Love happy
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Love happy |
| Original title | Love happy |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1949 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | David Miller |
| script |
Mac Benoff Ben Hecht Harpo Marx Frank Tashlin |
| production |
Lester Cowan Mary Pickford |
| music |
Ann Ronell Walter Bullock Frédéric Chopin Stephen Foster Victor Herbert Harold Spina |
| camera | William C. Mellor |
| cut |
Albrecht Joseph Basil Wrangell |
| occupation | |
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Love Happy (German alternative title: The Marx Brothers in the theater ) was the thirteenth and last film with the Marx Brothers . The main roles are played by Groucho, Chico and Harpo Marx. The film was shot in 1949 and was only released in German cinemas in 1981. In later TV broadcasts, it was given the title The Marx Brothers in the Theater . In Germany, the film has so far only been shown in the original with subtitles.
action
Detective Sam Grunion recalls the Romanoff diamond case , on which he worked unsuccessfully for many years. Like him, the wealthy Madame Egelichi is after the diamond necklace, which is finally to be packed in a sardine can and delivered to a delicatessen store that happens to have a diamond smuggling warehouse in the cellar. The mute Harpo hangs around the delicatessen shop to steal as much food as possible for an unsuccessful and therefore poor theater group. Among the numerous sardine cans that he makes hidden in his coat is the one marked with the necklace.
Madame Egelichi soon notices the theft of the sardine can and notifies the police, who are now hunting Harpo. He in turn gets rid of all stolen food from the members of the theater. The contents of the opened box with the necklace between the sardines are fed to the theater's cat, with Harpo thoughtlessly taking the exposed necklace and later giving it to the unhappy dancer Maggie, with whom he fell in love. Maggie wears the necklace shortly before an appearance, takes it off and is captured shortly afterwards by Madame Egelichi's men. But Harpo manages to make it clear to his friend Faustino, who can read minds, that Maggie is in danger. Faustino has found the necklace and wants to give it to Madame Egelichi. Harpo steals it from him at the last second and runs away with his treasure. There is a chase of Madame Egelichi's men and Harpo, in which detective Sam Grunion finally intervenes. Since Madame Egelichi announced that he would have whoever had the necklace killed, Harpo smuggled it into Sam Grunion's pockets. Madame Egelichi, on the other hand, flirts with Grunion to get the necklace, which, however, is stolen again unnoticed by Harpo, who then disappears forever.
Sam Grunion closes his account of the events surrounding the history of the diamond necklace and finally mentions that he is now married to Madame Egelichi.
Remarks
The last film by the Marx Brothers is fundamentally different from their previous productions. The script was first created based on an idea from Harpo, who is said to have originally planned the film as a solo project. However, Brother Chico, who, as is so often the case, was in dire financial straits, pushed for a role. But without the third and most popular Marx brother Groucho, they couldn't find a producer for the film.
Groucho, who has since enjoyed great success with his TV and radio show You Bet Your Life , was persuaded to take on a supporting role. This is the only Marx film in which Groucho is not the focus of the action. It is also the only Marx Brothers film in which he wears a real mustache. In all previous films his beard was only painted on.
In one of the few scenes with Groucho, the young Marilyn Monroe can also be seen in one of her first film roles. A brief appearance about a minute long was devised especially for them. Her guest appearance impressed the producers so much that she was hired by the USA for the advertising campaign and sent to the premiere in New York .
Reviews
“The Marx Brothers are on the loose again and are turning the screen into a comic battlefield. Love Happy is tumultuous entertainment, and how someone rates the film will depend on whether they like the Marx Brothers or not. In these circumstances, it is next to impossible to give an impartial or even exhaustive judgment. But after balancing the judgment scales as much as possible, Love Happy presents itself to this viewer as a constant up and down; once the gags are incredibly funny and then again - very quietly, please - they fall on your nose with a noticeable thud ... "
Web links
- Love Happy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Love Happy on Cinema.de (with film images)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Love Happy . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2007 (PDF; test number: 109 027 V / DVD / UMD).
- ↑ Bosley Crowther: Love Happy (1949). At the Rivoli The Marx Brothers Run Riot . New York Times website , April 8, 1950, accessed December 28, 2013.