"Well, gentlemen, our hands are extended, but nothing seems to be happening!" --Groucho (notes in post)

[johnnyenzyme@piefed.social]

I believe this publicity still was from ~1930, shot during the filming of either Cocoanuts or Monkey Business. The four brothers pictured (L-R) are: Zeppo, Groucho, Chico and Harpo. Also, the towering houseplant in back is named "Margaret Dumont," after one of their beloved movie foils!

To say a single word about the Marx Bros is to risk spending a few weeks fruitlessly trying to sum up their careers in as few essays as possible, but everyone knows how to use WP, so I'll give you something a little different:

It's Mark Evanier's legendary blog, in which he tells many, many stories from the POV of a longtime writer for TV, comics, and a few other ventures. Most of those insider stories are based on his Hollywood and major USA comics work, plus some of his loves, like Broadway & theatre. His is one of the most 'high-signal / low-noise' blogs you'll every read about anything, so let's see what he had to say about Los Bros Hernandez Marx!

https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Anewsfromme.com+Marx+Brothers

NOTE: some of the sadder entries are about his interviews and time spent with a fading Groucho... which were not necessarily pretty. :S