The Marx Brothers Council Podcast

← The Marx Brothers Council Podcast28 mei · 1 u 46 min

93 “A Day at the Races” Resaddled (featuring The Marx Brothers Council)

93 “A Day at the Races” Resaddled (featuring The Marx Brothers Council)28 mei1 u 46 min

Listeners share their thoughts on the most divisive Marx film. Is it the last hurrah or the last straw? We sift through comments on everything from Tootsie-Frootsie to the excised “Dr. Hackenbush” song, while confronting the water carnival sequence that turns watching the movie into a hostage situation.

We also take on the film’s most uncomfortable sequence, doing our best to put it in perspective...

Along the way, there are Beatles comparisons, Lindy Hop history, and a listener who thankfully wasn’t one of Chico’s children. And as always, enough nitpicking to put any fan under observation at the Standish Sanitarium.