The Unknown Marx Brothers

TV Movie
1993
2h

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A tribute to the lives and careers of the Marx Brothers utilizing rare archival footage and personal interviews.A tribute to the lives and careers of the Marx Brothers utilizing rare archival footage and personal interviews.A tribute to the lives and careers of the Marx Brothers utilizing rare archival footage and personal interviews.

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- David Leaf
- John Scheinfeld
Writers
- David Leaf
- John Scheinfeld
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7.4/10

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Directors
- David Leaf
- John Scheinfeld
Writers
- David Leaf
- John Scheinfeld
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Harpo Marx

Self
(archive footage)
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Zeppo Marx

Various Roles
(archive footage)

Leslie Nielsen

Self - Narrator

Maxine Marx

Self - Chico's Daughter

Robert Fisher

Self - Co-Author: 'Minnie's Boys'

Bill Marx

Self - Harpo's Oldest Son

Robert Dwan

Self - Director: 'You Bet Your Life'
(as Bob Dwan)

George Fenneman

Self - Announcer: 'You Bet Your Life'

Paul Wesolowski

Self - Marx Brothers Historian

Miriam Marx

Self - Groucho's Older Daughter
(as Miriam Marx Allen)

Irving Brecher

Self - Screenwriter-Director
(as Irv Brecher)

Gene Lester

Self - Saturday Evening Post Photo Journalisit

Steve Allen

Self

John Guedel

Self

George Schlatter

Self

Jack Benny

Self
(archive footage)

Milton Berle

Self
(archive footage)

Bill Cosby

Self
(archive footage)

Directors
- David Leaf
- John Scheinfeld
Writers
- David Leaf
- John Scheinfeld
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Alternate versions
Video version runs 126 minutes.

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Features Too Many Kisses (1925)

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7/10

A little lopsided, but overall worthwhile

Although I feel that this documentary suffers a bit from excessive focus on Groucho's "You Bet Your Life" quiz show, it is still worth seeing for any fans of the unforgettable and influential comedy team. There is some very rare footage of the brothers both at work and at play (I never knew about their abandoned TV project "Deputy Seraph", in which all three were scheduled to appear together), and also interesting information on their early, pre-filmdom vaudeville and Broadway years. Leslie Nielsen is a pleasing narrator. *** out of 4.