But by itself this sequence is innocent fun, and even historically important - viewers can see in the dancing the roots of R&B and rock-and-roll that were to evolve over a few decades.Ī Day at the Races was the most commercially successful of the Marx Brothers comedy features, coming after their classic A Night at the Opera. Because the sequence ends with the comics donning blackface disguise to escape police, some commentators tar the entire "All God's Children" sequence (with an unbilled Duke Ellington Orchestra) as racist, and indeed the Hollywood of the era indulged in some absolutely demeaning stereotypes. ("Don't point that beard at me it might go off.") Lesser highlights are some large-scale musical numbers, including one in which a flute-playing Harpo inspires a whole community of black folks (dwelling adjacent to the horse stables, apparently) to break into joyous, acrobatic gospel/swing-dance. Great bits include Groucho getting conned repeatedly by Chico at the racetrack ("Get your tutsi-fruitsy ice creeeeeeam!"), and Groucho disastrously faking his way through conducting a medical exam. The commentary on the DVD version of A Day at the Races reveals that there were numerous scenes deleted, resulting in a narrative even more random and nonsensical (like the explanation for why Harpo keeps barfing up balloons) than it had to be. You can pretty much forget the storyline.
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People, animals, birds, plants, even his breakfast. It becomes dangerous on the other hand, when, instead of awakening us to the personal life Meet Freddieĭo you need something to smile about in these dark days? Meet Freddie. For as long as reading is for us the instigator whose magic keys have opened the door to those dwelling-places deep within us that we would not have known how to enter, its role in our lives is salutary.
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