The Marx Brothers
Movies and Documentaries on DVD

This is a list of DVDs of the Marx Brothers. The first DVDs were the five Paramount movies published in 1998 by Image Entertainment under license from Universal. It seems that in the eyes of Universal they did sell the DVDs too cheaply and the distribution rights were not renewed when they ran out.
For some time no title was in print until the release of Room Service in Spain and A Night In Casablanca in Spain and Australia. Then several movies were published in Brazil.
At the end of 2003 some of the Paramount movies were released in Europe and Australia and all five Paramount movies were available from Taiwan.
I am not sure whether any of the Brazilian and Taiwanese releases were licensed.
In May 2004 Warner Home Video released the MGM movies for Region 1, including A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Room Service, At the Circus, Go West, The Big Store and A Night in Casablanca; see below for more details. This box also became also available in other countries sometimes without 'Room Service'.
Universal Studios released the first five movies in November 2004 in The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection (see below), which also includes a disc of bonus material.

Since mid 2005 all movies (except "Room Service" and "A Night in Casablanca") have been available in many countries

• Marx Brothers Movies
• Movies with Groucho, Harpo or Chico
• Documentaries about the Marx Brothers/TV Programmes with Groucho, Harpo or Chico

Marx Brothers Movies

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The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection ( Box Set, Paramount )
includes "The Cocoanuts", "Animal Crackers" (+theatrical trailer), "Horse Feathers" (+theatrical trailer), "Monkey Business" and "Duck Soup" (+theatrical trailer)
All have English Dolby Digital 2.0 audio and all except Cocoanuts also have Spanish audio. All are subtitled in English, French and Spanish
An extra disc of bonus material has:
- Today Show Interview with Harpo Marx (1961)
- Today Show Interview with Groucho Marx (1963)
- Today Show Interview with William Marx, Harpo's son (1985)
Some columnist and some people on amazon have stated that these movies have been "censored". This is not true, they are the same as the versions previously available on video and DVD.

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The Marx Brothers Collection 1 (4 DVD) ( Box Set, Paramount )
Contains 'Animal Crackers', 'Monkey Business', 'Horse Feathers' and 'Duck Soup'

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Marx Brothers Collection 2 (4 DVD) ( Box Set, Paramount )
includes: 'A Girl In Every Port', 'The Cocoanuts', 'Room Service', 'Love Happy'

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Marx Brothers Collection 3 (8 DVD) ( Box Set, Paramount )
a combination of box sets 1 and 2 this contains: 'The Cocoanuts', 'Animal Crackers', 'Monkey Business', 'Horse Feathers', 'Duck Soup', 'Room Service', 'Love Happy', 'A Girl In Every Port'

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The Marx Brothers Collection (3 DVD) ( Box Set, Paramount )
Contains 'Animal Crackers', 'Horse Feathers' and 'Duck Soup'

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TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Marx Brothers ( Box Set, Warner Movies)
This set includes "A Day at the Races", "Room Service", "A Night in Casablaca" and "At the Circus"

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The Marx Brothers Collection ( Box Set, Warner Movies )
Contains 'A Night at the Opera', 'A Day at the Races', 'Room Service' (US only), 'At the Circus', 'Go West', 'The Big Store', 'A Night in Casablanca'; see above for details

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The Cocoanuts (1929)

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Animal Crackers (1930)

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Monkey Business (1931)

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Horse Feathers (1932)

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Duck Soup (1933)

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A Night at the Opera (1935)

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A Day at the Races (1937)

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Room Service (1938)

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At the Circus (1939)

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Go West (1940)

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The Big Store (1941)

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A Night in Casablanca (1946)

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Love Happy (1949)

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I Fratelli Marx Collection (2005)
contains: "Il Ladro di Gioielli" (The Cocoanuts) - "Matti da Legare" (Animal Crackers) - "La Guerra Lampo dei Fratelli Marx" (Duck Soup) - "I Fratelli Marx al college" (Horse Feathers)

Movies with Groucho, Harpo or Chico

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Stage Door Canteen (1943)

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Copacabana (1947)
with Groucho Marx

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A Girl In Every Port (1951)
Starring: Groucho Marx, Marie Wilson, et al.

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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)

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Double Dynamite
Starring: Groucho Marx, Frank Sinatra, Jane Russell, et al.

Documentaries about the Marx Brothers/TV Programmes with Groucho, Harpo or Chico

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Wayne & Shuster present "An affectionate look at The Marx Brothers" ()
Canadian comedians Wayne and Shuster introduce scenes from the Paramount movies in this TV programme from 1960

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The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
In the DVD extras is a newsreel from the opening night of this movie which caught Harpo speaking on camera

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For Me And My Gal (La Fiesta de Santa Barbara) (1942)
An extra on the DVD is "La Fiesta de Santa Barbara" featuring Harpo. This is one of the few occasion where you can see pictures of him in colour.

