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Beating anything for which Groucho Marx or Marx or Bob Hope was ever thrown off the ether, the protagonists of the Bell System melted down three mikes with their sizzling retorts, forcing the Network to announce suspension of the program unless an asbestos microphone could be obtained...
With the help of its more professional members, ICCASP has also learned to avoid some of the minor blunders of politicking. Explained a Hollywood member: "Ingrid Bergman would never be sent off to a small neighborhood meeting because it would cheapen her glamor value. Groucho Marx wouldn't attempt to talk to a ladies' society, but would leave it to Sterling Hayden or John Garfield...
Born. To Julius ("Groucho") Marx, 55, cigar-waving, eye-rolling youngest of the caper-cutting Marx trio, and Catherine ("Kay") Marvis, 25: their first child; in Los Angeles. Name: Melinda. Weight...
...scenario of "Monkey Business" back in 1931, and the gags are still free of wrinkles. The plot, such as it is, has to do with four stowaways-the Marx Brothers-and how they manage to get off a luxury liner. The entire film is a chase, with Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo in front and the captain and his crew behind. The running stops from time to time to allow for the situations, which are about as hilarious as anything the four zanies have ever done...
...Groucho is first-rate. From his opening lines as a stowaway in a barrel in the hold of the ship, to his concluding monologue announcing a fight from the ceiling of a barn, he works furiously every minute. Most of his action is ad-lib, and his Perelmanesque lines are sharp. Commenting on a remark by someone, he says: "Gee, I wish I'd said that. Everyone's repeating it around the club these days...