I've seen "Horse Feathers" many times, and I never realized the classic password scene was only a minute and a half long. It's amazing how many jokes the Marx Brothers could fit into such a short space of time!
The Marx Brothers are so good. Their timing is perfect. Gone are the days when good old fashioned comedy ruled. They are still sadly missed. I'm English but love these guys. Thanks for bringing humour into my life and many others.
As a kid in the 70's I used to look forward to watching the old Marx Brothers films on TV at Christmas, sadly they are not on the schedule these days, same as Laurel and Hardy. Would still watch them if they did.
Chico: No you no fool-a me..Swordfish. Groucho: I got tired of that so I changed it. Chico: What's the password now? Groucho: I forgot it so I should come outside with you.
I used to be the lead programmer for a small website shop where we provided clients with not just their website but our in-house suite of tools to control all the content, photos, shopping cart, etc. on it. I would always set the client's initial password to swordfish (which they could later change). No one in the office got the reference, and when they asked me I would just balefully look at them.
This was from the time when comedy was all about being funny and making people laugh, today of course it is about sending a message and being on the right side of history.