Horse Feathers (1932)

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Horse Feathers (1932) -- N. McLeod

Groucho is the incoming president of Huxley College who is advised by "son" Zeppo that having a winning football team will turn his school's fortunes around.  He attempts to recruit two ringers at the local speakeasy (this is 1932) but instead recruits Chico and Harpo (natch).  Hilarity and musical interludes ensue.  However, to my mind, the chaos seems more controlled here than in, say, Duck Soup, or more accurately McLeod chooses to fade out on the action rather than let it progress to its illogical conclusion.  In fact, the bits are consistently relevant to the plot.  Nevertheless, an hour spent with the Marx Brothers is an hour free from cares.