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Humor Risk

1921 • 0h24m Comedy

Rating

9.0/10

Popularity

1

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.

Details

Director

Richard Smith

Screenplay

Jo Swerling

Cast

Groucho Marx

Harpo Marx

Chico Marx

Release date

12/1/1921

Status

Released

Budget

$6,000

Origin country

US

Vote count

1