"HOORAY FOR CAPTAIN SPAULDING" from "ANIMAL CRACKERS."

[segabud]

....effusion, eh? xD

[luvdraco66755]

I love his dance!

[warmswarm]

@tobynixon Groucho was a comic genius and you obviously have no sense of humour and no idea what you're talking about. What's his hair got to do with anything?

[tobynixon]

Good God man, Groucho Marx is a horrible actor, his hair is messed up and the comedy is almost non-existant.

[tobynixon]

@tobynixon No wonder the Republicans like him...

[xeneize666]

@tobynixon I think you must... be.... goiiinnnngggg

[fishhead06]

@tobynixon If that's how you feel, I'm unclear why you decided to watch it then.

[80111live]

@tobynixon Groucho Marx, is not an actor.He's a comedian.Which is more than I can say for you.2 years ago I came to Florida without a nickle in my pocket.Now I got a nickle in my pocket.Which is more than I can say for you.What ever it is I'm against it.Which is more than I can say for you.If I get any closer I'll be behind you.Which is more than I can say for you.1 morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas.How he got in my pajamas I'll never know.Which is more than I can say for you.

[80111live]

@80111live you understand then..

[DarkNagell]

@tobynixon

and yet he is considered one of the best comedians for his original way of acting. His humor is famous and loved for this.

And an actor is not judged on his hair, but on what he gave to the world of acting and the world of comedy. Groucho, Chico and Harpo gave so much, they were fantastic.

[Coelacanth1938]

Excuse me. I have this urge to leave the room and kick Rob Zombie in the nuts.

[DMaustrap1]

"I once shot a elephant in my pajamas, how he got in my pajamas I'll never know!"

[jerramy]

WWWWWWWWIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLL­LLSOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!.­......

[BlackJackLanza]

poor zeppo he never was allowed to be funny. he was very bitter. I hear he was hung like a Clydesdale.

[MsJune54]

LOVE THIS, Groucho's signature song!....thanks so much for posting this clip

[PatfromPDX]

Thank you for explaining that censored couplet. I had always thought it might have been something that would have been abominably offensive to today's sensitivities. Not as bad as I thought as I was afraid it could have been.

[xeneize666]

72 YEAR AGO!!!!!!! And still funny !!!!!!!! O.o

[larrysopus1]

MY FAVORITE "GROUCHO"/DUMONT" - Outrageously humorous shot (2-song clips):

A) "Horay for Ct. Spauling" B) "Hello I Must Be Going!"

[DataTasha4Ever]

...well, somebody had to do it!

[madamerotten]

Around 2:44, Groucho's lyric, rhyming with DuMont's "Who's covered every acre" was "I think I'm going to make her." It was cut because it was deemed too sexually explicit. This second or two of lost footage was never found.

[6nba]

and this character adapted into a serial killer called captain spaulding in rob zombies house of 1000 corpses and the devils rejects, groucho was also mentioned in both films and a lot of the killers names were based off his characters.

[Rawk4Life]

Groucho Marx had the best fake moustache in history.

[brianradomski]

In my love for the Marx Brothers: Julious "Groucho" intrigues me as does Adolph/Arthur "Harpo" can anyone agree that "groucho really had dance talent B U T B U T B U T I am so embarased asside from grouchos dancing (I love it) what is funny about this  song here "HELLO I MUST BE GOING"?

[wjpollock]

See his kid brother Zeppo? He got out of the movies and made a fortune from manufacturing war materiel, including the clamps that held the first atom bomb to the plane,

[stravinskyrocks]

The. Greatest. Entrance. In. Movie. History.

[Peacepuppy5]

"well someone's gotta do it."

LOL we love u groucho!!

[BuddyPC]

I love how the camera pans to show the smudged stairs from all the gunk the entourage has tracked, right before Spaulding lays into Mrs. Rittenhouse for her dumpy home.

[Rickynyc69]

There were/are some great ,comediennes,acts, around

,but they'll never be somebody like Groucho!!! NEVER!

[npspec34]

Who are the Three Stooges that disliked this?

[SonjaHenieFilmFan]

The chorus is very much the same tune as I Love To Whistle, as sung by Deanna Durbin at youtube. com/watch?v=8iLDdX5DMhQ!!!

