It doesn't quite measure up to the heights of DUCK SOUP (their best early film), but along with ANIMAL CRACKERS, I do find HORSE FEATHERS to be among the three best of the Marx Brothers' first five misadventures. As the unconventional head of Huxley College, Groucho still remains the consummate hilarious wiseguy, this time even insulting his disappointing "son" Zeppo (who was probably put to his best use for HORSE FEATHERS). And don't forget -- the password is "Swordfish"... The only one missing again is Margaret Dumont, who is in many ways as crucial an ingredient to the madcap formula as are Groucho, Harpo and Chico (and certainly more essential than Zeppo). *** out of ****
Review of Horse Feathers
