Chico Marx Playing Piano. 10 films!! Complete!! (good quality)

[@markbraxton1289]

Not many pianists are visual on the piano...but Chico was ..with humor...that busy index finger 😊

[@julienguyen9951]

Chico didn't die in vain. I still love him now that he died 61 years ago. I love his piano playing skill and I like his and his brothers' hilarious movies. He seems to be a romantic but unfaithful lover, too.

[@GaryMCurran]

Chico had more talent in that that one finger of his than I have in my whole body. What an enjoyment to watch him play, and what he could do to that piano. Amazing.

[@kazimierzg2896]

To jest akurat fortepian a nie pianino.

[@johnbaker3923]

But he didn't have a Discord/Reddit buddy group to come upvote him 60 times.

[@pianoman551000]

I love how he aims his index finger like a small revolver, tapping the top note!! Very entertaining to watch!!

[@cherylpiercy3111]

That unique way of playing is called "shooting the keys".

[@MarcosElMalo2]

How do you figure a revolver? It looks more like a semi automatic pistol to me.

[@Fantomas4616]

because his (one armed) teacher played this way.

[@AceripXF]

@@cherylpiercy3111 was just coming here to say this lol

[@AceripXF]

@@MarcosElMalo2 lmaooo

[@bernhardwall6876]

Watching Chico and Harpo play their instruments, I can't help noticing how their characters transform. When I watch Chico here, he has the look of a very playful child who also happens to be a virtuoso pianist. And when I watch Harpo's harp scenes, it amazes me that his face takes on a look of very strict seriousness that's the opposite of his normal mugging.

[@ClaudiusPunchinello]

Harpo had this to say about the Harpo who appears on screen: "When he's chasing a girl across the screen it's him. When he sits down to play the harp, it's me. Whenever I touched the strings of the harp, I stopped being an actor."

[@CarlDidur]

@@ClaudiusPunchinello I really notice that in Harpo! Great quote thanks!

[@amberola1b]

@@ClaudiusPunchinello that's such a beautiful quote. I have a Mario Lanza Christmas album and on one of the songs, I believe it was Guardian Angels, it says under the personnel, Harpo Marx on harp.

[@Farm-Dog1]

Absolutely fantastic 😅😮😢🎉😂😊😅😮😢🎉😂❤

[@bobjg1956]

beautiful...

[@Getouttahere78]

These films should be preserved in perpetuaty. People should be able to watch this a 1000 years from now

[@buradley1733]

We will be in Heaven.

[@mitch19636]

They have been preserved.

[@DaveDunning-st1hh]

When Roscoe Arbuckle's films were being destroyed in spite, Buster Keaton saved and hid some of them for us. They were found in the wall of his Hollywood home during a renovation . And true enough, it won't be heaven....... without these guys.

[@ITILII]

The Marx Brothers, not only the greatest team of comedic geniuses of all time, but Harpo was a great harp player...and Chico, words can't describe his piano playing. Just listen and enjoy GENIUS !!!

[@scottsdisneyvlog]

Chico is BY FAR one of the most unique and amazing piano players I have ever seen! His style is just so creative and innovative!

[@ronalddavis845]

scottsdisneyvlog he literally made playing piano a comedy act.

[@christopherpoole9323]

scottsdisneyvlog mmti!mmiio

[@christopherpoole9323]

Kkkk

[@christopherpoole9323]

Times crossword 1313

[@sparky6086]

To Chico, it was part of the entertainment. He not only played the piano; he had his fingers dance, while he was at it!

[@SGood54]

I remember watching Marx Brothers movies as a kid. Happy happy happy. Then when my daughter was 5, showing them to her, at home. Watching her, she was in heaven....how could life be so gratifying and fun and funny and cool...

[@dotskelly6297]

Never in my life have I enjoyed listening so much to piano music than listening to Chico Marx. He puts joy and fun into the performance. Thank you

[@johnedwards7899]

Genius doesn't even begin to describe the Marx brothers. Liberace, eat your heart out, if you were still alive. No fancy costumes, no glitz, no glamour, just enormous talent. The first movie I ever recall seeing was a Marx brothers movie. I'm so proud of that.

