The further we’re pulled into the 21st century, the further we travel from the screen comedians of the early sound era. When I was growing up, all sorts of films (great, terrible, in between)… ...

The Marx Brothers made some of the greatest (and most anarchic) comedies ever. Here are their best movies ranked.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – During the dreary Depression days, moviegoers were startled, then amused and finally convulsed by a kind of comedy they had never seen before.Schooled in vaudeville and ...

The Marx Brothers’ lone film for RKO, this 1938 film (directed by William A. Seiter and James Anderson) was based on a 1937 play of the same name that wasn’t written with them in mind, and you ...

The Marx Brothers' success on Broadway made them ideal movie prospects with the advent of talkies. Their first two films, "The Cocoanuts" and "Animal Crackers," shot at Paramount's New York studio ...

In the evolution of film comedy, the Marx Brothers were the stepladder into the sound era. The silent Harpo (with his whistles and broad physical gags) bridged the gap from Chaplin and Keaton ...

The Cocoanuts, released in 1929, marks the Marx Brothers' first foray into feature films, capturing their unique blend of slapstick, wordplay, and satirical humor set against the backdrop of the ...

There has never been anything like the Marx Brothers. They were excessive and uninhibited during the repressed years of the Great Depression, and they raised the banner of spirited anarchy ...