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Love Happy

Starring: Leon Belasco, Eric Blore Director: David Miller
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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Love Happy + The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection (The Cocoanuts / Animal Crackers / Monkey Business / Horse Feathers / Duck Soup) (6DVD) + The Marx Brothers Collection (A Night at The Opera/A Day at The Races/A Night in Casablanca/Room Service/At the Circus/Go West/The Big Store) (5DVD)
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Dolby monaural audio
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Interactive menus
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The Marx Brothers' final starring feature Love Happy began life as a solo vehicle for Harpo. The financiers wouldn't go for this, insisting that all three Marx boys appear on screen. Thus, Chico was hastily written into the proceedings, while Groucho made what amounted to a guest appearance as narrator and last-minute problem solver. The story concerns a group of aspiring actors who are putting together a musical review called "Love Happy." Harpo, the troupe's mascot, keeps the actors from starving by cleverly filching canned goods from a local grocer. On one such excursion, he accidentally gets hold of a sardine can containing a fortune in stolen diamonds. This makes Harpo the target of icy adventuress Madame Egilichi (Ilona Massey) and her henchmen (Melville Cooper, Raymond Burr, Bruce Gordon). When he isn't fending off the villains, Harpo is making life a little brighter for "Love Happy"'s leading lady Maggie (Vera-Ellen). Chico shows up sporadically as Faustino the Great, an itinerant musician, while Groucho plays private eye Sam Grunion, who does the best he can with some pretty weak dialogue. Groucho's best scene is his one-minute confrontation with a gorgeous blonde client, played by a decidedly pre-stardom Marilyn Monroe. Most of the comedy routines in Love Happy are either underwritten or underdeveloped, save for the spectacular finale, wherein Harpo evades the villains by climbing over, under and around neon advertisement signs for such products as Fisk Tires, Mobilgas and Kool Cigarettes. The fact that Ben Hecht wrote the original story upon which Love Happy was based caused the film to be banned in Great Britain, due to Hecht's improvident comments about the British occupation of Palestine. Though dyed-in-the-wool Marx Brothers fans tend to dislike Love Happy, the film manages to deliver quite a few solid laughs when seen today. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous transfer &.NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE!!!!, Jun 15 2004
By John Field "Classic Film Fan" (San Diego) - See all my reviews
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That is correct fellow Marx Fans. I have always had a fond place in my Marxian Heart for Love Happy. Now there is MORE happy to love! In fact, over 6 minutes of footage I have never seen. Not on previous release versions on VHS, Laserdisc, at the LaPaloma Theatre when I projected it in 35mm or in my own 16mm print! The footage adds a LOT to the movie. In one scene Groucho describes how he has tracked the sexy Madame Egelich (Illona Massey) all over the world. He whips out a series of Photos showing them to us the audience with him holding Illona in various sexy poses. Concluding with one photo of her in a 1950's style batheing suit. Another restored scene has Chico, who assigns himself the task of stopping the owner of the theatre from kicking the troupe out for lack of rent payment. Before the drooling owner is paraded a bevy of beauties. Groucho says in the voiceover, "He wisely chose the Blonde on the end". Pretty racy by 50's standards. We even get a new scene where Raymond Burr tortures Harpo by placing him in a giant washing machine! There are additional small scenes sprinkled thruout, but those are the best. WOW! It is so great to see new footage of Groucho, Harpo and Chico. BUY this disc! You will be Happy you did. Johno
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2.0 out of 5 stars Marx Brothers...the conclusion., Dec 23 2003
This review is from: Love Happy (VHS Tape)
This was the final act of the Marx Brothers and yes, it was their weakest film. I wouldn't even technically call this a Marx Brothers movie considering Chico & Groucho have no scenes together and Groucho & Harpo only have 1 scene together. Groucho also gets the lone scene with miss Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe appears on the screen for maybe 30 seconds and although I was never a fan of hers you could kind of sense a strong presence about her for that brief time she was in the movie. I couldn't enjoy this movie thoroughly with Groucho narrating and Harpo as the star. The plot was ok but it was an extremly bad ending and just not what you would expect from the Marx Brothers...their true last performance was in "A Night In Casablanca" which was actually a pretty good movie. This movie is just out of sheer curiousity for Marx Brothers and Marilyn Monroe fans.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Beware!, Nov 23 2003
By A Customer
This review is from: Love Happy (VHS Tape)
Some reviews have understated the problems here. Marylin's cameo is not even one minute long - it's more like 30 seconds, and not very memorable. In fact, Marylin is completely upstaged by female lead Vera-Ellen (someone I'd never heard of), who has a very sexy dance number.

