Groucho Marx
Biography: Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian and film star famed as a master of wit. His rapid-fire delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers.He made 13 feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born. He also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game show You Bet Your Life. His distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, included quirks such as an exaggerated stooped posture, glasses, cigars, and a thick greasepaint mustache and eyebrows. Description above from the Wikipedia article Groucho Marx, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: September 30, 1890
Deathday: August 19, 1977
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Duck Soup
1933-11-12
Duck Soup
Overview: Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-11-12
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The Movie Orgy
1968-01-01
The Movie Orgy
Overview: Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.
Genres: Comedy Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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The Cocoanuts
1929-05-23
The Cocoanuts
Overview: During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-05-23
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At the Circus
1939-10-20
At the Circus
Overview: Jeff Wilson, the owner of a small circus, owes his partner Carter $10,000. Before Jeff can pay, Carter's accomplices steal the money so he can take over the circus. Antonio Pirelli and Punchy, who work at the circus, together with lawyer Loophole try to find the thief and get the money back.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-10-20
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Go West
1940-12-06
Go West
Overview: Embezzler, shill, all around confidence man S. Quentin Quale is heading west to find his fortune; he meets the crafty but simple brothers Joseph and Rusty Panello in a train station, where they steal all his money. They're heading west, too, because they've heard you can just pick the gold off the ground. Once there, they befriend an old miner named Dan Wilson whose property, Dead Man's Gulch, has no gold. They loan him their last ten dollars so he can go start life anew, and for collateral, he gives them the deed to the Gulch. Unbeknownst to Wilson, the son of his longtime rival, Terry Turner (who's also in love with his daughter, Eva), has contacted the railroad to arrange for them to build through the land, making the old man rich and hopefully resolving the feud. But the evil Red Baxter, owner of a saloon, tricks the boys out of the deed, and it's up to them - as well as Quale, who naturally finds his way out west anyway - to save the day.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-12-06
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A Day at the Races
1937-06-11
A Day at the Races
Overview: Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's farm by winning a big race with her horse. There are a few problems. Hackenbush runs a high priced clinic for the wealthy who don't know he has his degree in Veterinary Medicine.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-06-11
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A Night in Casablanca
1946-05-10
A Night in Casablanca
Overview: The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-05-10
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Skidoo
1968-12-19
Skidoo
Overview: Ex-gangster Tony Banks is called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard. When Banks demurs, God kidnaps his daughter Darlene on his luxury yacht.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-19
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The Big Store
1941-06-20
The Big Store
Overview: A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-06-20
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Love Happy
1949-10-12
Love Happy
Overview: The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-10-12
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Monkey Business
1931-09-19
Monkey Business
Overview: Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-09-19
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Animal Crackers
1930-08-08
Animal Crackers
Overview: The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing. The intrepid Captain Spaulding attempts to solve the crime with the help of his silly secretary Horatio Jamison, while sparring with the anarchic Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his nutty sidekick The Professor.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-08-08
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Horse Feathers
1932-08-19
Horse Feathers
Overview: Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Darwin U.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-08-19
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Beatles: Big Beat Box
2001-12-03
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Overview: The early days of The Beatles are captured in this fascinating film. Featuring behind the scenes clips, it traces the Fab Four's start as Liverpool lads playing the local clubs to 'making it' in Germany. Early press conferences and interviews reveal their charisma and knack for messing around - yeah, yeah, yeah!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-03
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The Story of Mankind
1957-11-08
The Story of Mankind
Overview: The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-11-08
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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
1957-07-29
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Overview: To save his career, an ad man wants a sex symbol to endorse a lipstick but in exchange, she wants him to pretend to be her lover.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-07-29
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A Night at the Opera
1935-11-15
A Night at the Opera
Overview: The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-11-15
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Room Service
1938-09-21
Room Service
Overview: Broke Gordon Miller tries to land a backer for his new play while he has to deal with with the hotel manager trying to evict him and his cast.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-09-21
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The Our Gang Story
1994-01-01
The Our Gang Story
Overview: Join all you favorites--Spanky, Buckwheat, Alfalfa, Darla, Butch, Froggy and more--in a jam-packed special covering more than twenty years and 200 episodes of Hal Roach's inimitable brand of childhood magic. This fascinating video offers insight into the Gang's personal lives, as rare footage follows each member's career through the joys and misfortunes that went along with being one of America's most beloved kids. See how the series began in 1922 and changed after the first all-talking release in 1929, why Shirley Temple and Mickey Rooney never made the Gang, a fifteenth anniversary reunion, and clips from their only feature.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Copacabana
1947-05-30
Copacabana
Overview: A talent agent sells his girlfriend to a nightclub – as two separate acts. The deception and constant costume changes are too much for his girl, and the men who have fallen for the different performers.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-05-30