[thevampirefrog06]

2:20 Those are some sick moves right there.

Also, I love the people smiling in the background.

[bingothydog]

Rob zombies captain spaulding is cooler lol

[baarbear]

"Was Groucho Marx funny?" (batting eyes and flicking cigar). "YOU BET YOUR LIFE" he was.;-D

[streetphysician]

I wish i could go back in time and see these guys in vaudeville, when Zeppo was at his best.

[UglySean]

LOL! Thanks for posting. I just was put in touch with someone named Spaulding and after uttering "Hooray for Captain Spaulding!" I thought I'd better find a reference so she knows what I'm talking about.

[Erpegis]

@caggro59 you're joking, right? This was borderline rude in the thirties and Marx Brothers were often called filthy. "We took pictures of native girls but they weren't developed"?

[HeavensHelp1]

"You are one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen, and that's not saying much for you." HYSTERICAL!!!

[HeavensHelp1]

Duke- Are you serious? You know very little about comedy if you actually believe this.

[DukeofWulf]

This is the sad excuse for entertainment that our grandparents had to endure? They must have still been in awe of the concept of a "talkie" to notice.

[caggro59]

@DukeofWulf Yes, what a sad excuse for entertainment!! The Marx Brothers could keep it clean and be hysterically funny without resorting to SMUT, unlike 99% of the "comedians" out there today. You really DON'T know ANYTHING about comedy if you consider the Marx Brothers to be a "sad excuse for entertainment". They are still popular TODAY. Let's see how many of today's so called comedians will even be REMEMBERED in 75 years!!

[DukeofWulf]

@caggro59

"hys·ter·i·cal – adjective

causing unrestrained laughter; very funny"

[whiteraven97]

I must be

 gooooooing....

[FirebirdDude]

I must beeeeeeee goinnnnnngggggg.

[saphopoem]

No matter how old the marx brothers , some of the funniest guys in history

[Christina5Archer]

Wonderful! Hooray for Groucho! Hooray for Margaret!

[Tobias2789]

2:42-2:43 you can see a splice int he film, think maybe during that crazy dance Groucho accidentally kicked someone?

[clockworknun]

@Tobias2789 After Mrs. Rittenhouse says "He's the only white man who covered every acre."

Groucho says "I think I'll try to make her." Meaning "I'll seduce her." And it was cut from all prints

during the re-release. Apparently it was in violation of something.

[bohemianspiritmn]

@clockworknun - The Hayes Code began to be enforced a few years after this film was released. Most likely it was deemed in violation of that. I know in at least one later film (can't recall which one) Groucho ad-libbed a snarky reference to said Code. Not surprising that he wasn't a fan of it. ;-)

[Tobias2789]

@Tobias2789 that makes sense too this was made back int he 30's

[jogman]

Awesome clip - I'm proud to say that I have all 4 Marx Bros signatures, mounted and prominently hanging on my wall in my TV Room. Signed on January 10, 1932. I smile whenever I look at it,

[HeavensHelp1]

@jogman I am sooooooooooooooooooooooo JEALOUS!!!

[niktesla4000]

I own all of the marx brothers movies and will never get rid of them...

[WhitneyGetz]

Can't they find a better copy of this movie?

[BigJH37]

Groucho changes the words when he sings "Hooray for Captain Spaulding" the final time. It sounds like "Hooray for Captain Spaulding, the Africa thing gets weirder." I don't think that is what it is. Does anyone know what he really sings?

[BigJH37]

OK, did a bit of listening and searching. It sounds like "Hooray for captain Sapulding, the African Ge-schwere-or (phonetic spelling). I looked up and found the German word "Geschwüre" which has a Yiddish translation of "Geschwir" which both mean boil, ulcer, abscess, or pest. In which case, a "Geschwir-er"  would probably be someone who lances, or treats or deals with boils? In which case, "Well somebody's gotta do it" is apt, and in true Groucho fashion funnier than we realize!

[billysscreeningroom2]

@BigJH37 Oh, that's great! Gosh, I wish I got more great comments like this one! Thanks! A true Marx Bros. fan!!

