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Date	c. 1905 - 1949
Areas Of Involvement	comedy
Related People	Groucho Marx • Norman Z. McLeod

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The Marx Brothers-Zeppo, Chico, Groucho, and Harpo-stand in a row holding rifles in a chaotic room, dressed in comic military uniforms in a scene from the 1933 film Duck Soup.

Chico Marx, Nat Pendleton, and Groucho Marx in a comedic scene from the film At the Circus, with Pendleton holding a hose to Groucho's face inside a circus train car.

Lobby card for Duck Soup (1933) showing Harpo Marx in a blue uniform, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, and Groucho Marx with a painted mustache and glasses, standing together.

Groucho Marx, Margaret Dumont, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx stand together in formal and comedic costumes, surrounded by police officers, in a scene from A Night at the Opera.

Crowded stateroom scene from A Night at the Opera (1935) with Groucho Marx at lower left, Harpo Marx lying across the top, and Chico Marx at center right wearing a hat, surrounded by people in a cramped space.

Groucho, Harpo, and Chico Marx

Watch an episode of the television game show “You Bet Your Life” hosted by Groucho Marx

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