Chico Marx

Chico Marx

Born: March 21, 1887
Died: October 11, 1961
in New York City, New York, USA
Leonard "Chico" Marx (March 22, 1887 – October 11, 1961) was an American comedian and film star as part of the Marx Brothers. His persona in the act was that of a dim-witted con artist, seemingly of rural Italian origin, who wore shabby clothes, and sported a curly-haired wig and Tyrolean hat.

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Inside the Marx Brothers
Title: Inside the Marx Brothers
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
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
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The Unknown Marx Brothers
Title: The Unknown Marx Brothers
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 18, 1993
Type: Movie
A tribute to the lives and careers of the Marx Brothers utilizing rare archival footage and personal interviews.
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Title: Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: February 25, 1983
Type: Movie
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.
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The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
Title: The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
Character: (archive footage)
Released: January 2, 1982
Type: Movie
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.
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Title: Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
A collection of bloopers and outtakes from an enormous selection of Hollywood classic productions spanning from the 1930s through the 1980s.
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That's Entertainment, Part II
Title: That's Entertainment, Part II
Character: (archive footage)
Released: May 16, 1976
Type: Movie
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.
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Title: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 6, 1975
Type: Movie
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Title: Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 10, 1972
Type: Movie
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.
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The Big Parade of Comedy
Title: The Big Parade of Comedy
Character: One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: September 2, 1964
Type: Movie
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
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General Electric Theater: The Incredible Jewel Robbery
Title: General Electric Theater: The Incredible Jewel Robbery
Character: Harry
Released: March 8, 1959
Type: Movie
Jewel thieves Chico and Harpo Marx disguised as Groucho plan the perfect crime. Groucho appears as himself at the end in a police line up.
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No Time at All
Title: No Time at All
Character: Mr. Kramer
Released: February 13, 1958
Type: Movie
An airliner flying nonstop at night from Miami to New York fails to check in, then disappears from radar. We see how its disappearance affects people on the ground.
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The Story of Mankind
Title: The Story of Mankind
Character: Monk
Released: November 8, 1957
Type: Movie
The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.
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Title: America After Dark
Character: Self
Released: January 28, 1957
Type: TV
A short-lived change of format for the talk show "Tonight Starring Steve Allen". The co-hosts Steve Allen and Ernie Kovacs were dismissed, and the series changed into a news show. Jack Lescoulie and Al "Jazzbo" Collins served as the new hosts, while Hy Gardner conducted the interviews. The news show suffered from low ratings, and several NBC affiliates dropped the show. NBC then changed the format back into a talk show, under the title "Tonight Starring Jack Paar".
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Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Title: Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Character: Piano player
Released: January 1, 1956
Type: Movie
Short promotional film for a Saturday Evening Post sales convention.
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Title: General Electric Theater
Character: Harry
Released: February 1, 1953
Type: TV
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
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Title: The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character: Self
Released: September 10, 1950
Type: TV
The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.
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Title: What's My Line?
Character: Self - Mystery Guest
Released: February 2, 1950
Type: TV
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
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Love Happy
Title: Love Happy
Character: Faustino the Great
Released: October 12, 1949
Type: Movie
The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.
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A Night in Casablanca
Title: A Night in Casablanca
Character: Corbaccio
Released: May 10, 1946
Type: Movie
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.
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The Big Store
Title: The Big Store
Character: Ravelli
Released: June 20, 1941
Type: Movie
A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.
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Go West
Title: Go West
Character: Joe Panello
Released: December 6, 1940
Type: Movie
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.
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Title: A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Character: Self
Released: October 24, 1940
Type: Movie
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.
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Title: Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Character: Self
Released: May 29, 1940
Type: Movie
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.
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At the Circus
Title: At the Circus
Character: Antonio Pirelli
Released: October 20, 1939
Type: Movie
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.
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From the Ends of the Earth
Title: From the Ends of the Earth
Character: Self
Released: May 28, 1939
Type: Movie
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.
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Room Service
Title: Room Service
Character: Harry Binelli
Released: September 21, 1938
Type: Movie
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.
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A Day at the Races
Title: A Day at the Races
Character: Tony
Released: June 11, 1937
Type: Movie
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.
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Hollywood - The Second Step
Title: Hollywood - The Second Step
Character: Himself
Released: June 2, 1936
Type: Movie
This short follows the early career of actress Jane Barnes. She starts by doing extra work. After several months she is offered a studio contract (the "first step"). However, her work consists mostly of fashion shoots and bit parts that end up on the cutting room floor. She is even used as a stand-in for Maureen O'Sullivan on the set of a Tarzan movie when camera angles and lighting must be set up.
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A Night at the Opera
Title: A Night at the Opera
Character: Fiorello
Released: November 15, 1935
Type: Movie
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.
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Title: Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: December 1, 1933
Type: Movie
Comedian Lloyd Hamilton escorts a group of beauty contest winners to various Hollywood night spots.
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Duck Soup
Title: Duck Soup
Character: Chicolini
Released: November 12, 1933
Type: Movie
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
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Wonderland of California
Title: Wonderland of California
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1933
Type: Movie
Short film made up of various clips showcasing the Cinecolor process, including a visit to a Marx Brothers film set.
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-7
Title: Hollywood on Parade No. B-7
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1933
Type: Movie
Features Chico Marx and W.C. Fields
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Horse Feathers
Title: Horse Feathers
Character: Baravelli
Released: August 19, 1932
Type: Movie
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.
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I'll Say She Is
Title: I'll Say She Is
Character: Tomalio
Released: December 31, 1931
Type: Movie
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.
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Monkey Business
Title: Monkey Business
Character: Chico
Released: September 19, 1931
Type: Movie
Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.
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The House That Shadows Built
Title: The House That Shadows Built
Character: Tomalio
Released: July 8, 1931
Type: Movie
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.
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Animal Crackers
Title: Animal Crackers
Character: Signor Emanuel Ravelli
Released: August 8, 1930
Type: Movie
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.
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The Cocoanuts
Title: The Cocoanuts
Character: Pastrami
Released: May 23, 1929
Type: Movie
During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.
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Humor Risk
Title: Humor Risk
Character: Chuckling [Italian] Henchman
Released: December 1, 1921
Type: Movie
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.