THE MARX BROTHERS in DONKEY SHINES - The lost Marx Brothers Movie. 

Harpo was always my favorite. A sweetheart through and through!

As a kid about 9, 10 years old my older cousins turned me on to the Marx bros in the early 1970s. I'm 57 it's 2022 & the memories & laughs never get old.

I love the old RKO beeping radio tower in the opening

All three were brilliant musicians, actors and comedians. Grouch could belt out many numbers on the piano too and the banjo. Harpo brilliant at mime and pantomine. True theatre genius.

Even at their worst, you could never say the Brother’s films were horrible. That’s how you can tell the quality of a troupe, if even their worst is still pretty good.

What an almost lost treasure! One wonders how many other unfinished or "shelved" gems are out there? Thank-you Mike for allowing us to enjoy this nearly lost classic.

The old guy noodling on violin while Chico macaronied on the piano is simply brilliant

Probably Chico. He was a compulsive gambler and his brothers had to bail him out .

It's fun seeing Raymond Burr as a minion early in his career.

I love Citizen Kane’s Sled popping out of Harpo’s pockets and all those product placements (amazing how many logos are still recognizable after 80 years!). Only downside was not having enough harp from Harpo.

lots of fun - I'll watch this again, which is more than I can say for Love Happy!

Made as much sense as any Marx Bros movie. Well done.

They did so much with so little because they had so extraordinary talent! You’ll bust a gut with laughter!

The eating scene is priceless!

😂😂.... What a treat! Margaret Dumont is here too..😊 We were young when an aunt insisted we saw our first Marx Brothers film...in the 70s.. A night at the Opera was the first one and with young and adult friends in Beirut, we would repeat all the funny lines of their major hits for days 😹

Raymond Burr as a bad guy. He sure did have a menacing scowl

Full disclosure, I wasn't 100% paying attn; I had it on while cooking. Having said that I thought it was all one movie & from the bit at the beginning, was expecting big holes or for it to end abruptly. Amazing job!!!

This is actually a lot of fun. I haven't seen any of their later films in years, so most of this felt new to me again. I think you did a great job making this feel as if it were an actual film rather than a compilation. Thanks so much for doing this!!!

you can't go wrong watching Marx Brothers movies. and Chico, and Harpo were MASTER Musicians too.

This moviewas funny from the start. I am glad I have seen this and wish they show it on tv

I love Harpo, he is my favorite of the Marx brothers. I love them all

Actually quite well done, and the end result is at least as satisfying as any of the films that provided the material. Good job!

That was really good - thank you for assembling it together.

Chico just didn't age externally, he also was suffering from senility from vascular disease resulting in a forced retirement.

It’s great to see this, for me it’s for the first time and I’m no spring chicken - I thought I’d seen ‘em all, what a happy surprise this is. And it’s got Raymond Burr! And a pretty nice print too - Thanks a lot for posting, very cool…

An inspired idea. I'm going to enjoy watching this.

This was so good and real comedy. Thank you so much.

Great job!! Awesome editing and love the Marx Brothers👍😎

Thank you for taking your time in putting this together.

Well done and thank you very much! I recognize these scenes, but it's so great seeing them in these sequences.

That was fun. I enjoyed it. Thanks for doing it.

The 12 Cowgirls are GOURGOUS.

Groucho was insanely funny, you just can't take your eye's off him. His every utterance and move is a revelation.

so wonderful! Chico's piano playing scene, I laughed till I choked.

Pretty good editing. Really cheered me up on a down day. Thanks!

Great work! Groucho singing opera is a lost gem 13:00

Wow, what a joy.

What a brilliant idea and tribute to these comic geniuses. Wou lol d love to see a video about how you did this. Thank you for the laughs and tribute to these funny men😊

Lefty was in’Rebecca’ woo hoo I love all things Marx Brothers I went as Harpo once for Halloween - back when I had a perm!

Wonderful! Thank you for this ! A true gift for Marx Brother fans. And to top it off, we have the same last name !

Great work putting this film together. Very funny and remembering the Marx Brothers comedy genius :)

Actually, I miss that type of old-style background music it had. Enjoyable and low-key

I recall seeing that”catching stuff in his coat pockets” scene on TV decades ago.

No such movie, but it was nice to watch some Marx brothers. Harpo was the happiest, most happy - go - lucky person in all of Hollywood history.

Bonkers idea. Works great. Well done!

These guys were geniuses and ahead of their time. Back in the 30s making such great movies

Now I know where Frank Zappa bought his suits...

Thanks Mike!!

Is that Raymond Burr (Perry Mason) as a leg-breaker? I grew up on the Marx Bros. Stumbling across this is certainly an unexpected treat!

American humor at its best.. Forget about the rest.

ONce there was Groucho...only once.

What a good idea! Thank you. I loved it. :)

A sleepy Sunday morning watching a "new" Marx brothers film, that was a real treat! Thanks for this labor of love!!! Must have been quite a jigsaw of material to play around with. Certainly helped I'd only seen Love Happy & Room Service once before whereas, A Night in Casablanca is one of my favorites :)

Room Service and At the Circus are like my favorite ones lol.

