Harpo Marx

Harpo Marx, renowned for his comedic genius, was part of the famous Marx Brothers team and starredin George Kaufman films such as "The Cocoanuts" and "Animal Crackers." He appeared without his brothers in Too Many Kisses, four years before the brothers' first widely-released film, The Cocoanuts. In Too Many Kisses, Harpo spoke the only line he would ever speak on-camera in a movie: "You sure you can't move?" Fittingly, it was a silent movie, and the audience only saw his lips move and saw the line on a title card.

Harpo gained notoriety for prop-laden sight gags. In Horse Feathers, he is told that he cannot burn a candle at both ends. He immediately produces, from within his coat, a lit candle burning at both ends.


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