The Marx Brothers against a musical background
The Big Picture When we think of The Marx Brothers today, we think of Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and maybe Zeppo. The Marx Brothers, one of the great comedic teams of the 20th Century, came from a theatrical family dating back to the early days of vaudeville. But there was another Marx brother in the act for thirteen years before Zeppo, and that was Gummo.
Release Date November 17, 1933 Director Leo McCarey Cast Groucho Marx , Harpo Marx , Chico Marx , Zeppo Marx Runtime 69 minutes Main Genre Comedy Writers Bert Kalmar , Harry Ruby Expand Groucho, Chico, Harpo and…Who? Their mother, Minnie Schoenberg, was blessed with six boys, no girls, although Sam and Minnie Marx also adopted a cousin named Polly the year before the boys began arriving. The brothers all bore a strong family resemblance. They could, and did, frequently double for one another.
Gummo was Minnie’s fifth son. His real name was Milton, and he was a sickly child. Minnie made him wear rubber overshoes to keep his feet dry in damp weather. He once told a reporter that he wore them even when it wasn’t raining to cover “the holes in his shoes,” hence the nickname “Gummo” , which stuck. He also stuttered, which made speaking and especially performing a challenge. He performed anyway for the sake of his mother and brothers, but he never liked it.
The act added comedy in 1912, led mainly by Groucho's sarcasm, forcing Gummo into the role of a straight man. For a person with a speech impediment, the greater line load of straight men challenged him well beyond his comfort level as a song and danceman. It was almost a blessing when he got drafted in 1918 during the First World War. Strangely, none of his other brothers qualified for military service. Gummo's reaction was, "Anything's better than being an actor.
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