I am totally unfamiliar with the Ritz Brothers. What is their best picture? Where should I start?
I’ve only seen them in “The Goldwyn Follies” where they sing a couple of novelty songs. Not recommended as representative of their work.
I believe their best regarded picture is 1939’s “The Three Musketeers”. I’ve never seen it, so I can’t comment.
If only there was a tape or DVD of “Hellzapoppin’” with Olsen and Johnson, I’d be a happy woman.
I agree with Too Many Cats, it would be wonderful to have HELLZAPOPPIN on DVD.
I’ve only seen the Ritz Brothers in acts in revues, so they do a skit. I can’t remember which films, I think we’ve seen two. And, alas, they weren’t as wonderful as we’d been led to expect. (While the Marx Bros have distinct identities, the Ritz Bros seemed to have no individual personalities, but it’s hard to draw significant impressions from a sketch or two.)
If anyone finds a source of the movies, please let me know!
I’ve only been led to expect their wonderfulness from watching “My Favorite Year”, where Benji Stone is explaining to K.C. Downing who is funny: “On the funny side there’s the Marx Brothers, except Zeppo, the Ritz Brothers, no exceptions, both Laurel and Hardy, and Woody Woodpecker.”
Who are Olsen and Johnson? A rhetorical question. I’ll head over to Wiki.
No, you had that right. It appears to have been part of their schtick, but I can’t imagine the advantage it gave them.
Lots of people whose taste in funny I respect loved them, but I saw one of their movies and, well, I guess you need to be older than I to see much funny there. Marx Bros or 3 Stooges? Generations later, they are still funny, but the Ritz Bros’ time has passed. Like Artemus Ward.