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Harpo Marx | Actor, Writer, Soundtrack

Harpo Marx(1888-1964)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Soundtrack

Harpo Marx, circa 1936. Modern silver gelatin, 14x11, estate stamped. $600 © 1978 Ted Allan MPTV

A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.

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Paniek in het warenhuis (1941)

With poofy, curly red hair, a top hat and a horn, the lovable mute was the favorite of the Marx Brothers. Though chasing women was a favorite routine of his in the movies, Harpo was a devoted father and husband. He adopted the mute routine in vaudeville and carried it over to the films. Harpo was an accomplished self-taught harpist whose musical numbers would many times bring tears to the eyes of the audience of an otherwise hilarious movie.

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