The Marx Brothers in Color - DUCK SOUP 1933

The Marx Brothers get the colour treatment in what many consider their best film. Enjoy some highlights of Groucho, Chico, Harpo and Zeppo in this early pre-code comedy.

[@ekathe85]

That gag with the tattoos is absolutely batshit insane 90 years later.

[@DrFrickenFrack]

They cut it too soon! Groucho’s reaction is priceless.

[@pyrotechnick420]

People don't realize that they started creating special effects in film almost immediately after it was invented. They literally spliced celluloid film by hand, one frame at a time, in order to achieve this effect

[@luisreyes1963]

Fun Fact: Originally, the tattoo was going to be an outhouse & when Groucho would look at it, an arm would poke out & shut the door.

[@tylermcnally8232]

no it wasnt.

[@bigrigJim]

I read somewhere that the dog coming out of the doghouse was state of the art special effects at the time , with other studios trying to figure out just how they did it.

[@FreihEitner]

"He gets mad because he can't read." was one of the best Marx Bros. lines ever.

[@Tradeforpain.-hy3ix]

Close, but the best was "I once shot an elephant while in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas i'll never know."

[@royaumeuni5730]

The answer was even better: - Oh I see.

[@OblivionRatula]

My fave, I think from A Night at the Opera, is them looking over a contract. Chico asks, "What's this?" "That's the Sanity Clause." "Hey, you can't fool me, I know there's no Sanity Claus." My father and I still refer to the fat man in the red suit as "Sanity Claus."

[@byHexted]

Wait what the hell that dog affect was actually insanely good

[@larryshaver3568]

yes it was hilarious😂

[@chuggachuggawoowoo]

effect

[@michaeldeegan8388]

Yeah, for the time it was incredible!

[@m.b.82]

It's a razorblade and some sticky tape. Beautifuly done though

[@radicalross7700]

Duck Soup is my favorite Marx Brothers movie, renowned for being Zeppo's final film. He retired from performing at the ripe age of 32, last seen by moviegoers throwing things at Margaret Dumont as she sang the Freedonia national anthem. Not a bad way to end a career.

[@bearrights273]

I think I was the only teenager my age that wanted a DVD box set of the Marx Brothers including this movie

[@ismaelnegrillo5329]

My dad and I used to watch this when I was little. Classic and beautiful how it's in color.

[@jasonmarin8187]

Groucho Marx gave an explanation as to why the movie was called "Duck Soup". "Take two turkeys, one goose, four cabbages, but no duck, and mix them together. After one taste, you'll duck soup the rest of your life."

[@HermitKing731]

Love how you could hear every sound being made on the stage in older movies.

[@andrewgray8991]

If you watch Frankenstein (1931) when they are body stealing in the misty graveyard you can hear them walking on a sound stage: thump, thump, thump.

[@halidehelux5221]

Oh man🤣 ....that dog in the tattoo gag🤣

[@Stefanmzk]

I grew up watching those movies, seeing in color brings such a warm feeling! Amazing work! Thank you!

[@aheigsheig26]

I’m growing up watching these movies. I wish other kids would too

[@ianstewart5297]

Yeh same as great to see in colour totally different take on the Boys.

[@electrictroy2010]

Colorization == destroying the original cinematography by the director. Horrible .

[@Stefanmzk]

@@electrictroy2010 yeah yeah, sure pal

[@florinest]

Only in this awful colorized film is Harpo's wig orange. Harpo was a redhead.

[@PRR5406]

Still stands as one of the funniest movies ever made.

[@videogeekin]

In 1971 at my apartments clubhouse when I was ten years old they used to show The Marx Brothers and also Abbott & Costello films on a 16mm projector on Saturday afternoons. I am glad I was allowed the opportunity. Renting a film was not cheap, and this was over tens years before videocassettes.

[@tomschoenke5052]

It's been fifty years since I first saw this film, which is a longer gap of time from its premiere to that moment I first witnessed the film in the eighth grade. The wonderful thing is the color is pretty much exactly as I imagined it from the French blue army uniforms, to Chico's green hat and jacket, and Harpo's fiery orange hair. It was wonderful, and now the moment has passed. I'll just stare into the mirror, that isn't there, looking wistfully at myself, that isn't me. And wonder will I ever have towels that aren't dark ever again?

