Never seen a Marx Brothers Movie....

[Fountain79]

What would be the best one to start with?

[pokerfan]

1. Duck Soup

[Symarip]

4. +1

[EastTennesseeDem]

2. A Night at the Opera

Can't go wrong with Duck Soup either though.

[Mudoria]

3. Either of the two mentioned would be great

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. Any of the first six

"The Cocoanuts" (1929)

"Animal Crackers" (1930)

"Monkey Business" (1931)

"Horse Feathers" (1932) — my favorite

"Duck Soup" (1933)

"A Night at the Opera" (1935)

Two caveats: The audio quality in "The Cocoanuts" leaves much to be desired. You may find yourself re-playing some bits to figure out what was said. "A Night at the Opera" was their first film with MGM (the first five were with Paramount), and by 1935 MGM was establishing its reputation as the "musical" studio. So, there're a lot of scenes with Kitty Carlisle and Allan Jones crooning ballads.

Oh, something else: In "The Cocoanuts," Harpo has dark hair. His red wig looks dark on black-and-white film.

[edbermac]

6. Monkey Business and Duck Soup are my faves.

The mirror scene in DS is one of the greatest comedy bits in the history of film.