Humor Risk
Harpo played the hero, a detective named Watson who "made his entrance in a high hat, sliding down a coal chute into the basement". Groucho played an "old movie" villain, who "sported a long moustache and was clad in black", while Chico was probably his "chuckling [Italian] henchman". Zeppo portrayed a playboy who was the owner of a nightclub in which most of the action took place, including "a cabaret, [which allowed] the inclusion of a dance number". The final shot showed Groucho "in ball and chain, trudging slowly off into the gloaming". Harpo, in a rare moment of romantic glory, gets the girl in the end. This film is lost.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$6,000
Revenue
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Release Date
December 1, 1921
Popularity
1
Director
Richard Smith
Writer
Jo Swerling
Producer
Al Posen
Producer
Max Lippman
Where to Watch
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The four Marx Brothers, of vaudeville fame, have made their cinema debut. Julius, Arthur, Leonard and Herbert are the Marx Brother’s Christian names, and are being featured in a series called “Comedies sans Custard”. The first comedy is called “Humor Risk”.