[@TastierBackInThe80s]

This brilliant. The colour brings the movie to life. Thanks for sharing.

[@Villafarrell]

This is so impressive! The picture quality in itself, let alone the color! Wonderful new life to a genuine classic

[@dirwuf]

It's the HD transfer available on blu ray.

[@electrictroy2010]

Colorization == destroying the original cinematography by the director. Horrible .

[@dirwuf]

@@electrictroy2010 It's not destroying anything, the original will always be available and be the definitive version. This is an entertaining novelty for those of us who've seen the film a thousand times.

[@antonellaortizc]

I love this movie! I've never realised that Chico's outfit was green and Harpo's wig was so orange 😉

[@electrictroy2010]

The colors are all wrong. Wig was supposed to be red

[@ryanfroula6479]

@@electrictroy2010 Perhaps if you viewed it in red/blue Cinecolor, they'd look all less wrong? This was, after all, the age before three-strip Technicolor.

[@florinest]

Why do assume Chico's outfit was actually green? In this awful colorized movie it is green.

[@FilthAndRuin]

@@electrictroy2010 The wig is actually *blonde* but his characters are always described as redhaired. In stage shows, he wore a red wig but it didn't show up as well in black and white so they switched it to a blonde wig to make it look better and they just implied red in dialogue.

[@jagmarc]

The robot paints each frame with whatever color it was told to use

[@Johnsonz4a]

I always thought it mustve been really difficult to work with the marx brothers. They were on a different level. Way ahead of their time. Still the best!

[@DReyesNYC]

Great color work, truly next level. ❤

[@gregruland1934]

These productions with colorized old films I loved all my life give me chance to share them with my grandkids in little bites they can appreciate - great editing for the very best bits. Great job! I thank you.

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

Don't you want to see the color scenes too. 'Real color' is what I mean by that.

[@alannatrebond14]

Oooh that is trippy. I definitely prefer it in black n white! 😂

[@eargasm1072]

Possibly the greatest comedy ever made 😆 and unlike many golden age classics, I feel even better in color!

[@electrictroy2010]

Colorization == destroying the original cinematography by the director. Horrible .

[@RandKin]

Seeing the boys in color is very interesting. Thanks for uploading this.

[@eargasm1072]

"All I can offer is a Rufus over your head!" 😂

[@deborahhowell8597]

Colorized movies have improved over the decades

[@debbierichens3910]

I never thought that I’d see a Marx Brothers film in colour! What amazing work, so clever! I didn’t know Harpo’s wig was orange.

[@LD-hs9iv]

Yeah I always pictured it as a blonde wig

[@Trev359]

It was red in their first film, 'The Coconuts' ss it had been red in their stage shows. Howerever, when they saw 'The Coconuts' they realised that the red wig didn't show up very well in black and white so after that he always wore a blonde one but within the story his hair was still supposed to be red. Other characters often referred to him as the red headed one. In 'The Story of Mankind' which is in colour he wears a red wig again.

[@electrictroy2010]

Colorization == destroying the original cinematography by the director. Horrible .

[@sliat1981]

They don’t know. Colourisation is guess work

[@r0bw00d]

@@electrictroy2010Closed minded thing, ain'tcha? Let me guess: you're also religious.

[@007ndc]

I will never stop laughing at the Marx Brothers movies. Interesting to see Groucho break the fourth wall in that scene

[@lupodelupis3672]

I want the Chico spiral glasses so much, they are hilarious😵‍💫😂

[@danmagoo]

Nice! The Marx Bros translate well in this technology, as the humor has a little Sunday Funnies quality to it anyway. About 25 years ago I saw "A Night at the Opera" colorized on TBS, and I thought, cool, we'll probably see that version for sale on video in a few months. Instead, it seemed to disappear, and I never saw the colorized version again.

[@clubmogambo3214]

Duck Soup was the best Marx Bros movie. They of course made other incredible films, but this was the best of the lot.

[@perirgensolsson3673]

saw the first marx brothers movie about 1960 ,they did some of the best comedy movies ever done !

[@lesgoe8908]

wow -- very tasteful. would love to see the whole film like this. great job!

[@andrewholmes3133]

Absolutely fantastic.

