Episode 62: Blooray, Blooray, Blooray! (Our Too Many Kisses and The House That Shadows Built Deep Dive)
A discussion of Too Many Kisses, the 1925 Richard Dix comedy in which Harpo appears; and The House That Shadows Built, the 1931 Paramount promotional film which includes a Marx Brothers scene from their vaudeville years. Both films have been beautifully restored and released on blu-ray by the Film Preservation Society.
Episode 51: Speaking of Speaking of Harpo (featuring Hannah Mira)
Film educator Hannah Mira returns for a deep dive into Susan Fleming Marx’s long-awaited memoir, brought to fruition by Robert Bader.
Episode 49: Four Empty Dunces (featuring Brad Sohlo)
Splendacious Alexander Woollcott expert Brad Sohlo joins us for a discussion of the affinity between the Marx Brothers and the intellectual elite. This episode is not immoral, illegal, or fattening.
Episode 48: Your Silent Partner
"I am the most fortunate self-taught harpist and non-speaking actor who ever lived." — Harpo Marx