Marx Brothers, Duck Soup – Part One
January 23, 2009, admin
Classic Marx Brothers movie which I’ll post up in its entirety. This scene features a nice introduction between Groucho’s shameless gold-digger Rufus T. Firefly and Margaret Dumas.
For many years. The myth was propagated that Dumas never understood the jokes and continually asked “Julie” (her pet name for Groucho, real name Julius) to tell her ‘why are they laughing?’ However, it’s more than likely that she took pains to maintain the character of a middle aged ingénue. It was, after all, her bread and butter: she played the same role with other comedians, such as Laurel and Hardy and Abbot and Costello.
Dumont: I’ve sponsored your appointment because I feel you are the most able statesman in all Freedonia.
Groucho: Well, that covers a lot of ground. Say, you cover a lot of ground yourself! You’d better beat it; I hear they’re going to tear you down and put up an office building where you’re standing!
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