[@nor-_-mal1691]

Im probably the youngest person in the comments section judging by everyones comments, but i first watched this movie when i was 9 (2014), and watched it again this year (2023), im 18 and its so funny even today, i only watched this movje along with monkey business as they were in a bundle and glad to finally see this movie in colour

[@Parknest]

This is legendary as are the Marx Brothers. Groucho had some of the best lines which stand up quite well to this very day nearly a centruy later.

[@garysatterlee9455]

Thankfully you got Harpo's hair color correct!

[@tubewatch5931]

Wow. Wouldn't mind watching this version on New Years Eve! Not just the colour, but the resolution.

[@Melvin_Master_of_Rainbows]

This is really cool! I've always wondered what it would look like in color. I confess I prefer the black and white, but this brought a smile to my face and answered an old curiosity of mine. Thank you!

[@electrictroy2010]

Colorization == destroying the original cinematography by the director. Horrible .

[@TnseWlms]

aka "cultural vandalism".

[@TnseWlms]

Some people also call it "colorization" when a movie remake has competent nonwhite actors playing roles that are not historically plausible or not the way the original writer intended it.

[@jumbobwana]

...and his teeth were blue.

[@Glitch-Gremlin]

I Wonder how they did that Gag with the Dog coming out of the Dog house lol

[@Landenslifelessons]

With scissors and film.

[@asrarahmedmirza5475]

Mirror scene of this movie is extraordinary...

[@reminicrush9016]

I love the Marx Bros.!! The word play is head spinning funny!!!!!!🤣😀😀😀

[@readmylisp]

Those were the days.

[@HG-pi3qp]

Crazy this classic is public domain - thx so much for this

[@johnpaulporrelli6208]

I would buy the whole film series again in colour if I could.

[@DanielMcHale-ci4gc]

I was born 1960 and I enjoy American movie classics...

[@robertkincaid]

This is totally surreal watching this in colour

[@h.r.gerrard2960]

Hey, That's a what I could use right now! A nice big bowl of surreal! Well, why don't you you ask your Dada to buy you some? He can't afford it... He's too Baroque! I guess that's a Poor Trait to have to exhibit! If you're going to be a Marx Brothers fan, you should learn to think like one! But be careful, bad puns could be awful enough to give you an Art Attack!

[@robertkincaid]

Last week here in the UK on Radio 2 saturday early evening Lydia was played on the radio .in 1979 the BBC showed a series of the Marx Brothers film and the last film to be shown was A Day at The Races and guess what happened the final reel was shown twice no digital back then , people though they were seeing the same thing again now this is true and at the end of the film , we have to say there was a mix up The good old BBC said we were caught with the eggs on our faces, the brothers themselves must been watching from upabove

[@h.r.gerrard2960]

@@robertkincaid ...and you couldn't come up with ONE joke in your reply? I did an entire 'bit' and even came up with original material! Brexit must have really taken the humor out of you people! It seems the the one thing you all could use right now is a "Chaplin!" I'd rather have a 'Tramp' than a 'Trump' any day! Please come up with something! I'd hate to have to get a tailor to cut this thread!

[@robertkincaid]

@@h.r.gerrard2960

[@robertkincaid]

@@h.r.gerrard2960 i had a terrible childhood my parents could not understand me they were Japanese i went to my doctor and he told me your due some pills he said would you like me to put them in a box , yes i said it would save from rolling all the way home, whats the different between Walt Disney and Bing Crosby , Bing sings Walt Dis-ney a Scottish joke there

[@ichbifeuertrunk]

How can comedy so old have aged so well?

[@ricardolorrio8228]

still one of the funniest movies ever!

[@keithnaylor1981]

Often wished to see the Marx Brothers films in colour!

[@nahkohese555]

Funny, all the years watching it in black&white, and now seeing it in color, I realized my brain was automatically putting in the colors all along. This is exactly how I've always pictured it. Great job. Just remember, before colonizing a movie, ask yourself if it would improve the movie or not. For example, The Longest Day. The director intentionally chose to shoot it in b&w because he wanted a documentary feel to it. Noir style movies, like Casablanca or The Maltese Falcon, shouldn't be colorized - it would detract from the feel of them. Musicals, comedies, westerns, sure, no question. Dramas, especially Crime dramas, as well as Mystery/Suspense need to be looked at on a case by case basis. SciFi, Fantasy, and Monster movies should be mostly good, but there might be one or two exceptions. Anyway, that's just my thoughts as a serious movie buff. If the technology was available and the budget didn't matter, would the director have gone with color, or stayed with b&w? That's the real question. Of course, with today's technology, doing a mix of the two, like they did in the 1939 Wizard of Oz, would be a piece of cake. Just Sayin'

[@Sandlot1992]

Excellent Job!

