Humor Risk (1921)
24m
Running Time
December 1, 1921Release Date
Plot.
Harpo played the hero, a detective named Watson who "made his entrance in a high hat, sliding down a coal chute into the basement". Groucho played an "old movie" villain, who "sported a long moustache and was clad in black", while Chico was probably his "chuckling [Italian] henchman". Zeppo portrayed a playboy who was the owner of a nightclub in which most of the action took place, including "a cabaret, [which allowed] the inclusion of a dance number". The final shot showed Groucho "in ball and chain, trudging slowly off into the gloaming". Harpo, in a rare moment of romantic glory, gets the girl in the end.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Groucho Marx
Villain
Harpo Marx
Watson
Chico Marx
Henchman
Zeppo Marx
Playboy
Richard Smith
Director
Richard Smith
Director
Dick Smith
Director
Jo Swerling
Writer
Al Posen
Producer
Max Lippman
Producer
A.H. Vallet
Cinematographer
A. H. Vallet
Cinematography
Jobyna Ralston
Heroine
Mildred Davis
Actress
Details.
Release DateDecember 1, 1921
StatusReleased
Running Time24m
Content RatingG
Budget$6,000
Filming LocationsFort Lee, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Humor Risk, also known as Humorisk, is a lost unreleased 1921 silent comedy short film that was the first film to star the Marx Brothers. They wouldn't make another movie until 1929, The Cocoanuts.