and is very comfortable dancing and being goofy around others and does it often. When my sister was getting to know him as my new boyfriend, she watched his silly antics and said “he’s Harpo.” I was never attracted to Harpo in that way, but it seems fitting that my childhood hero and my husband share many similar traits.
ALSO (let me gush about my husband some more) I have a video of my husband playing a little harp in a music store we visited and it’s one of my favorite things.
Everyone said that the harp was the perfect instrument for him, because was truly an angel.
@@soylentteal Not only that, he was self taught and later, it was revealed he had learned to play it BACKWARDS, as it was in the wrong direction. He then learned how to play it the more correct way.
It sounds as though Harpo has been reborn as your husbsnd Elle!
@@soylentteal he was CALLED harpo BECAUSE he played the harp
Funny, sincere....probably one of the best video clips I’ve seen. Groucho looked as if he’d like to go backstage with Harpo and let the show carry on without him while he and Harpo caught up on the latest news. Many thanks for posting this video...Mac
harpo groucho n chico were all such charmers lol 💜
The best comedians ever!
That poor guy contestant really wanted the book.
Who in their right mind would dislike Groucho? The Marx brothers will always be some of the funniest, most talented people whoever walked this earth. Thank you Groucho, Chico, Harpo and Zeppo for all the laughs. God bless!!
There will never be anyone like them.
Gummo?
@@warrengwonka2479 Gummo too, but he was never in their movies, so people nowadays don't have anything to remember him by.
Maybe Zeppo was the best at laughs off stage, and could fill in for any of them if they were sick, but he couldn’t get any permanent role like the others. Went to work with Gummo.
So much affection.
Groucho looks so happy to see his brother :)
Straight line at the end by Groucho - perfect balance.
I've read HARPO SPEAKS six times and it is the BEST book.
That standing ovation, when he walked out!
That was cute ! THANKS for sharing !
Nothing cute about these Marx brothers .. you are a idiot
Out of all the books I've read that is still my favorite. I've read it probably eight times and every time I read it I still die laughing at the same parts. If you've not read it you've got to get it.
Love love love Harpo Groucho and and Zeppo and Chico. They were so talented and smart they came along to soon. They came at a time when America was a better country and time period
I absolutely LOVE the Marx Brothers, some of the funniest comedians EVER!!!!!!
Those brothers must have really loved one another. When Harpo comes out he takes the stage and Groucho does all he can to support him.
They must have had great parents.
Harpo, Harpo, when you start, tears of joy inside my heart - Jonathan Richman. Never a truer word spoken.
One of the best books I ever read! 💓 Harpo!
HARPO rules! I always loved his have the other guy hold his leg bit.
I just LOVE Harpo. He was my favorite.
The real Charles Keplart looked dismayed that his book was taken away and he looked like he really wanted it back from George Fenneman
I'm sure he got a copy after the show
Mark Cadieux : I’m sure he did ( get a copy)!
Wouldn’t be surprised if ALL the contestants that night got one!
Thank you! I was thinking the same thing...😔
Neal Sausen ...AND that they were personally signed!!
No, I heard things got really ugly in the elevator later on...
The leg gag, going way back, was always good for a laugh.
I'll have to find this book! What a funny family they are.
Harpo was such a funny man as was Groucho of course.
The Sounds of silence, Brilliant, always a laugh Thks~Harpo!
Harpo was awesome. So funny. His autobiography was an interesting read.
0:36 Groucho saying "Like back in Coconuts eh?" So great.
Love the dude looking around at the end to see if Harpo is going to give him a book too.
My grandparents knew them and partied with them during their vaudeville days. Comedic greats ahead of their time and also musically talented. They were always up for the party :) Good times.
Comedy has sincefailed with a big fat filthy F
that's amazing! do you have any good stories about them?
I remember the first time I saw that scene was in 1983. I remember thinking how cute Harpo was! Never heard of him before then, but it was love at first sight! I became a fan that night.
@Tom Reedy Yes indeed! These brothers proved to be one of the best comedy acts ever!
My first time ever becoming aware of Harpo Marx was on the I Love Lucy episode. To this day that is my all time favorite episode. I never knew the history of the Brothers or the significance of this episode until I discovered them somehow last year. I cannot get enough of them
Yes it is and I have ths soft cover version and I've had it for years. It's so old it's held together with tape and rubber bands. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
0:35 - You hear Harpo's voice for a very brief moment.
And yes I've heard the recording of his voice on here.
Harpo still had it.