[@josephcebula2983]

Groucho never clicked with me. I got a kick out of Harpo more than any of them. He did an "I love Lucy" episode once which was a howl.

[@feralbluee]

Chico loved the piano. and, boy, were his fingers fast. i was thinking the same thing. (Liberace)

[@mumandauntyglad]

@@feralbluee Liberace was nowhere near these talented people

[@feralbluee]

@@mumandauntyglad did you ever hear or see him play classical pieces? you should!

[@mumandauntyglad]

Yes I have!

[@virginiaconnor8350]

Loved the way he involved the children and looking in their direction made them feel involved!

[@PlanetRockJesus]

I'm 62, and have loved Chico's piano playing since I was a teen. It's so fun to watch that right hand!

[@Setebos]

I could watch Chico's hand dance across those piano keys all day, and a good portion of the night as well.

[@PlanetRockJesus]

I have a very talented 14-year-old who loves playing ragtime and classical piano. I want him to learn to do this to entertain people.

[@mellow3508]

+Setebos I love that comment haha.! same here ♡

[@sparky6086]

To Chico, it was part of the entertainment. He not only played the piano; he had his fingers dance, while he was at it!

[@michyyyh3465]

I'm 16 and I've grown up playing piano and admiring chico's playing (victor borge too)😁😁😁

[@RPMac]

His daughter Maxine was my friend and commercial acting coach for many years in NYC...played the piano ( basically just touched the keys) that was in his Hollywood home forty years...then, in Maxine's apartment on the upper west side in Manhattan for many years....to her memory and her incredibly talented father and uncles...thanks again Maxine....love, Keith

[@postscript67]

I saw his daughter in a documentary many years ago. She said of her father's charm something like "if he wanted you to love him, you loved him". You can see that in these clips.

[@johnostaszweski2189]

You’re so lucky 🍀

[@ronanportley4409]

Was Chico self taught and how did his brothers learn how to play music?- thks👍🇨🇮

[@thefool2007]

Anyone who plays piano or keyboard for a lifetime will be completely blown away by this gentleman’s technical ability, artistry, creativity and humor. Virtuoso and genius with a knack for serious entertainment. Oh and awesome too.

[@dannyreyna2821]

the Marx brothers were the most talented and gifted comedians and entertainers of all time. no one can never replicate these geniuses in a thousand life time...ever.

[@deanslist101]

+Danny Reyna I second that motion. No one could ever top them. EVER!!!

[@ryanwebbcomedy]

EVER!!!

[@jcwood5040]

Only 98% ? It's hard not to put W.C Fields, Harold Lloyd and both Stan Laurel + Oliver Hardy "amongst others of that era" in that 98% bracket.

[@gabrielcoronado6395]

Danny Reyna You are SO right. Neverteless, look out for an argentinian group called Les Luthiers, here in KZbin. They are close. Watch "Rapsodhy in Balls" .

[@PointyTailofSatan]

Larry Fine from the Three Stooges was also excellent violinist. And Dudley Moore was a concert level pianist.

[@chuckeberth4370]

His hands literally dance on the ivory's. I can watch and listen to his playing anytime.

[@AceripXF]

yesss!!!

[@stigrlarsen3822]

Ma rv el es, lov agen i gen mere Vhu haven i his fingers vith mi so i cut take them frem når jeg vil så jeg igen kan høre dem på ny igennem jeg falder i staver hvær gang de i tv å bare se igen og kan ikke lade fingreneź tak familie.

[@joymackinnon7103]

The best performers ever.

[@joymackinnon7103]

Incredibly entertaining. Wildly talented.

[@joymackinnon7103]

Harpo Marx playing the harp is like floating on a cloud of music. Entertainers like these will always live.... no matter how long ago they died. Genuine talent with some very serious study behind it will always be recognized and appreciated by those of us who admire and encourage not just quantity, but most definitely..quality.

[@dethbolt000]

I can watch him play for HOURS!! I tell all of my musician friends about Chico...When I show them, they're blown into hyperspace.