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Double Dynamite
1951-12-25
Double Dynamite
Overview: An innocent bank teller, suspected of embezzlement, is aided by an eccentric, wisecracking waiter.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-12-25
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A Girl in Every Port
1952-02-13
A Girl in Every Port
Overview: After two sailors are conned into buying a lame race-horse, they go ashore to sort out the problem, but when they realize that the horse is one of a pair of identical twins, their plan for revenge becomes more complicated.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-02-13
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The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
1982-01-02
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
Overview: A fascinating look at the most beloved comedy team in motion picture history. Exclusive interviews with those closest to the brothers supplement this collection of highlights from their film, theater, and television appearances and offer a compelling look at their lives both on and off-screen.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-02
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I'll Say She Is
1931-12-31
I'll Say She Is
Overview: In the office of Mr. Lee, a talent agent, Zeppo bursts through the door, proclaiming to be a great musical actor. He gives a terrible impression of Maurice Chevallier. Chico arrives, also proclaiming to be a great musical talent, and gives an even worse impression of the same musical act. This is followed by Groucho and finally Harpo, all adding to the growing confusion in the office.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-12-31
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972-01-10
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Overview: A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension this provides a general history of Hollywood's Golden Age and the legendary studio system.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-10
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Mr. Music
1950-12-08
Mr. Music
Overview: A golf-crazy songwriter tries to avoid the long, solitary hours of concentration needed to produce a hit musical. His producer and his secretary conspire to get him back on track.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-12-08
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982-01-01
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Overview: A collection of bloopers and outtakes from an enormous selection of Hollywood classic productions spanning from the 1930s through the 1980s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Overview: Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-25
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The Last Laugh
2016-04-18
The Last Laugh
Overview: Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, and the implications for other seemingly off-limits topics in a society that prizes free speech.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-18
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Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
1956-01-01
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Overview: Short promotional film for a Saturday Evening Post sales convention.
Genres: Comedy Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-01-01
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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1986-04-19
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Overview: Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddess. But even though she scaled heights few could even dream of, she was one of the loneliest of stars.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-04-19
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Groucho Marx's Home Movies
1933-05-01
Groucho Marx's Home Movies
Overview: Footage of Groucho, his wife and his children.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-05-01
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984-01-01
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Overview: Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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The House That Shadows Built
1931-07-08
The House That Shadows Built
Overview: The House That Shadows Built (1931) is a short feature, roughly 48 minutes long, from Paramount Pictures made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the studio's founding in 1912. It was a promotional film for exhibitors and never had a regular theatrical release and includes a brief history of Paramount, interviews with various actors, and clips from upcoming projects (some of which never came to fruition). The title comes from a biography of Paramount founder Adolph Zukor, The House That Shadows Built (1928), by William Henry Irwin.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-07-08
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This Is Elvis
1981-04-03
This Is Elvis
Overview: Though several actors portray Elvis Presley at different stages of his life, this documentary is comprised mostly of actual performance footage and interviews with Elvis, his fans and those close to him. This biographical docu-drama features rare footage of Elvis and dramatically recreated scenes from Elvis' life.
Genres: Drama Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-03
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933-12-01
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Overview: Comedian Lloyd Hamilton escorts a group of beauty contest winners to various Hollywood night spots.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-12-01
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Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937-10-02
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Overview: A series of vignettes with a loose plot. Featured are Frank Morgan, Groucho Marx, Frank McHugh, Robert Benchley and The Brian Sisters. Not bad, more interesting for the historical significance than for entertainment.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-10-02
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Mike Wallace Is Here
2019-07-26
Mike Wallace Is Here
Overview: For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying exclusively on archival footage, the film interrogates the interrogator, tracking Wallace's storied career and troubled personal life while unpacking how broadcast journalism evolved to today’s precarious tipping point.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-07-26
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Wonderland of California
1933-01-01
Wonderland of California
Overview: Short film made up of various clips showcasing the Cinecolor process, including a visit to a Marx Brothers film set. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-01-01
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Groucho & Cavett
2022-12-27
Groucho & Cavett
Overview: Discover the enduring friendship between television personality Dick Cavett and his mentor iconic comedian Groucho Marx. Their relationship is chronicled through interviews with Cavett, archival footage and interviews with George Burns and others.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-12-27
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Merrily We Roll Along: The Early Days of the Automobile
1961-10-21
