The Marx Brothers teamed up for the fourth time for a movie in 1932 for Horse Feathers, an outrageous and zany comedy that pokes fun at universities and the institution of higher learning. Groucho plays the new professor of Huxley University while Zeppo plays his son and Chico and Harpo stick together to try and undermine the plans for the big game against Darwin University.
To be frank, this is simply typical Marx Brothers comedy with a plethora of one-liners from Groucho and numerous sight-gags from Chico and Harpo. For whatever reason, Zeppo continues to play the straight man, which seems to make him less of an actor than the other three brothers. Overall, this one is just OK, not a classic like Duck Soup or Animal Crackers. It will be mostly pleasing to fans and those of sophisticated comedy taste.
To be frank, this is simply typical Marx Brothers comedy with a plethora of one-liners from Groucho and numerous sight-gags from Chico and Harpo. For whatever reason, Zeppo continues to play the straight man, which seems to make him less of an actor than the other three brothers. Overall, this one is just OK, not a classic like Duck Soup or Animal Crackers. It will be mostly pleasing to fans and those of sophisticated comedy taste.