[@Bigbro28]

Chico’s fingers are mesmerising. I could sit and watch him all night. Thank the Lord we have him on film for posterity. 🐨🇦🇺

[@pierreguinot9238]

Pareil ! (French)

[@Bigbro28]

@@LRS905: Your intelligence is revealed by your language. Not just clueless but IQless! Enjoy your day - if you can 😉

[@theo1234567]

Wonderful

[@adamcolbertmusic]

I think Bugs Bunny learned his piano technique from Chico Marx lol

[@DaveDunning-st1hh]

​@@adamcolbertmusicAll the talent at 'Termite Terrace ' admitted to their Vaudeville inspirations. Bug's ' kiss as an insult ' , came from Chaplin.

[@rehobothwell]

This group of Brothers. All I can say is wow. The shine individually, and they dazzle as a team. We won't see their likes again

[@steinwaygrande9736]

Sadly not. All the great entertainers have gone and been replaced by total rubbish

[@jackstanley7901]

@@steinwaygrande9736 What's worse is that the new generations will not know what they missed.

[@adamnelson4859]

@@jackstanley7901 hey now, that's not true. My parents Introduced me to the Marx brothers as a kid. It's still a near unattainable standard I hold all artists to haha. I'm 28. I also listen to soul, R&B, blues, folk, rock, psychedelic, hip hop, trap, cloud. Its just easy to get lost with all the modern techniques of making sound. Generational gaps can be easily misinterpreted.

[@blacsouljah]

@@adamnelson4859 I hope you're right.

[@mumandauntyglad]

No never. They could never be repeated without them. Why has life to be so short.

[@simcard027]

this man is a genius no one has ever made me want to play the piano more

[@dirt_nWater]

3 yrs later…did you start playing piano yet? Imagine what you could playing by now

[@speeddeemun]

This is the quickest 20 minutes and most enjoyable 20 minutes that pass by everytime I watch this video!

[@mackan-kf4tg]

All 5 Marx brothers were brought up to play the piano (from when their parents first arrived in ”the land of opportunity”) and Zeppo & Chico turned out the best players👍🏻These guys are the real heart of comedy....I’ve watched those so-called ”Comedians” on TV for the last 30 years and I’ve yet to see even ONE who’s a small percentage as funny as these guys😳I pray that the Marx Brothers films are preserved forever👍🏻😊👍🏻👍🏻

[@echoecho3108]

Harpo can keep up with Chico pretty good, too. Love to watch all the boys. So playful!

[@mumandauntyglad]

Yes! They should be immortalised. I've watched them from a very young age.

[@darilynadams7281]

The so-called comedians now are rubbish! I think imbeciles laugh @ their rubbish jokes. The Marx brothers ARE geniuses & so FUNNY & CLEVER!

[@davidcrownover2768]

Harpo is magnificent and hypnotizing playing the harp. What a gift to see him on video after all this time! Wow!

[@ericstra2793]

5:12 Groucho breaks the 4th wall.

[@Mr7o4]

My grandpa passed away two weeks ago at 94 year old...he was the guy that turned me onto the Marx Brothers so many years ago, and hearing Chico turned me onto playing piano back in the day. Just hoping he's watching this with me from above.

[@AceripXF]

im very sorry to hear my sympithies! my 1 friend got me into the marx brothers bk in Jan.

[@JohnNiemsMusic]

I would say Chico sure had his own way of playing that nobody ever to this day could copy! A pure piano GENIUS and he did it with EASE! I am blown away!

[@maya8443]

I agree with you.

[@l.5832]

I remember watching many of these about 50 years ago. I loves how he made it look FUN!

[@bonanzajoe]

Chico Marx: I have never seen such piano playing in my 78 years. AWESOME!!!

[@motnosniv]

Yes, I miss the days when we watched Liberace on TV.

[@texasmimi5566]

@@motnosniv IMO Chico beats Liberace by a mile..........and I liked Liberace.

[@johndean4765]

Joseph Campbell very talented but at times he is miming as the keys he plays doesn't always match the music.

[@replyhere590]

@@johndean4765I’ve kinda noticed that, too. Might be the old movie tech, out of sync?

[@goconnell3740]

This will always put a smile on your face, no matter how down you are! It's pure entertainment!

