Groucho Marx
Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff
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Horse feathers is an American slang term for rubbish or nonsense, often used in the Marx Brothers' film of the same name. Learn how it was coined by a comic-strip artist and cartoonist in the late 1920s.
Horse Feathers: Directed by Norman Z. McLeod. With The Marx Brothers, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx. Quincy Adams Wagstaff, Huxley University's new president, accidentally hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against their rival, Darwin University.
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- Comedy, Family, Musical
- Norman Z. McLeod
- 1932-08-19
Horsefeathers is a slang word for nonsense or balderdash, first used in 1927. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history and related articles on Merriam-Webster.com.
Horse Feathers (1932) Topics. Comedy, Sport, Musical, Romance, Crime, The Marx Brothers. Language. English. Starring Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Thelma Todd, David Landau, Nat Pendleton, James Pierce, Florine McKinney, Theresa Harris, Frank Rice, Syd Saylor, Phil Tead, Ben Taggart, Edward LeSaint, Robert Greig, E.H. Calvert.
- 67 min
- 21.4K
- Vincent Thomas Lamb
Written by such renowned wits as S. J. Perelman, Will B. Johnstone, Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, Horse Feathers is a comedy smorgasbord, offering generous doses of all four Marx Brothers...
- 3 min
- 380.7K
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Horse Feathers (band), an American indie folk band from Portland, Oregon.
Horse Feathers finds the Marx Brothers in fine madcap form, taking aim at an array of timely targets while serving up classic set pieces. Read Critics Reviews
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