Chico playing the Piano - The Marx Brothers: Horse Feathers (1932)

Playing renditions of:
"Everyone Says I Love You" (Harry Ruby)
"Collegiate" (Moe Jaffe and Nat Bonx)

Category:

Music

[crorivpro]

One of the greatest piano players nobody knows about. Although I like them all, Chico is my favorite.

[fataleglitter]

I think it would be safe to say that Chico is my favorite brother :)

[agatematt]

Take a look at Chico's hands while he is playing the piano --- only a professionally trained pianist holds their hands in that slightly lifted position. As Groucho told the story, their parents could only afford piano lessons for one of their five sons & that was Chico. He would come home & teach his brothers everything he had learned at that day's lessons.

[hfelton]

Hey, not only was Thelma Todd very beautiful but she had a nice singing voice too. Sad end.

[SMALLSCREENINGROOM]

A million thanks for solving this mystery: title of the second tune Chico plays here: "Collegiate." I noticed the tune also plays in Groucho's introduction at the beginning; (the radio team of Bob & Ray also used the tune for their theme in their earliest shows). It's never listed in any of the credits tho. According to a web search it appears "Collegiate" was so popular back then as THE comic song about college that everyone back in 1931 would have recognized it without needing to mention it.

[PapagenoJuan2]

replay :))

[gemskii42]

@boots992134 yesss :D

[boots992134]

@gemskii42 but did you see the big grin on his face when she did?

[ThePaperFalcon]

a falsetto LOL

[brelfan]

@leianog So the rumors go. I look a lot like Chico. It's not so bad as a female either, oddly enough. Rather unsuspected appeal that nobody understand, including myself. And the other weird thing about it is mainly it attracts Arabs.

[leianog]

@brelfan me too ;) The line would of been so so long though

[gemskii42]

ahhhhh she touches his asssssssss ^^