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Classic Films

ificandream

(9,341 posts) Fri Nov 25, 2022, 01:39 AM Nov 2022

Milestone Moments - The Marx Brothers - Why A Duck

There are so many great Marx Brothers moments it's hard to pick one. But I did it anyway.

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Milestone Moments - The Marx Brothers - Why A Duck (Original Post) ificandream Nov 2022 OP

One of my favorite routines of all time. Otto_Harper Nov 2022 #1

Early sound movies had peculiar challenges Wednesdays Nov 2022 #2

Otto_Harper

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1. One of my favorite routines of all time.

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Fri Nov 25, 2022, 01:43 AM

Nov 2022

That plus the stateroom scene in "Night at the Opera"

Wednesdays

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2. Early sound movies had peculiar challenges

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Fri Nov 25, 2022, 05:58 AM

Nov 2022

(The Coconuts was released in 1929.). Notice how the map appears very limp. Several takes were ruined because every time the map was handled, it would produce a loud crackly noise. They finally solved it by wetting the map down.

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