[@RootlessNZ]

Totally unique playing style combined with unforgettable versions of everything he played. A remarkable talent.

[@izzynutz2000]

The man was an absolute genius when it came to the piano he had impeccable timing and was a grandiose of the instrument.. he would be in the top five ever

[@stj971]

Harpo was equally talented on the harp. I believe both self taught. Incredible!

[@SashaB11910G]

@@stj971 Harpo learned to play from his grandmother. I remember reading that he learned to play the harp holding it backwards.

[@artbagley1406]

Think it was in the book, "Why A Duck?," that Chico said he practiced the piano by soaking his hands in bowl of warm water! That's all, no keyboard practice, just a warm-up session I guess you could say.

[@Johnnycdrums]

Great ear and big hands.

[@johndean4765]

Izzynutz talented pianist yes but if you watch carefully the keys he plays some of the time does not always match the music we hear.

[@paulklassert7914]

I love when he glances at the camera with a smile. You know he is really having fun. And, what performer today even comes close to his talents?

[@fryloc359]

Liberace is the only one I know of that could play and entertain at the same time.

[@gdj6298]

@@fryloc359 ..don't forget Victor Borge....

[@fryloc359]

@@gdj6298 what I've seen of Borge, he is more for comedy than the music.

[@gdj6298]

@@fryloc359 Fact remains, he was an excellent pianist.

[@regalsurvivor3418]

None today. They are all too liberally brainwashed to even respect real talent.

[@zacdior9402]

He was a pure master. His mannerisms and the elegance in his hands whilst playing is pure professional. Peace ✌️ out people

[@yveslaflute9228]

I'm a street musician, with the increase of ignorance and arrogance, I found myself using comedy a lot more. Viewing Chico, and Victor Borge is motivating.

[@jonathandavis2002]

I know that he is not alive anymore I am also a pure master of piano There is this song called triple baka Baka means stupid it's in Japanese and yes there is a piano version of triple baka

[@jonathandavis2002]

The singer of triple baka is a girl named Hatsune Miku

[@WalterJoergLangbein]

Very true!

[@anthonywhiteside6845]

Most probably the most entertaining pianist ever. A incredible talent.

[@picklesthewise]

I remember showing a young piano-playing pal from college the piano sequence from "Go West." He had never seen the Marx Brothers before, and I just wanted to get his take on the technique since I have absolutely no idea how to play piano and wanted his viewpoint. I do not exaggerate when I say his jaw hit the floor. He told me it was the best thing he'd ever seen, especially with the apple trick. I guess that confirmed it! 🤣💖

[@DanielKonik]

I always appreciated how these films respected his music enough to let him play uninterrupted. I could watch this all day. Thanks.

[@zapdunga12]

There were The Little Rascals, Laurel and Hardy, The Three Stooges, Abbott and Costello, Gleason and Carney.... all freakin great! And then there were The Marx Brothers.... in a class of their own ❤

[@percyg1]

Always looked forward to seeing a film starring the Marx Bros.For me they were the funniest movies of them all back in the 1940s.Chico was an exceptional pianiist & these movie clips are a delight to.listen to.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

That's what Trip Tucker-Chief Engineer of "Enterprise" should have had on movie night! Even a Vulcan like T'Pol could have appreciated his fine playing and Phlox would've loved it.

[@skoot2u]

19 minutes and 34 seconds of bliss.

[@opdawg817]

The way they were able to maintain a comedic theatrical presence while belting out these intricate tunes is just mind blowing. Chico was like the Eddie Van Halen of the Marx Bros.

[@randymeyer6482]

Love the Marx Brothers...as a kid in the 50s and 60s, Groucho was unbelievable, but my favorite part was always Harpo playing his harp. It was other-worldly. My dad, who played piano, told me that Chico didn't practice/rehearse. He just soaked his hands in warm water for 20 minutes....

[@paulfrith1815]

A genius with magic hands. No one will ever see his like again. Amazing chico

[@snookslayer4559]

Chico could clearly play any genre, but look at his face when he plays rag time music. Obviously his favorite.