[@agatonspik]

Awesome work!

[@LJGoldstein]

a flop in 1933 now considered to be one of their best. on second thought I'll dance with the cows 'til you come home." I love how Harpo get the best of Edgar Kennedy.

[@larasemerad2605]

WoW-beautiful colorized-great movie

[@bletheringfool]

I used to be against colourising black and white movies because they always look awful. But the technology has come a long way. This is a fun experiment and we always have the black and white original. It really feels like the type of colour they would have in those 30s early colour films I have seen. Looks very authentic.

[@davezdragon]

Harpo is my favorite Marx Brother. He has some of the most hilarious scenes!

[@Castorell]

Washing his feet in the lemonade 😂

[@rikspring]

Great job thx 👍

[@youtuber2021]

I'd could dance with you until the Cow's come home. But on second thought I'd rather dance with the Cow's than than you come home. Here's five dollars keep it under your hat. Nevermind I'll keep it under my hat. The Four Marx Brothers were comedy legends

[@texasmimi5566]

Chico.....be still my heart

[@CalumMacNeil-qb6wp]

Great seeing the colours. Love the Marx brothers films. Especially the film with Harpo and Groucho do the mirror sketch. It's really clever stuff and hilarious. 👍😂😅

[@Sn0wdawgz]

Truly the greatest generation.

[@vicmartinoofficial331]

EXCELLENT! Excellent job done on the colorization. Can one view the full film in color? If so upload to You Tube!! Thank you.

[@byHexted]

I think one uploading the entire movie they have no rights to is the issue

[@byHexted]

Now that I think of it this seems like it’s from a trailer or something where they advertised this re release that was colorized I doubt the guy even has it

[@vicmartinoofficial331]

@@byHexted You're correct about that "Hexted" if they do it will get taken down but I might be able to download it to my computer before it gets taken down as I have done in the past.

[@vicmartinoofficial331]

@@byHexted You're probably correct about that as well Hexted.

[@SlickArmor]

No and no

[@Mickcotton]

Brilliant ❤️😂

[@Sparky2402]

Would love to see the whole movie in color.

[@stevedotwood]

My only complaint is: the faces are too orange. Tone it down a bit.

[@onesunnyday5699]

Harpo was always my favorite. It was explained why he didn't talk, because he didn't have a voice for comedy. There's a tiny clip of him whispering to someone at a funeral & it's true 😮😬😖

[@whotang1435]

This is so cool

[@hugoluna2317]

please tel me u have a full version i would pay for seeing that

[@AvuncularFeldspar]

An impressive achievement indeed. For me, though, it’s a black and white movie and probably always will be.

[@stevensheldon4655]

Genius!🧐♥️♥️👍

[@peterrraklliproductions2020]

Could you do the full movie or would copyright get in the way?

[@intrepidless853]

would love to see the lot in colour has the full film been done?

[@glennmccudden8574]

COLOUR ALWAYS THE BEST. BLACK AND WHITE LACKS THE BEAUTIE OF THE COLOUR AND ITS MORE ENJOYABLE. TO WATCH. CHEERS.

[@geoffcoulson3237]

Tell me anybody ,how can I obtain this coloured film ( or any Marx movie in colour) on British dvd.???

[@simsfrikifilms7593]

amazing work!! I've been wanting to see a colorized marx movie for years!! by any chance you will not have the entire movie in color? You would make me the happiest person in the world!!

[@RumbleDogPictures]

Unfortunately I've only colorized these scenes. To do a full movie would take a lot of work.

[@simsfrikifilms7593]

@@RumbleDogPictures Well, put a price hehe, how much would you charge me for making the entire movie in color?

[@SlickArmor]

If you have to ask you can't afford it and prepare to be a sad sack from here on.

