The "strange interlude" is a parody of an eponymous Eugene O'Neill play that was very popular at the time. In it the actors would stop in the middle of a scene and monologue to the audience about how they really felt.

Living with your folks--the beginning of the end . . .

Just brilliant.

Why you couple of baboons. Groucho is the Master of Comedy.

Im just a dime store Groucho looking for my 24 karat Margaret Dumont.

“Pardon me while I have a strange interlude.”

This movie was rated C by the catholic church back then. My dad snuck in anyway to watch it. Love Grouchos camera time. Pure genius

Wow, and that’s 1930. Unreal.

The gods looked down and laughed.

this is so surreal. no wonder these movies had a big comeback in the 60s

Animal Crackers... my first and still favorite Marx Bros movie!

Pardon me while I have a strange interlude. Still one of the best bits

It never gets old. Never.

I had her on the 5 yard line. So funny 😁

Excuse me while I have a strange interlude ...

Grocho is my all time favorite

None of today's comics holds a candle to the Marx Brothers.

Margaret Dumont is great.

"I was using past-tense. We're way past tents now, we're living in bungalows." 😒😅🤣

I like how he always insults Mrs. Rittenhouse, then he proclaims his love to her. lol

"Ever since I've met you, I've swept you off my feet." LOL

I wanted Manor institution like boarding 🏫 for family if at all possible

Says ceilings there's disc for man tailored apparel's

It's our Olga Corbett

Did the home economics money S&P show up. They probably capped that money collection they drew for vows and I got blocked for expansion in Sagittarius

God Bless “Prof Quan + Push” er uhhh “Quack n Push”

groucho marx love big women and also do i

One of my all time favourite Groucho and the magnificent Margaret Dumont scenes. I laughed when I first saw it over 60 years ago and I'm still laughing at it today. Not one comic around nowadays comes even close.

Groucho was the greatest of ' em all !

Groucho is my spirit animal.

There's something inherently hilarious about a Rittenhouse being wooed by a Marx. XD

"He shot her a glance"

He should've said, Mrs Rittenhouse, you're grandchild will be an icon.

Pardon me while I have a strange interlude . This is the mechanical age! Timeless and brilliant.

Groucho once said of Margaret Dumont she was the fifth Marx brother the perfect straight man …for his jokes

" Living with your folks. The beginning of the end. " I die

Pre-code Hollywood. This would not have been possible a few years later, once the studios started enforcing the Production Code. (BTW, I say Hollywood, but the film was shot in Astoria, Queens. They would perform the show on Broadway, and shoot the film on days without matinees.)

😆🤣😂

Lilian Roth is a rare beauty...her life is one of overcoming.

Their Paramount movies are the best: their first two movies are stage reproductons.

One of the greatest wits of the 20th century, if not the greatest wit of the 20th century. Of all time for that matter. The one the only Groucho.

I love the "Strange Interludes".

Thanks!

3:33 -- Margaret Dumont stifles a laugh trying to stay in character.

Groucho's fast-paced wordplay, insults and horrible puns are timeless. 😆

If NAT ADELLY JR , IS STILL AROUND . HE WAS LUTHER VANDROSS”S MUSIC DIRECTOR . HE WOUKD GUILD DANNY NNHELP HIM PERFECT HIS VOICE

"That leaves you one up." "He shot her glance....as a smile played around his lips." "If I were Eugene O'Neill I could tell you what I really think of you two. You know your very lucky the theater gild isn't putting this on.....and so is the gild. Pardon me while I have a strange interlude."

What a player..

Its lucky the Theater Guild are not putting this on . Its lucky for the Theater Guild too .

He lifts his pant leg, then puts the other one down on the floor. Simple genius.