Pianist Chico Marx

A clip from ´Horse feathers´, a Marx brothers movie. I just wish I could play any instrument this way!

This clip makes me happy.

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[LeaveEmLaughingTent]

My favorite Chico clip. Love the music as well as Groucho's classic line to the audience.

[squishy3000]

At 0:47 is there a bit of flirting going on there?! ;)

[16mmRSN]

The name of the tune is "Collegiate".

[gremlinuk1968]

Any one know the name of the tune,? thanks,! 

[lkofron]

Well, if Chico Marx was in the same room as a female he was always flirting!

[lovetoeatallthefood]

To quote the Firesign Theatre, "All hail Marx and Lennon".

[specterman2000]

There are people who want to play the Piano like Mozart or Beethoven but I could play like anyone it would be Chico Marx!

[OldsVistaCruiser]

I'm proud to be a Marxist. I follow the teachings of Groucho! ;-)

[dbascha]

Thelma Todd was a very funny lady who made several movies with the brothers. She gave as good as she got. Her death at the height of her career was a tragedy and still unsolved today.

[hermanschwartz65]

Right...many people think his name is pronounced "cheek-o" as in the Hispanic version...but in reality it is "chick-o" as in because he was always chasing (and getting) the chicks...this info comes from Groucho himself...listen to the record "an evening with Groucho" to hear many interesting hitherto-commonly-unknown facts...

[16mmRSN]

One of my few genuine joys is watching Chico play "whorehouse" piano. He has always been my favorite among the brothers as he seemed to have been the only one to have been sincerely enjoying himself throughout it all. This clip from "Horse Feathers" (1932) is priceless.