[@GrymsArchive]

Why is it every time I see "Chico" or "Harpo" play I get this huge smile?

[@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635]

Their best comedians and what I realized their musicians

[@AceripXF]

cos they're awesome

[@carolvogelman5261]

They really did come up in dreadful poverty; Minnie Marx was constantly on the hustle, she found Leonard (Chico) a piano teacher who was strong on the one hand (I forget which) but Chico learned one hand, Minnie had him teach Harpo who became a one-handed piano like Chico! Harpo had serious musical gifts and could play anything he got his hands one! It was said while the brothers were on the road raising hell, Minnie got a telegram from Chico and Groucho saying "Ahdie (Arthur/Harpo) wants a harp" and that is the version I hold to! Harpo fascinated legions of Harp players,

[@AceripXF]

@@carolvogelman5261 i could watch em play all day!

[@texasmimi5566]

You are not alone in this!

[@Firebrand55]

Total, utter, inimitable talent......a lifetime of practise resulting in complete perfection!

[@KevyNova]

Keith Moon said that Chico was his inspiration and that he wanted to be as entertaining on drums as Chico was on piano. When you watch these performances, it makes total sense.

[@coyotesmile8972]

I've been a Marx bros fan since I was 13 and saw A Day At the Races on AMC when I was 13. I'm 40 now and Chico's pistol shot move is still one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

[@julienguyen9951]

His daughter said that when she was a kid, her mother (Chico's first wife) waited for him to come home from work, and when she heard his footsteps, her heart was racing. How passionate her mother's love for her dad.

[@susanmccormick6022]

Julie Nguyen:I wonder how Harpo & Peter Tork would have got on playing together.Peter learned to play after the hell episode of the show.He played about a dozen instruments inc keyboard.Wouldve been interesting to say the least.And with Chico of course.Brilliant musicians.

[@kayequinn7146]

​@@susanmccormick6022I remember that episode. Truly different subject matter on a number of levels for the series. Now that would've been a sight to see & hear,both of them.❤😊

[@magiccarpetmusic2449]

Brilliant musician. AND hilarious. Interesting how the people standing by the keyboard - usually gorgeous women or kids - are so fixated on his hands as they do their magic. Wish I'd been there.

[@davidwalter2002]

The most lovable rogue on film. I love all the Marx Brothers, but as a pianist, I can really appreciate Chico's amazing skill on the piano.

[@artbagley1406]

The ol' index finger "shooting the keys," as he called it.

[@eslermanu47]

These guys are not born anymore genius like all his brothers no backing tracts here.pure talent

[@JohnHoranzy]

There is an app for it now instead :-(

[@jeffreyholmes7216]

Met a lot of keyboard players in my life. He is by far the most entaining!

[@michaeljoyce1745]

Really no words can define the brillants behind the talent.

[@sitaramrampalli3902]

There will never be another set of brothers so talented like Marx brothers! I only wish if I lived during that era when Marx brothers lived.

[@sheynj1]

Pure joy. Talent and playfulness all rolled into one.

[@Juliana031498]

I listen to this while doing school work. Nothing better for studying than piano music and the Marx Brothers

[@JohnSmith-jf1eb]

Will do. Thank you.

[@andyelliott8027]

Sheer Genius! Leonard " Chico" Marx 22nd March 1887 - 11th October 1961. Rest In Peace Chico.

[@omissidde]

Did I really see him playing arpeggios with one finger?

[@feralbluee]

Oh my gosh, I did love Chico the best, but Harpo was a genius. Such a sense of comedy, and mime, of timing, of silliness, so much inventiveness, and so serious about his work - an incredible man! 🤣😋😂🌷🌱

[@shawntimm2678]

Without a doubt, Chico Marx was one of the greatest piano players of all time. So effortless and entertaining. He was so good you can't help but be mesmerized. Great comedian, master musician

[@michaelbarlow6610]

I can't even begin to imagine how many hours--let alone years--it takes to reach the absolutely brilliant level of piano playing demonstrated by Chico Marx! Not to mention the enormous musical talent Chico was obviously born with! You can't play the piano that brilliantly without having incredible, God-given talent! To be able to coordinate your hands to play different keys on the piano keyboard so effortlessly is absolutely remarkable. He makes it look so easy!