Not only does Groucho appear very little, but until the very end he does not interact with his brothers. Apparently they decided to add him at the last minute and shot several solo scenes featuring him that are interspersed throughout the film. This is unfortunate because Groucho's persona, in my opinion, was the center of the Marx brothers act. Harpo's antics grow wearisome in extended doses, and Chico is even more limited. Groucho, after all, was the one who always dropped cynical comments about the mediocre romantic storylines that were attached to the later Marx films, and thus made it possible to endure those storylines. Without his presence here, we are overwhelmed with the shabby, sentimental story about a theatrical troupe trying to put on a Broadway show.

There is one thing to recommend the film - it has Chico's most amusing piano number (after the one in Animal Crackers), as he attempts to improvise a duet with a violinist.

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5.0 out of 5 stars MARILYN MONROE in a bit role that helped launch her career!
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If Marilyn Monroe weren't in this movie, I would only give it 2 stars. However, because of the fact that she made a memorable cameo appearance in the film rates it a full 5... Read more
Published on Jun 17 2004 by Diana Ross

3.0 out of 5 stars Not at all bad for a final film
In the first place: God never meant for 60 year old Marx Brothers to make movies. That being said, the story goes that Harpo wanted to do a film by himself. Read more
Published on Jun 17 2004 by Brent

5.0 out of 5 stars The Marx Brothers' swan song is quite enjoyable
I know this movie doesn't hold a candle to
"Duck Soup" and "A Night At The Opera", but don't judge this film too harshly. Read more
Published on Feb 25 2003 by Josh P.

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of fun + Marilyn Monroe's first noteworthy role
While it's not the best of the Marx Brothers movies, Love Happy is important for several reasons. First, it is the Marx Brothers' last film together; second, Harpo Marx wrote the... Read more
Published on Feb 21 2003 by Daniel Jolley

1.0 out of 5 stars Low Marx
Let's face it: if you've seen all the Brothers' fims dozens of times, and read at least ONE of the bios like me (try Adamson's now-legendary book-- the best of all, if you can... Read more
Published on Mar 26 2002 by JayMusic

3.0 out of 5 stars Well......
I loved this movie when I was a kid, it came on AMC fairly often. I suppose I enjoyed the movie because of Harpo, his antics, and Chico with his musical prowess. Read more
Published on Dec 7 2001 by Brandon S.

1.0 out of 5 stars IT STINKS!!!
I am a huge fan of the Marx brothers. I own all of their movies except "Love Happy" and "At the Circus". They both stink. It's not the acting, it's the writing. Read more
Published on Dec 1 2001 by eric

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the best of the marxes, but Harpo shines!
I saw this as a kid and loved it, primarily because of Harpo's antics. Particularly the scenes where he makes the sad heroine laugh by performing bizzare tricks (years later, I... Read more
Published on Oct 3 2001 by Andre M.

2.0 out of 5 stars Love Happy
If you want to get this beacuse it is the last Marx Brothers movie or because of the Marilyn Monroe scene OK. But other than that, it is not a good movie. It is not funny. Read more
Published on Sep 22 2001 by Brother Frank

3.0 out of 5 stars The Marx's Celluloid Tombstone
By 1950, the Marx Brothers were too old and tired. By this time, their bits were stale. Groucho only makes "cameo" appearances at the beginning and the end of the... Read more
Published on Jul 8 2001 by J. GENIO

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