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Horse Feathers (1932)

Groucho Marx , Chico Marx , Norman Z. McLeod  |  NR |  DVD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Actors: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, The Marx Brothers, Zeppo Marx
  • Directors: Norman Z. McLeod
  • Writers: Arthur Sheekman, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, S.J. Perelman, Will B. Johnstone
  • Producers: Herman J. Mankiewicz
  • Format: Black & White, NTSC
  • Language: English (PCM Mono)
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Universal Studios
  • DVD Release Date: August 5, 1998
  • Run Time: 68 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6305080410
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,897 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Horse Feathers" on IMDb

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Editorial Reviews

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Imagine Groucho as the president of a college and Harpo and Chico as football players. It doesn't get much wackier than this. Horse feathers, indeed. Groucho is hilarious to watch as a hip professor. He's at his most rebellious singing "Whatever it is, I'm against it." Thelma Todd does some of her best vamping to help fix the big football game, which Harpo and Chico are supposed to throw. Naturally, the brothers have other ideas. For sheer laughter, this has to rate almost as high as Duck Soup, with the memorable speakeasy sequence, and the funniest football finale of all time, complete with banana peels and a chariot. --Bill Desowitz

Product Description

The quintessential Marx Brothers comedy. Groucho, Harpo, Chico and yes, Zeppo, are at their manic peak in this uproariously anarchic parody of college life.

Customer Reviews

If anyone says you should skip this movie, ignore their advice! Matthew G. Sherwin  |  18 reviewers made a similar statement
Harpo and Chico are two great football players recruited in a speak easy. brent been  |  15 reviewers made a similar statement
A great movie, funny stuff, plenty of wit and humor. Brandon S.  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best December 7, 2001
Format:VHS Tape
I love this movie. There is minimal singing and dancing here, the only unbearable points being whenever Zeppo starts singing to Thelma Todd in his gimpy voice. Groucho for some reason is made a president of a university in this film, and he is as would be expected incredibly inadequate, and causes plenty of mayhem. Chico is a dopey Italian as usual, Harpo plays a dog catcher. Hoping to gain respect for his school, Groucho tries to hire football players, and accidentally hires Chico and Harpo, who have very funny moments in this film, particularly in the class room scene. Although people must have thought Harpo's love interest of horses in the first few films to be silly, imagine how it might be percepted these days, especially after movies like "The Animal".
A great movie, funny stuff, plenty of wit and humor. The movie seems to end pretty badly though, and I guess the writers couldn't find a good way to end it. I love the music though, all the brothers get to sing or play, and Groucho shows that he had a good knack for the guitar. Oh yeah, and Thelma Todd is nice to look at. Where do you think the drink "Hot Toddie" got it's name?
A last note: in 1932, when this movie was made, a book called Brave New World" by Huxley came out, and concerned a mutated futuristic species of sorts. Darwin wrote the theory of evolution, as a lot of people know. The schools Huxley and Darwin compete in the film. See the underlying theme of conflicting theories? Well....it's there.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This fast-moving comedy has Groucho Marx taking over a college. Zeppo advocates football on campus, so Harpo and Chico are recruited to kidnap the opposition's star players. In between, there are some inspired comedy sequences (including the Marxes' "schoolroom" vaudeville act) and some excellent musical performances. The harp solo is this writer's candidate for Harpo's all-time best, and Chico shoots the piano keys in a delightful rendition of "Collegiate." Lots of fun for comedy fans. The DVD, unfortunately, is no improvement on the VHS version: every copy of "Horse Feathers" has a damaged section containing numerous splices and choppy dialogue. The damage is very brief (maybe a minute or two) and shouldn't detract from your enjoyment. The surviving master print may not be perfect, but the film itself gets a perfect score.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great film on an unfortunate dvd January 27, 2003
Format:DVD
Although I can't give this film anything else than a perfect five, I am disappointed with this release. I shelled out a small fortune to buy this on ebay, and it looks like it was transferred over from a VHS tape! Artisan and Universal need to get their act together. The Marx Brothers made five films with them: The Cocoanuts, Monkey Business, Animal Crackers, Horse Feathers, and Duck Soup. I think that The Cocoanuts and Monkey Business could easily fit onto one disc, and Animal Crackers, Horse Feathers, and Duck Soup could fit easily, too, with spare room for extra features. Although I paid an arm and a leg for this disc, I am glad I have it. I runs like a vhs, though. Stick it in-it plays a copyright protection warning after a few seconds of blackness, it does the Universal couple second intro to the movie, then it plays the movie. There are scene selections, but you just press skip on your remote, since there is no concrete main menu. Universal doesn't have any plans to re-release this, but I really hope they do. The film is excellent; this release is not. Thank you for taking the time to read my review and feel free to leave helpful/not helpful feedback.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars Horse Feathers
Save your money not worth the time to watch. Very silly plot. Mat be good for 5 or 6 year old to watch.
Published 19 days ago by Wrinkles
5.0 out of 5 stars Great gags, great music, and Harpo playing the harp!
For some unimaginable reason, it was decided that Quincy Adams Wagstaff (played by Groucho Marx) should be made the new president of Huxley College. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Kurt A. Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Swordfish!
A lot of great comedy and singing in this movie! And of course Chico is always worth a watch to see him play the piano!
Published 2 months ago by KatieN
5.0 out of 5 stars Horse Feathers
I love the Marx Brothers; there isn't a movie starring them I don't like. It is mostly slapstick comedy, however, it is a must have for anyone who enjoys slapstick comedies.
Published 3 months ago by Blue eyes
5.0 out of 5 stars Great classic
I purchased this for my mom for Christmas. Not sure how the quality is but I don't think it makes a difference since this is a great movie and one of my favorites of all time!
Published 10 months ago by Raynae
5.0 out of 5 stars Horsefeathers
It was easier for me to complete a set that had been incomplete due to friendly borrowing in this way than to try tracking it down. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Artsjunkie
1.0 out of 5 stars This Marx bro movie is lame
Not one of the better movies by the Marx brothers. It was fun to see where Woody Allen got many of his bits from however.
Published 18 months ago by D. Moore
1.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie, Poor DVD
If I was reviewing the movie, I would give it four stars (good as it is, the Marx Brothers did better ones) but this review is about the DVD itself. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Jeannie
5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Movie Comedy EVER
This is it, ladies and gentlemen. If you are looking for the funniest comedy ever to come out of Hollywood...or from ANYWHERE, look no further. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Platinum Man
5.0 out of 5 stars Chico (to Harpo): "Tie onna bed, t'row da rope outta da windah!"
Every Marx fan has a favorite movie of theirs; HORSE FEATHERS (1932) is mine.

Ably directed by Norman MacLeod, the screenplay is by S.J. Read more
Published on August 9, 2010 by Annie Van Auken
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