[@gigachomp2207]

@@SlickArmor Better than a sad sack who trolls comment sections

[@simsfrikifilms7593]

@@SlickArmor I feel very sorry for you xD, but I know it's not me you 're disgusted with, but don't give up, i'm sure one day your mother will love you ;)

[@lescobrandon3047]

The only thing missing from this video of Duck Soup is the movie Duck Soup.

[@SlickArmor]

There's so much going on it's exhausting to watch.

[@florinest]

People have become stupid looking at their phones all day.

[@AceripXF]

i just noticed at a far away shot the cartoon of harpo on his arm isnt colored in but in the close up shot it is

[@SlickArmor]

And?

[@globalheartwarming]

See his hat in the mirror scene!

[@onesunnyday5699]

I loved Groucho & Margaret before I read that her reactions were real, she wasn't 'acting' shocked or frustrated 😂😅.

[@davedee4382]

These films should be colorized. Young people often won’t watch black and white. Restored and colorized films breath new life into many old films. 😊

[@torbenfewell8592]

My Dudes!😭😭😭😭😭

[@byHexted]

Is this tattoo bit where David Blaine got his tattoo magic trick idea from it’s the same premise

[@ekOPeckinpah]

To mutch pink lol I prefer the Black and White!(-:

[@simontaylor2319]

"I was just thinking of all the yaers I;ve wasted collecting stamps" used later ib Double Indemnity

[@MagetaTheLionHeart]

Super cool to see this favorite since childhood in a new light, and awesome job on the color work, but to me it feels bizarre. To me it's like a grilled cheese made with aged gruyere and caviare, maybe it's better but so foreign to what I remember.

[@guitar.forbeginners.withdave]

Brilliant stuff! Love these films and the colour is amazing. One thing, what exactly is a "pre-code" comedy? Thanks for this upload!

[@lesgoe8908]

Pre-Code Hollywood refers to films made before the Motion Picture Production self-censorship organization was created by the film studios in 1934. It's called the "Hays Code" after Will Hays, a minister, who was the first president of the MPPDA and forid depictions of sex, violence, profanity, etc.

[@guitar.forbeginners.withdave]

@@lesgoe8908 Thanks for that info. I had no idea what that is. Cheers!

[@globalheartwarming]

@@lesgoe8908 Oh look, there's a typo. He must mean "florid" 🤭

[@TnseWlms]

Sometimes movie critics review foreign arts or pre-code films and take the liberty of saying, "Not rated, could be R."

[@luisreyes1963]

One of the Marx Brothers zaniest films. The funniest bit was when Harpo got even with a bullying street vendor by washing his feet in the guy's vat of lemonade. 😂

[@jourwalis-8875]

What do you mean by "precode comedy"?

[@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns]

I didn't know Carrot Top was 115 years old.

[@theeHeisenberg]

My all time favorite is when he's ordering trenches to be dug: "Build them up to the waist, and we can save money on pants, actually, build them up to the necks, and they won't need any uniforms. Matter of fact, build them over their heads, and we won't need any soldiers." I butchered it, but that's the jist of it.

[@BHALT0S]

they had a sister called Onya, she was the inventor of the starter pistol

[@TnseWlms]

Now, the next tasks are to finish Schubert's Unifinished Symphony and replace the nose on the Sphinx.

[@joeharris3878]

This time, they've gone to far. "DUCK SOUP" colorized.

[@brandonordean]

I’ve been mewing for 72hrs and finally broke to laugh at the tattoo bit

[@sebluketravis2438]

Such a lucky family to not be living over the other side of the Atlantic back then.

[@DannyDansoy-oh5xg]

There is no better than any of this I'm.only 49,,,but the writing and humor is far beyond today's crap god love my father to introducing me to this and all there movies n laurel n hardy and Charlie Chaplin and jack Benny to name a few in those eras. So glad to watch them n what a waste watching today's crap .no comparison God Bless Alll

[@pathologicallyfriendly]

90 years ago...

[@TheReaperMan275]

I always thought Harpo had blonde hair or a blonde wig. Now I see it's orange. I don't know how accurate the color is thought.

[@BalrogsHaveWings]

My Spirit Animal:3

[@fishcutter395]

2:49 He got that dawg in him

[@BrokeMoeHowardUHF]

Groucho approves 👍

[@a34rwl]

The blue teeth are a nice touch.