Merrily We Roll Along: The Early Days of the Automobile
Overview: Combining photos, narration, musical orchestration, and archival pre-WWI footage, the filmmakers vividly capture the automobile and its transformative impact upon American history and culture
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-10-21
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Yours for the Asking
1936-07-23
Yours for the Asking
Overview: Casino operator Johnny Lamb hires down-on-her-luck socialite Lucille Sutton as his casino hostess, in order to help her and to improve casino income. But Lamb's pals fear he may follow Lucille onto the straight-and-narrow path, which would not be good for business. So they hire Gert Malloy and Dictionary McKinney, a pair of con-artists, to manipulate Johnny back off the path of righteousness.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-07-23
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The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos
2016-10-13
The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos
Overview: A documentary about the Marx Brothers containing interviews with Leonard Maltin, Dick Cavett and others.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-13
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The Unknown Marx Brothers
1993-08-18
The Unknown Marx Brothers
Overview: A tribute to the lives and careers of the Marx Brothers utilizing rare archival footage and personal interviews.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-08-18
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Inside the Marx Brothers
2003-01-01
Inside the Marx Brothers
Overview: Documentary - Take an in-depth look at the personal lives and careers of the famous Marx Brothers: Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo and Gummo. Pioneers on the American comedy scene, the brothers' comedic timing, wit and style are unmatched to this day. Fans will delight in this broad collection of Marx memorabilia, including favorites such as "Animal Crackers," "Monkey Business," "Duck Soup" and "A Night at the Opera," as well as interviews and rare footage. - Chico Marx, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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From the Ends of the Earth
1939-05-28
From the Ends of the Earth
Overview: An MGM short showing how materials are shipped by boat 'From the Ends of the Earth' to Hollywood. Featuring footage from the MGM films being made at the time. Such as The Women, Thunder Afloat, Siren of the Tropics, Ninotchka, Northwest Passage, and At the Circus.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-05-28
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Joys
1976-03-05
Joys
Overview: Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies thrown in Hope's pool!). Hope and the rapidly shrinking cast try to discover who is the mysterious killer known only as "Joys."
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-03-05
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975-08-06
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Overview: Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-08-06
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940-05-29
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Overview: This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie. We then go to Hollywood and visit Adrian, MGM's chief of costume design, and see how multiple copies of a single clothing pattern are produced. The film ends with short segments of several MGM features.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-05-29
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That's Entertainment, Part II
1976-05-16
That's Entertainment, Part II
Overview: Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-05-16
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940-10-24
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Overview: This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-10-24
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Birds Do It
1966-08-13
Birds Do It
Overview: Melvin Byrd, who dreams of being a scientist, is a Cape Kennedy "miniscule molecular particle surveillance monitor" - in short, a janitor. His job is to keep a major rocket project completely dust-free, and this he does with his own hilariously fantastic inventions - including a literal attack on dirt by a "knight on a white horse". In his work, he meets Judy, a chimp involved in a top-secret project, which leads Melvin into the one room strictly off-limits to him. Not until he has entered the project room does Melvin learn that any man entering it will be negatively ionized - making him fly like a bird.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-08-13
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Game Changers
2018-06-29
Game Changers
Overview: Alex Trebek hosts a documentary about television game shows featuring interviews with a number of game show hosts and producers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-06-29
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The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1970-04-07
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
Overview: The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians is a 1970 American animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. After the Christmas special Frosty the Snowman (1969), it was Rankin/Bass' second hand-drawn animated work to be outsourced to Osamu Tezuka's Mushi Production in Tokyo, Japan. The show aired on ABC on April 7, 1970 before the airing of that year's Oscars. It was a tribute to early vaudeville, and featured animated reworkings of various famous comedians' acts.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-04-07
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Humor Risk
1921-12-01
Humor Risk
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-12-01
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Salsa
1976-08-18
Salsa
Overview: The Fania All Stars perform for 44,000 fans at Yankee stadium in New York. Besides concert footage, there's also included a history of Salsa, and vintage film clips of Hollywood's portrayal of Latinos in movies during the 1930's and 40's.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-08-18
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The Big Parade of Comedy
1964-09-02
The Big Parade of Comedy
Overview: Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-09-02
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And the Oscar Goes To...
2014-02-01
And the Oscar Goes To...
Overview: The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-01
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The One, the Only... Groucho
1991-05-28
The One, the Only... Groucho
Overview: Groucho's life story, with jokes
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-05-28
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The Sparks Brothers
2021-06-18
The Sparks Brothers
Overview: Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.
Genres: Documentary Music Comedy History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-06-18
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The Incredible Jewel Robbery
1959-03-08
The Incredible Jewel Robbery
Overview: Harpo and Chico play Harry and Nick, two inept would-be robbers who try to pull a jewelry heist.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-03-08
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