Article: ReView by Phil Villarreal: Genius of the Marx Brothers.

Byline: Opinion Phil Villarreal

Oct. 29--Marx Brothers movies make little sense and have no class. They're cruel, snide and surly. Bless 'em. Who knows how depressing the Great Depression would have been had the Marx Brothers not brought their vaudeville-inspired schtick to the big screen. Their raw yet strangely sophisticated and precise humor entertained and inspired the masses. "Horse Feathers," an insane parody of college life, is an example of the Marx Brothers just getting rolling. It was the brothers' fourth comedy, after "The Cocoanuts" (1929) "Animal Crackers"(1930) and "Monkey Business" (1931). "Horse Feathers" marked the beginning of the ...

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