The Marx Brothers: Making movies in the early-mid Twentieth Century, the Marx Brothers were some of the first comedians in film. Coming from a steady Vaudeville background, the three (sometimes four) real brothers put their best acts onto the screen. Champions of silly, slapstick comedy and perfect one-liners, the Marx Brothers movies are masterfully funny. I would recommend starting with
Duck Soup. This 1933 film is a madcap political satire that has been named by the American Film Institute’s the 5
th Greatest Comedy in the last hundred years. Other great comedy films are
Night at the Opera, Horse Feathers, and
Animal Crackers. You will be laughing for hours.