[@sifugurusensei]

Yeah. I'm always struggling to play the keys. I'm self taught and constantly frustrated.

[@Femsa2012]

Groucho once said that Chico rarely practiced his piano playing.

[@michaelbarlow6610]

What a phenomenally beautiful technique Chico Marx had playing the piano. It is always so much fun watching him play the piano in the Marx Brothers films!

[@will11333]

a must have watched over a 100 times since i was 10yrs old on old Vhs tapes which got pretty worn out with constant rewinding and playing, Total genuis on the piano,will never get tired of watching it.my early years was my grandad on the Dulcmer playing the same stuff...cant get better than Chico showing off on the piano

[@IanPatrickCompton]

truly amazing talent......the essence of piano.......its not all about pomp and fourths and fifths its about communication......and captivation.........he succeeds admirably......

[@hayleyfaith6723]

amazing! you dont see talent like the marx brothers these days they are truly of an era gone by 😞

[@johnsaikaly9218]

I can listen to him several times a day and never get bored he’s so funny and entertaining

[@sniperwolf9278]

Chico had fingers that danced on the piano keys. Can tell he loved piano and performing. He was really amazing. Bet he's still entertainig them in heaven. God bless chico. Was a masterful player. Full of colour even in b/w.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

No need to colourise it! That would mess up film history. Leave it bl/w!

[@sniperwolf9278]

Was speaking metaphorically .Ha deary me. Well what if said this. Just because filmed b/w then , doesn't mean they weren't in colour then. Wow. Never new that. Learn something new everyday.Wow. Next they be saying. They were in colour,but they painted them in b/w ha!. Either-or they were very talented colourful people . Wish could met them.

[@charlesbrodie2287]

brilliant

[@ericmoore5679]

@@sniperwolf9278 how are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

[@georgealderson4424]

I can(and often do) listen to Chico and Harpo playing for hours and it is so good to have Chico playing one tune after another. Thank you very much. Blessings and peace to everyone

[@maximecottereau2869]

There is ONE Chico Marx. Only One forever !! Thanks a lot Chico !!!!!!!!

[@julienguyen9951]

According to Chico's daughter, he was a very loving dad and a fun-loving, carefree, easygoing kind of guy who always smiled and laughed and friendly with everyone.

[@susantuttle1160]

Maybe TOO friendly..? Inveterate womanizer & gambler... but talented beyond description -- all of 'em!

[@frase1234]

Should be more like him

[@jediknight38]

Like a big kid, right? That's the kind of dad every kid dreams of having.

[@mt3311]

@@susantuttle1160His brother Gummo said of Chico after his death, "he liked actors who gambled, producers who gambled, and women who screwed."

[@LeiaThePrincess1]

​@susantuttle1160 he might have had problems with gambling, but in documentaries about Marx brothers, gambling looks like the way to make important connections and meet influential people. So gambling was something common among artistic people.

[@skyemcleod5365]

Thank you so much! True genius is timeless. He amazes my kids & grandkids just as much as he amazed me. LOve Chico. RIP.

[@ericmoore5679]

How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

[@randyj420]

What a great compilation of some of the most enjoyable piano playing (a portion of) the world has ever seen. Cheers to the Marx Brothers for all the entertainment and laughs and their iconic breaking of many of the rules. Peace.

[@stevej398]

Chico was an amazing talent! I can watch those hilarious Marx Brothers movies over and over again! Everyone of them were talented in their own right, including Zeppo but not so much!!! I’ve been a huge fan my entire life! Thanks for this! My 5 year old granddaughter just started playing piano. I’m going to forward this on to my daughter to show it to my granddaughter! I’m sure they will be a fan for life, too! ❤️👏👍😂🤣

[@v.e.7236]

Whenever the Marx Bros. play music they have smiles on their faces. Just like me when I listen to music - always w/ a smile. Love the fact that they also have the most beautiful women for audiences, but also loved playing for kids. I always envied people capable of playing keyboard, as it has confounded me and all of my thumbs.

