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==From vaudeville to film==

==From vaudeville to film==

Beginning with 1929's ''The Cocoanuts'' and followed in 1930 with ''[[Animal Crackers]]'', the Marx Brothers took to the screen for a series of long-running and widely acclaimed musical comedies. Their 1933 ''[[Duck Soup]]'', which took [[pot]]shots at the tinpot [[dictatorship]]s of prewar [[Europe]], is frequently rated one of the greatest comedies of all time.{{fact}}

Beginning with 1929's ''The Cocoanuts'' and followed in 1930 with ''Animal Crackers'', the Marx Brothers took to the screen for a series of long-running and widely acclaimed musical comedies. Their 1933 ''Duck Soup'', which took potshots at the tin pot [[dictatorship]]s of prewar [[Europe]], is frequently rated one of the greatest comedies of all time.{{fact}}

While Groucho, Harpo, and Chico's characters translated easily to the cinematic medium, Zeppo Marx's straight-man persona did not fare so well. Audiences didn't respond to Zeppo's light touch, preferring the more slapstick comedy of Groucho, Chico, and Harpo, and Zeppo grew bored with the role. After the success of ''Duck Soup'', Zeppo left the act for good.

While Groucho, Harpo, and Chico's characters translated easily to the cinematic medium, Zeppo Marx's straight-man persona did not fare so well. Audiences didn't respond to Zeppo's light touch, preferring the more slapstick comedy of Groucho, Chico, and Harpo, and Zeppo grew bored with the role. After the success of ''Duck Soup'', Zeppo left the act for good.