[BigJH37]

Thanks billysscreeningroom2. My wife and I do try to keep the boys in mind as the ideal role models for comedy and life in general! - BigJH37

[RizKhalifa88]

@BigJH37 holy shit man your right he does say that hahahahhahaha

[thedorkinabubble]

@BigJH37 Huh, I always thought they were just saying "Horray for Captain Spaulding, the African Explorer!" Wow, that puts a whole new twist on things.

[mosk6996]

awesome stuff



[mdumas43073]

"Why, you've got people in here now that look like you!"

[MrMLD72MLD]

♥ .

[windchimes098]

at 2:30, is it just me, or did he invent the robot a few decades early?

[WhiteTiger225]

Black men in a film this old that are actually black? Marx brothers actually WERE ahead of their time!

[breasthound]

i love the marx bros. i have still got to watch this film yet. "Why you're one of the most beautiful women i've ever seen and that's not saying much for you" that has to be my favourite groucho line ever. great clip!!

[hourlynewscaster]

And, this was not lip-synched. They did it LIVE on film with a live background. Interesting. Shows how really talented they all were.

[yoursaxman]

So this is where the "You Bet Your Life" theme comes from!

[MaximilianGlanz]

Just incredible what they have done! Their anarchistic humour, and don't forget, this was in the end of the 1920s, beginning 1930s . Just amazing and always good for more than just a laugh! Many thanks to billy

greetings from Switzerland yours Maximilian

[weikko79]

Thank you! What a clear print! But does anyone know if a print with the words "I think I'll try and make her..." intact actually survives???

[RayNDeere]

@weikko79 I have heard it's unlikely, which is a shame...

[ryansanfran]

"did someone call me Snorro ....." LOL love it.

[lillitheris]

Just love those old Vaudeville players. It was all about entertainment, you just don't get the same kind of sheer fun these days.

[cantankeruss13]

Did someone call me, "Snorer?"

[krakelwok]

@cantankeruss13

"Schnorrer". That's Yiddish for moocher.

[KevinByrne2]

2:18 -- "Did someone call me 'Schnorrer' ?" -- "Schnorrer" is Yiddish for a freeloader, someone who wheedles favors out of others.

[Hoopermazing]

@KevinByrne2 Thanks, captain obvious.

[LouisLambert]

@KevinByrne2 Bumps to K.Byrne for awesome background info.

[KevinByrne2]

@LouisLambert -- You're welcome.

[LouisLambert]

@KevinByrne2 I now see how well the term ties in with the family history, as well. Groucho claims that his mother mistakenly named him after a professional schnorrer. xD

[KevinByrne2]

@LouisLambert -- LOL -- Groucho must have been "flattered" to learn that his mom had such lofty expectations for him: "Groucho, when you grow up, at least you might become a freeloader."

[danoinreno]

and thats not saying much for you

slipped it right pass her LOL !!

[AHS3X7]

Blast from the past. 5***** WOW !

[Zolein]

ohhh!!! ♥ amazing hermanos Marx!!!♥

I must be going. I cannot stay. I came to say. I must be going. I'm glad I came, But just the same I must be going LA LA ♪ XD T___T too muchhh I love it!

[bzM2bH]

They just don't make television like this nowadays :-(

[genia106]

MAGNIFICENTLY OUTRAGEOUS!

Love Groucho, Love Margaret!

Love this clip! Hello I'm Staying for another VIEWING!  Merci Billy for this

FABULOUS BIT OF FUN! :-)

[billysscreeningroom2]

Thank you for all your wonderful comments. Very much appreciated!.

[davidfoxtrot]

Shear brilliance  there will never be another Groucho Marx!

[billysscreeningroom2]

Agreed.

[Hoopermazing]

@davidfoxtrot Sure there will. I can think of three of them off the top of my head: to wit, Bugs Bunny, Alan Alda and the old Vlasic Pickle stork.

[JacobDragyn]

@davidfoxtrot There was another Groucho here just last week. You must have missed him.

[kfag101]

absolute genious!

[PennyDr3adful]

I love Groucho.

[vambo23]

Love it! Love it! Love it!

[billysscreeningroom2]

Thanks. Yeah, ... classic piece.