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- The part was originally written for a man, hopefully with Groucho Marx in the role. The loss of Groucho, however, proved to be the picture’s gain for Ethel was extremely funny throughout.
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In 1963, Merman starred in the ensemble comedy film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World alongside Spencer Tracy, Sid Caesar, Jonathan Winters, Phil Silvers, Buddy Hackett, and Mickey Rooney. Merman played Mrs. Marcus, the loudmouthed mother in-law of Milton Berle .
Feb 18, 2020 · Ethel Merman plays the abrasive, nagging mother-in-law to the hilt, and you can really argue that she steals the entire film. That’s saying something, considering there isn’t a weak link in this chain.
Feb 15, 2018 · The loss of Groucho, however, proved to be the picture’s gain for Ethel was extremely funny throughout. On a more sombre note, a gala charity premiere benefit was held at the Cinerama Theater on November 17, an event attended by many of the Kennedy family although the President was unable to attend.
Left to right: Edie Adams, Sid Caesar, Jonathan Winters, Ethel Merman, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney and Buddy Hackett. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is a 1963 American epic comedy film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer with a story and screenplay by William Rose and Tania Rose.
Jun 16, 2004 · Big mouthed Ethel Merman storms into a hospital ward and is preparing to give everyone in the room an ear full, when she slips on a banana peel and falls on her ass. It is the oldest slapstick device ever used, but it has never been done better.
Ethel Merman is the classic Mother-On-Law-Joke come to life in Stanley Kramer's IT'S A MAD, MAD MAD, MAD, WORLD. The screenplay was written by the married sc...
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Jan 21, 2014 · The other—and possibly more significant—is that no matter who you are or what your circumstances may be, the sight of Ethel Merman slipping on a banana peel and landing on her hinder is and always will be inherently hilarious.