[@nancieecheverria7239]

I just happened on to this little gem and am blowing away by this man's genius! Eat your heart out Jerry Lee Lewis!

[@steinwaygrande9736]

Never have I enjoyed watching Chiko and his brother fooling around but impeccable style of playing. Chiko reminds me of someone I went to school with in the 1950s who played the same way as Chiko does. At school concerts he would sit at the grand piano and start with something from Chopin and turn it into a medley . He had the ability to make the audience laugh . Sadly he lost his life before he was 20 when he got washed out to sea and drowned. A sad loss of great talent. Chiko reminds me of a naughty school boy taking the mickey out of his music teacher which would have everyone rolling on the floor with laughter.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

Chico was a great player. His brother Harpo was a hoot when playing with him.

[@kelvingrebert7315]

it's such a blow when talent is taken from us before it should be

[@m.f.m.67]

The most amazing and gifted entertainer to sit in front of a keyboard. Chico had the ladies wrapped around his little finger (and he knew it!)

[@Hearsticles]

There are very few piano players that are as fun to watch as they are to listen to.

[@dibaldgyfm9933]

And he was so young ... long ago ... and very charming!

[@texasmimi5566]

Oh, yea, it comes through even today. I feel it........

[@tomciodymol9409]

for me he was the greatest piano player in the world.We miss you and yours brothers

[@johnwhite3974]

I wish I could like this twice. Thank you for making this.

[@vova47]

Open another account and you could.

[@lisekartakmcdonald]

No One Shoots the keys like Chico

[@92jwiener]

+Lise Kartak-McDonald can't take my eyes off the man's right hand. he's a virtuoso alright.

[@lisekartakmcdonald]

Who wouldn't love sitting beside this man play???? Truley Awesome!!!!!

[@replyhere590]

Alice Kottmyer even the little kids did, in 1 of the earliest clips. would’ve loved to of had him for a granddad, or maybe younger.

[@andrews4596]

Tricky tricks

[@virginiaconnor8350]

@@replyhere590 Didn't the brothers have families and children? Chico was very comical, but very serious about his music.

[@festerization]

I just LOVE this. And Groucho breaking the fourth wall in the third piece is just priceless.

[@stevepaul6955]

I'm happy to say I've rediscovered Chico and have come to appreciate His contributions to the team particularly His unique style of piano playing.

[@KristenSmith-xd9hi]

Chico taught himself the piano. His so cool he can joke around with his hands and still put out entertaining music.

[@ericmoore5679]

How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

[@denicesanders4586]

Chico had piano lessons. The family couldn't afford for both Chico and Harpo. Harpo was self taught on piano and harp. From the book Minnie's Boys.

[@PabloManzanoLocutor]

Chico was amazing! He always seems overshadowed by Harpo and Groucho, because they had such strong comedic personalities, but truly, what a talent he had! His piano playing is great, both as music as well as comedy. A wonderful artist.

[@texasmimi5566]

And a sexy man.

[@hermac6491]

I don't know of anyone else that can play life this...what a gift.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

Never had a piano teacher teach it that way. The skill must've died.

[@lisekartakmcdonald]

One of my Classical trained, Mother's All Time Favorite Pianists of all Time, thank you, Chico

[@MikeBlitzMag]

Leonard Marx sure could play with the best of them. Magnificent!

[@mikejones-go8vz]

Love the last clip when he just casually stands at the piano, and Harpo bouncing on the chair, geniuses

[@jamesmarchment8587]

Aged 7, I began attending Saturday arvo matinées at Ballarat's Britannia Theatre ((1860s Mechanics Institute, Sturt Street) Marx Bros movies lay in limbo - not yet acknowledged classics, but long past use-by date, prints much-used, cheap hire. We LOVED them. Town filled with kids foced to practise piano, imitating Chico's digital dancing, comic choreography. Harpo's prodigious musical gifts on his eponymous instrument woke many an infant soul to fine period pieces. Thanks!

[@WytZox1]

Chico always seemed to love what he was doing! Marx Bros were always having fun in their movies. ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺

[@jbytuna]

This is so classic. I love it. The Marx bros. were amazing.

