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:I'm not familiar with that particular quote, but Harpo produced all sorts of impossible objects out of his coat in almost every film. The most memorable would be in the final scene of ''[[Animal Crackers]]'', when a cop — trying to persuade him to return to his non-existant home and mother — keeps pumping his arm good-narturedly, causing impossible amounts of stolen silverware and elements of a silver tea service to fall cacophoniously out of his coat at irregular intervals. [[User:Canonblack|Canonblack]] 01:51, 3 August 2006 (UTC) |
:I'm not familiar with that particular quote, but Harpo produced all sorts of impossible objects out of his coat in almost every film. The most memorable would be in the final scene of ''[[Animal Crackers]]'', when a cop — trying to persuade him to return to his non-existant home and mother — keeps pumping his arm good-narturedly, causing impossible amounts of stolen silverware and elements of a silver tea service to fall cacophoniously out of his coat at irregular intervals. [[User:Canonblack|Canonblack]] 01:51, 3 August 2006 (UTC) |
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::Nor am I. It could be in one of the later ones. In the silverware incident, according to a story Groucho told years later, he expected the silver coffeepot to fall sooner than it did. At some point, Groucho says, "I can't understand what's keeping that coffeepot!" and it soon spills out. That might be just one of Groucho's tall tales, of course. But he did say that on camera. [[User:Wahkeenah|Wahkeenah]] 03:11, 3 August 2006 (UTC) |
::Nor am I. It could be in one of the later ones. In the silverware incident, according to a story Groucho told years later, he expected the silver coffeepot to fall sooner than it did. At some point, Groucho says, "I can't understand what's keeping that coffeepot!" and it soon spills out. That might be just one of Groucho's tall tales, of course. But he did say that on camera. [[User:Wahkeenah|Wahkeenah]] 03:11, 3 August 2006 (UTC) |
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:::Well, [[Rlquall]], I think I've been able to pinpoint the film in which the Groucho quote you referred to originated. I know the first 11 Marx Bros. films extremely well, so I'm 98% sure it doesn't come from any of those films. The only films left are ''A Night in Casablanca'', ''Love Happy'', and ''The Story of Mankind''. The latter can be easily ruled out because, although I have yet to see the film, the Brothers do not appear together and thus the quote would be extremely out of context. The most logical film in which the quote is quipped is probably ''A Night in Casablanca''; for instance, the film is primarily set in Groucho's Moroccon hotel, and ''Love Happy'' does not feature Groucho very much at all. So, I think your quote is from ''[[A Night in Casablanca]]''. But if I'm wrong, somebody please let me know. --- [[JS]], [[User:164.58.96.126|164.58.96.126]] 20:40, 12 June 2007 (UTC) |
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If those things -- where Groucho says, "From now on, anyone caught in the halls will be shot," Harpo having everything in the world inside his trench coat aren't in this film, which one are they in? It has admittedly been years since I've seen it, but those things do exist, and if not in this film, which one?
Rlquall 21:27, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- I'm not familiar with that particular quote, but Harpo produced all sorts of impossible objects out of his coat in almost every film. The most memorable would be in the final scene of Animal Crackers, when a cop — trying to persuade him to return to his non-existant home and mother — keeps pumping his arm good-narturedly, causing impossible amounts of stolen silverware and elements of a silver tea service to fall cacophoniously out of his coat at irregular intervals. Canonblack 01:51, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
- Nor am I. It could be in one of the later ones. In the silverware incident, according to a story Groucho told years later, he expected the silver coffeepot to fall sooner than it did. At some point, Groucho says, "I can't understand what's keeping that coffeepot!" and it soon spills out. That might be just one of Groucho's tall tales, of course. But he did say that on camera. Wahkeenah 03:11, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
- Well, Rlquall, I think I've been able to pinpoint the film in which the Groucho quote you referred to originated. I know the first 11 Marx Bros. films extremely well, so I'm 98% sure it doesn't come from any of those films. The only films left are A Night in Casablanca, Love Happy, and The Story of Mankind. The latter can be easily ruled out because, although I have yet to see the film, the Brothers do not appear together and thus the quote would be extremely out of context. The most logical film in which the quote is quipped is probably A Night in Casablanca; for instance, the film is primarily set in Groucho's Moroccon hotel, and Love Happy does not feature Groucho very much at all. So, I think your quote is from A Night in Casablanca. But if I'm wrong, somebody please let me know. --- JS, 164.58.96.126 20:40, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
- Nor am I. It could be in one of the later ones. In the silverware incident, according to a story Groucho told years later, he expected the silver coffeepot to fall sooner than it did. At some point, Groucho says, "I can't understand what's keeping that coffeepot!" and it soon spills out. That might be just one of Groucho's tall tales, of course. But he did say that on camera. Wahkeenah 03:11, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Copyright status
Does anyone know the copyright status of this film? Meekrob 17:39, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
- The film, as well as the rest of the films the Marx Brothers made for Paramount, was sold to Universal, who still own the films. (Ibaranoff24 00:01, 23 April 2006 (UTC))
Wow, this article is messy.
CUT THE CARDS gag
- It probably should be mentioned that the "cut the cards" gag was not only included in the Bugs Bunny cartoon ''Bugs Bunny Rides Again'', but also in a Three Stooges short subject. (I'm wondering if this kind of card gag is actually an old vaudeville joke, since both The Marx Bros. and the Three Stooges were products of vaudeville.) I'm sorry, I can't recall the name of the Three Stooges short that has that gag. I think another comedy buff does, though. --- JS. 164.58.96.126 20:11, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
- It turns out I wasn't incorrect about this CUT THE CARDS gag being an old vaudeville joke, because if you read the original I'll Say She Is script---which contained the CUT THE CARDS gag---it says that the script is based on the old vaudeville afterpiece "Irish Justice".--- JS, 156.110.47.73 14:40, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
- It just goes to show that, as Henny Youngman once said, "There are no new jokes. When Caesar went to his slave and said, 'Call me a chariot', the slave answered, 'OK. You're a chariot.'" Wahkeenah 16:01, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
- It turns out I wasn't incorrect about this CUT THE CARDS gag being an old vaudeville joke, because if you read the original I'll Say She Is script---which contained the CUT THE CARDS gag---it says that the script is based on the old vaudeville afterpiece "Irish Justice".--- JS, 156.110.47.73 14:40, 25 April 2007 (UTC)