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I Love Lucy: Lucy & Harpo Marx (1955)

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I Dream Of Jeannie - The Complete Second Season (1967)
Groucho has a guest appearance in the episode "The Greatest Invention in the World"

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Marx Brothers In A Nutshell (1982)
Regarded as one of the best documentaries about the Marx Brothers

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Brain Donors (1992)
A homage to A Night at the Opera

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Merrily We Roll Along: The Early Days of the Automobile (1994)
"Groucho narrates the impact the automobile had on America during the transition from horse and buggy to horseless carriage, roughly between 1900 and World War I." (Vox)

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Rodgers and Hammerstein - The Sound of Movies (1995)
This documentary about Hammerstein and Rodgers contains an excerpt with the two on a show hosted by Groucho (probably YBYL)

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The Unknown Marx Brothers (1996)
Has for example Groucho singing "Peezie Weezie," a clip showing Harpo in the 1925 film, "Too Many Kisses", alternate takes of certain scenes, clips from the aborted TV series "The Deputy Seraph." and scenes late in Groucho's life (FB)

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You Bet Your Life (3 episodes) (1999)

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Groucho: A Life in Revue (2001)
written by Arthur Marx and Robert Fisher, performed by Frank Ferrante

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Mickey In Living Colour (2001)
this contains "Mickey's Polo Team" which has Mickey Mouse playing against the Marx Brothers, Laurel & Hardy and other movie stars

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Groucho Marx: You Bet Your Life - Lost Episodes (2003)
"a deluxe 3 DVD Box that includes 18 episodes, 6 episodes per disc with each episode running 25 minutes, a 20 page booklet with an outstanding essay by Groucho expert Robert S. Bader, plus loads of rare You Bet Your Life memorabilia and photos. These shows are officially licensed from the Groucho Marx estate and NBC, and have been produced from the original film reels found at the UCLA film archive and the Library of Congress. These episodes have not been seen since their original run in the early 50's. They were never repackaged for syndication by NBC for various reasons. Includes out takes from the episodes on every disc and a 17 minute film made for DeSoto dealers called 'The Making of You Bet Your Life' included as an extra.In addition to the episodes, the box set includes Groucho's 1947 audition for the original 'You Bet Your Life' radio program! Other extras: a promotional recording Groucho made as a Christmas gift to DeSoto dealers; Some original commercials" (amazon)

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Inside The Marx Brothers (2003)
"Inside The Marx Brothers is a funny and fascinating look at the personal and professional lives of Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo, and Gummo Marx, featuring classic clips from such Marx Brothers favorites as 'Animal Crackers', 'Monkey Business', 'Duck Soup', 'A Night at the Opera', and 'A Day at the Races'. Also included are rare newsreels, TV clips, home movies, and interviews with Groucho, Chico, Groucho's son, Arthur , and 'Room Service' co-star, Ann Miller." (info from distributor)

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The Marx Brothers Collection (2003)
Disc 1: "Inside the Marx Brothers" documentary (also available seperately)
Disc 2: "You Bet Your Life" TV Pilot
Disc 3: "Papa Romani" with Chico and "Person-to-Person" interviews with Groucho and Harpo
Disc 4: "The Marx Brothers Radio Days": (audio only) "The Marx Brothers Show - Hollywood Agents" and various guest appearances
Disc 5: "Marx Brothers Mixed Nuts": trailers, newsreels and commercials

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Groucho Marx: You Bet Your Life - The Best Episodes (2004)
"These 18 episodes are some of the absolute best from over a decade of popular TV, restored for the highest quality sound and picture possible. They feature guest stars like Phyllis Diller, Edgar and Candace Bergen, Joe Louis, Johnny Weismuller, Frankie Avalon, Groucho's daughter Melinda Marx, Harpo Marx and the first appearance of the show's trademark duck. DVD extras include three Groucho pilots including "What Do You Want", "Tell It To Groucho" and the never-before-seen "The Plot Thickens," plus tons of outtakes and bloopers." (amazon)

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You Bet Your Life Vol. 1 (2004)

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You Bet Your Life Vol. 2 (2004)

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The Golden Age Of Comedy (2005)
Features a collection of comic clips from the 1950s. Footage taken from: 'The Jack Benny Show' (including guest appearance by Groucho), 'The Bob Hope Chevy Show', The Ed Wynn Show', 'The Camel Comedy Caravan', 'The Colgate Comedy Hour', 'The Phil Silvers Special' and 'The Ernie Kovacs Show'.

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The Dick Cavett Show - Comic Legends (2006)
"Groucho Marx's visits are alone worth the price of "Comic Legends." The four-disc set (12 full shows) kicks off in grand style with an hour of the drollest of the movie Marx Brothers, a cheeky raconteur, jabbering stream-of-consciousness about everything: his childhood on East 93rd Street, Hollywood legend Greta Garbo ("She had big feet, but she was a nice woman"), co-starring with a gorilla, going to see the hippie musical "Hair." Cavett's Manhattan theater was so cozy, they could put cameras behind the orchestra seats for a more intimate connection between guests and audience. That comes through the screen as Cavett lets Marx reminisce, sing, do whatever he wants. The host also puts his past-era guest succinctly in perspective for the current day by simply noting "he sort of invented irreverence on screen." Groucho returns on the third disc in a later show, bizarrely booked alongside Truman Capote and animal expert Jim Fowler." (from newsday.com)

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Time Marxes On (2006)
Documentary from French/German TV channel arte broadcast in their "Marx Brothers Night" in 1997.
It doesn't have a lot of its own commentary, but is based around the Dick Cavett interview with Groucho interspersed with excerpts from other shows featuring Groucho, Harpo or Chico.

This site uses material originally created by Frank Bland for his website Why A Duck?. Frank did kindly give me permission to use this material.

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