Humor Risk

Dec 1, 1921

0h 24m

★ 9.0

Overview

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 moustache 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. This film is lost.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Caravel Comedies

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Cast

Villain

Groucho Marx

Watson

Harpo Marx

Chuckling [Italian] Henchman

Chico Marx

Playboy / Barowner

Zeppo Marx

Leading Lady

Jobyna Ralston

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