Marx, Zeppo 1901-1979

Overview

Works:	49 works in 112 publications in 5 languages and 3,305 library holdings
Roles:	Actor, Performer
Classifications:	pn1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1910 |

|2020

Key

Publications about Zeppo Marx

Publications by Zeppo Marx

Publications by Zeppo Marx, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Zeppo Marx

Monkey business : the lives and legends of the Marx Brothers : Groucho, Chico, Harpo, Zeppo, with added Gummo by Simon Louvish ( Book )
The Best of The Marx Brothers : Groucho, Chico, Harpo et al ( Book )
Monkey Business : motion picture script, 1931, August 14 by S. J Perelman ( )
Papers, ca.1920-1980 by Samuel and Bella Spewack ( )
Marx Brothers ( Book )

Most widely held works by Zeppo Marx

The Marx Brothers. Silver screen collection ( Visual )
5 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 742 libraries worldwide
"Duck soup": To rescue the small country of Freedonia from bankruptcy, Mrs Teasdale agrees to donate 20 million dollars if Rufus T. Firefly is appointed its new president. "Horse feathers": Professor Quincy Wagstaff has just been installed as the new president of Huxley College. "Monkey business": While stowing away on a ship to America, the boys get involuntarily pressed into service as toughs for a pair of feuding gangsters. "Animal crackers": Captain Spaulding, the noted explorer, returns from Africa and attends a gala party held by Mrs. Rittenhouse. "The cocoanuts": Mr. Hammer runs a bankrupt hotel in Florida, where he will try anything to make money.

Horse feathers ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1995 and 2004 in English and held by 551 libraries worldwide
Parody of college life with the fun-loving president of Huxley College wooing a floozie who is secretly trying to rig the big football game between Huxley and archrival Darwin U.

Duck soup ( Visual )
15 editions published between 1983 and 2011 in English and held by 368 libraries worldwide
As Prime Minister Firefly of Freedonia, Groucho soon reduces the kingdom to shambles. Harpo and Chico are secret agents disguised as peanut vendors and Zeppo is Firefly's secretary.

Animal crackers ( Visual )
12 editions published between 1930 and 2005 in English and held by 280 libraries worldwide
Hooray for Captain Spaulding! Animal crackers is a classic of screen history and as uproariously funny today as it was 50 years ago. Highlights include Groucho's African lecture and the card game which Harpo and Chico play with the wealthy society woman Mrs. Rittenhouse.

The cocoanuts ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1929 and 2010 in English and held by 238 libraries worldwide
Early Marx Brothers comedy with Groucho as a hotel owner, Chico and Harpo as con men and Margaret Dumont as a wealthy matron.

Monkey business ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1931 and 2006 in English and held by 137 libraries worldwide
The four Marx Brothers, Harpo, Chico, Groucho and Zeppo, head for high seas hilarity in this classic film comedy. While hiding from the authorities on a luxury liner the quartet of stowaways become bodyguards to rival gangsters, with the usual hilarious results. And naturally no woman can resist a shipboard romance with the wily, quick-witted Groucho. This laugh-filled escapade, written by S.J. Perelman, was their first created especially for the screen. It contains some of the brothers' wackiest routines, including the famous disembarkation where they all pass themselves off as Maurice Chevalier. Take a madcap vintage voyage with the Marx Brothers where lunacy rides the waves.

Hollywood's classic comedy teams ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 28 libraries worldwide
A cure for pokeritis: Mr. Brown loves to play poker, but he always loses-- so his wife plots to cure him of his gambling addiction once and for all.

Duck soup ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1990 in French and held by 4 libraries worldwide

The Marx Brothers Silver screen collection. Vol. 3, The cocoanuts ; Bonus materials ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide
"The cocoanuts": Mr. Hammer runs a bankrupt hotel in Florida, where he will try anything to make money.

Horse feathers ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1932 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide
Parody of college life with the fun-loving president of Huxley College wooing a floozie who is secretly trying to rig the big football game between Huxley and archrival Darwin U.

Monkey business ( Visual )
in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide
The four Marx Brothers, Harpo, Chico, Groucho and Zeppo, head for high seas hilarity in this classic film comedy. While hiding from the authorities on a luxury liner the quartet of stowaways become bodyguards to rival gangsters, with the usual hilarious results. And naturally no woman can resist a shipboard romance with the wil, quick-witted Groucho. This laugh-filled escapde, written by S.J. Perelman, was their first created especially for the screen. It contains some of the brothers' wackiest routines, including the famous disembarkation where they all pass themselves off as Maurice Chevalier. Take a madcap vintage voyage with the Marx Brothers where lunacy rides the waves.

The Marx Brothers silver screen collection. The cocoanuts ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide
Mr. Hammer runs a bankrupt Florida hotel called The Cocoanuts. He'll try anything to make some money, even cozy up to rich Mrs. Potter. But his money-making scheme is in danger of being sabataged when two con men blow into town and turn everything upside down.

Hollywood's classic comedy teams. Disc 3 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide
House that shadows built: This sequence from a special film marking Paramount's 20th anniversary stars Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo Marx as persistent (and peculiar) performers who try to impress a talent agent with their various "skills."

Duck soup ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1933 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide
The small state of Freedonia is in a financial mess, borrowing a huge sum of cash from wealthy widow Mrs. Teasdale. She insists on replacing the current president with crazy Rufus T. Firefly and mahem errupts. To make matters worse, the neighbouring state sends inept spies Chicolini and Pinky to obtain top secret information, creating even more chaos!

L'Explorateur en Folie by Victor Heerman ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1930 and 2004 in French and English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Hourra pour le Capitaine Spaulding!. L'explorateur en folie est un classique de l'histoire du cinéma qui reste 50 ans après sa sortie, toujours aussi désopilant.

The Marx Brothers Silver screen collection. Vol. 1, Animal crackers ; Monkey business ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
"Monkey business": While stowing away on a ship to America, the boys get involuntarily pressed into service as toughs for a pair of feuding gangsters. "Animal crackers": Captain Spaulding, the noted explorer, returns from Africa and attends a gala party held by Mrs. Rittenhouse.

El conflicto de los Marx Animal crackers ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1987 and 2008 in Multiple languages and Spanish and held by 1 library worldwide
El capitán Jeffrey T. Spaulding es un famoso explorador proveniente del continente africano que, junto con su secretario, acude como invitado de honor a una fiesta en casa de Mrs. Rittenhouse, una adinerada dama. Durante la fiesta se produce el extraño robo de un valioso cuadro en la casa y Spaulding, con la ayuda de un músico y un profesor, intenta recuperarlo.

Pistoleros de agua dulce Monkey business ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1996 and 2008 in Multiple languages and Spanish and held by 1 library worldwide
Mientras se ocultan de las autoridades en un lujoso transatlántico, el cuarteto de los hermanos Marx se convierte en guardaespaldas de dos gánsters rivales, con delirantes resultados.

Sopa de ganso Duck soup ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1985 and 2007 in Multiple languages and Spanish and held by 1 library worldwide
La República Democrática de Freedonia, un pequeño país centroeuropeo, a cuyo frente se encuentra el muy liberal señor Rufus T. Firefly, se ve amenazada por la dictadura de Sylvania, país de vieja y reconocida solvencia como agresor. Dos espías de prestigio, Chicolini y Pinky, sirven a Sylvania, lo que no impide que acaben siendo ministros del ahora ya excelentísimo Firefly.

The pigskin caper ( Visual )
in English and held by 1 library worldwide
The Marx brothers play college football.