[@richardwalker9826]

Love it! Especially the duet between Chico and Harpo in The Big Store -Mesmerizing- couldn't take my eyes and ears off it classic one of a kind comedy and virtuoso piano playing and acting.

[@aaaht3810]

Loved Chico. He always seemed to play so effortlessly and always looked like he was having so much fun. A master.

[@rodterrell304]

This dude was amazingly entertaining and accomplished.

[@MarkBlackburnWPG]

My musical father - a very good pianist - wasn't crazy about The Marx Brothers' humor -- but he'd seen all their movies because of Chico's keyboard virtuosity. I close my eyes and see my Dad 'shooting' the keys of the piano - his thumb up and index finger straight, like a gun, like Chico at work. The intuitive genius that is KZbin circa 2021 just sent my way “Chico Marx Playing Piano” - 10 Films!!” A 19 minute feature that flies by in no time - so pleasurable to watch. Stick around at least to 5:10 and “Horse Feathers” (1932). I'm not Italian (except at heart) and always assumed that Chico Marx was every bit the Italian he made himself out to be. And yet . . . no he was not! [Wiki notes] Leonard Joseph "Chico" Marx (March 22, 1887 - October 11, 1961) was an American comedian, musician, actor and film star.[1] He was a member of the Marx Brothers (with Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, and Zeppo Marx). His persona in the act was that of a charming, uneducated but crafty con artist, seemingly of rural Italian origin, who wore shabby clothes and sported a curly-haired wig and Tyrolean hat . . . Chico was born in Manhattan, New York City, on March 22, 1887.. . . The Marx family was Franco-German Jewish . . . Billing himself as Chico, he used an Italian persona for his onstage character; stereotyped ethnic characters were common with vaudevillians. His non-Italian-ness was specifically referred to twice on film. In their second feature, Animal Crackers, he recognizes someone he knows to be a fish peddler impersonating a respected art collector: Ravelli (Chico): "How is it you got to be Roscoe W. Chandler?" Chandler: "Say, how did you get to be an Italian?" Ravelli: "Never mind-whose confession is this?" In A Night at the Opera, which begins in Italy, his character, Fiorello, claims not to be Italian, eliciting a surprised look from Groucho: Driftwood (Groucho): "Well, things seem to be getting better around the country." Fiorello (Chico): "I don't know, I'm a stranger here myself." A scene in the film Go West, in which Chico attempts to placate an Indian chief of whom Groucho has run afoul, has a line that plays a bit on Chico's lack of Italian nationality, but is more or less proper Marxian wordplay: S. Quentin Quayle (Groucho): "Can you talk Indian?" Joe Panello (Chico): "I was born in Indianapolis!" There are moments, however, where Chico's characters appear to be genuinely Italian; examples include the film The Big Store, in which his character Ravelli runs into an old friend he worked with in Naples (after a brief misunderstanding due to his accent), the film Monkey Business, in which Chico claims his grandfather sailed with Christopher Columbus, and their very first outing The Cocoanuts, where Mr. Hammer (Groucho) asks him if he knew what an auction was, in which he responds "I come from Italy on the Atlantic Auction!" Thanks for sharing FairDealDan. Celebrated this day at Sinatra Family - forum - "Siriusly Sinatra" - MY FAVORITE VERSION, YOURS TOO? sinatrafamily.com/forum/showthread.php/50225-My-Favorite-Version-%28yours-too-%29?p=1302562#post1302562

[@suzzyrivercrossing7586]

I love it when he starts out somewhat serious, then goes into pop tunes! (Had a big crush on Chico back in the day.)

[@texasmimi5566]

I just discovered him and I now have a big crush on him, LOL.

[@dianegrant540]

What thrilling viewing - I have just come across this (2021, what is it - some 90yrs on!). I have always loved the Marx Brothers, they were all talented in one way or another, particularly Chico's piano playing here. Thanks FairDealDan for publishing..

[@pronkerpronker6708]

He's my favorite of the group - thanks for posting.

[@julienguyen9951]

I like the way Chico looks straight at the camera and smile. So lovely and innocent.

[@mickypful]

Absolutely marvellous! A privilege to watch .