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Jun 19, 2024 · In 2023, her remains were removed from non-public vaultage in the basement to a publicly accessible niche in the chapel columbarium. Margaret Dumont was the butt of many of Groucho Marx's jokes, but she definitely was quite a character!
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Jun 24, 2024 · The singer’s aunt (Margaret Dumont) hires a private detective (Groucho) to keep him safe, and hilarity only intermittently ensues.
2 days ago · Peck was described as akin to Margaret Dumont's role as a comedic foil to the Marx Brothers. Atherton said: "It can't be funny, and I don't find [the Ghostbusters] in the least bit charming. I have to be outraged." The role of the Sumerian god Gozer the Gozerian, envisioned as a business-suited architect, was originally intended for ...
Jun 23, 2024 · Heavily influencing comparably-modern classics from Mel Brooks' BLAZING SADDLES to Woody Allen's BANANAS (and even Charlie Chaplin's THE GREAT DICTATOR), The Marx Brothers' DUCK SOUP is by far their greatest movie... with a neatly constructed beginning, middle and end where their perfect straight-person Margaret Dumont forces the fictional ...
Jun 25, 2024 · Duck Soup” is a classic Marx Brothers comedy film set in the fictional country of Freedonia, known for its timeless slapstick humor and witty one-liners, making it a must-watch for comedy lovers.
Jun 29, 2024 · King Creon was Groucho, the blind seer became the mute Harpo, and Antigone’s sister became the Margaret Dumont character, with whom Creon/Groucho continually flirted. I didn’t actually write this, but I did write one line that I still think is pretty good.
Jun 23, 2024 · Unsurprisingly, the wealthy heiress Mrs. Rittenhouse (Margaret Dumont) is set to welcome a group of Animal Crackers to her palatial estate. Allow me to explain. Broadly speaking, being a production by the aforementioned comedic group, Dumont’s character is typical for many of these films.