Kudos to Mr. Rowe. I would not have thought the task possible, but he pulled it off with aplomb!

There are some excellent gags in there. The later films are a disappointment, but you have done a great job with this edit.

It's always great to see them, whatever situation you put them in. This does not, of course, QUITE work as a Marx Brothers film; but then - you knew that.

Well done and still entertaining.

Great production!

I never understood how Harpo could pull that face. The puffed cheeks and fish lips combo

Grew-up with these boys. To se this for the first time was Fantastic. Like going back in time>1934. The year Hitler became chancellor ! So remarkable. And the clarity of the film was clean-new. Such a shame their sixties TV show fell thru due to Chicos health. (

I believe “Love Happy” was meant to be a Harpo solo until Chico jumped in to pay off his gambling debt’s, then Groucho had to get involved or the film wouldn’t have been made.

Well done! This is great fun and even more importantly it's both a tribute to and an example of the brilliance of the Marx Bros., their so-far timeless humor, and that they still get real laughs out of us, not just a sterile appreciation. So yeah! Way to go and thank you.

07:25 Raymond Burr on the left. I used to watch reruns of Ironside, a detective show where he plays a character in a wheelchair. He was also in Rear Window, Hitchcock's famous film, with Jimmy Stewart.

Interesting to see Raymond Burr playing a toughie.

Thank's for making and posting this. I believe all the critics agree that The Marx Brothers' early films are their best. I've avoided all those later Marx films. I have not seen most of them (for years or ever!) which I think helps me with experiencing this as a linear story. Well done!

Oh, thank you Mike ,very much. The genius of the Marx Brothers and those close to them was amazing !!! Their jokes are epic and forever. Isn't that Raymond Burr ?

In spite of most of their later films, I actually find "A Night in Casablanca" to be quite entertaining. Yes several of the gags are regurgitated from earlier films but they do manage to add a little extra something. Example, Chico trying to understand what Harpo is miming, but they take it a step further by running to Groucho and repeating the mimes, to which Groucho looks bewildered before replying, "Alright, I'll take one of those." and walking off.

You were at least more productive than I was during the lockdown, lol.😊 it's a great show.

I'm really disappointed that this isn't an actual lost Marx Brothers Movie

Just watched this... some people are confused. This is not a lost Marx Brothers movie but a compilation using scenes of their later movies. It was created by Mr. Rowe to resemble an actual MB film. It's actually very well done and was truly enjoyable. Good job!

Thanks so much for this gem!

If you watch "Love Happy" edited this way, it's not a bad movie at all. Notice Raymond Burr as a heavy after the diamonds.

This was really nicely done! There was a script that the Marx brothers never filmed written by Salvador Dali in the 1930s.

Bravo! Encore! If we're going to go steady, we'll need a small truck.

For those who have not read the fine print, this is NOT a "lost Marx Brothers movie."

I have all the Marx Bros movies except this one, never knew it existed, but it was almost as funny as the other Marx Bros movies........My favorite movie though was any film that has the Marx Bros in it. They were funny, zany, talented and unpredictable.

I always in joy watching those movies with I was a young 😅

It's an added twist. Aging in one movie :)

Hi from near the "why a duck" - who is the stunning blonde, the nefarious spy with the cigarette holder, just before their dinner scene before the cowgirls- Mr. Horace Greely was no fool...bet he wasn't as smart as Captain Spalding though...I LOVE these guys- thank you so much for uploading this gem! Namaste from Canada

Merci quelle bonne idée et quel travail !!

Hysterical movie!!!!

So you took clips from different movies, and edited them together to make a brand new movie? As a Marx Brothers fan, I take great interest in this and will make time to watch it.

Great job!

Nice job!!!

The very first product placement scene in movies. 40.21 Thanks for editing together the best of the worst of their movies, which is more entertaining than any CGI blockbuster of the 21st century. 👏

I love everyone who's upset over what's an obvious bit of fun.

Some great lines in that. And those leading ladies!! WoW!!!!!!!

Thank you, Mike, you did a great job pulling it together. First time I've seen it, didn't know it even existed. Very enjoyable, still funny so many years later.

this is brilliant!!!!

Wait a minute, this movie was released as "Love Happy", by United Artists in 1949. That version featured a brief cameo appearance by Marilyn Monroe at the very end.

The best part is that it is a co-production of RKO and Paramount...seeing the credits at the beginning and the end.

A very young Vera Ellen. What a dancer!

Now thats Marxism...and marxmanship; cinematic genius given the technologies and resources

Great to see "new" old footage of the Marx Men . Those Guys were hilarious Comics and are still making People laugh to this Day.❤👍👍👏👏

Is the character of Maggie Phillips played by the actress & dancer Vera Ellen? It sure sounds like her. Think WHITE CHRISTMAS w/ Danny Kaye, Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney.

Thank you for this.

Yes; all five brothers were great in everything they put their mind and soul too 🇺🇲🇮🇱 .

Thx for the upload, very nice vid.

That had to be a real fun casting call to find so many wonderful pairs of legs.😜