The Comic World of the Marx Brothers" Movies sees their movies in the context of comic theory and practice. In other words, what kinds of comedy do these movies present?: satire, farce, parody, nonsense, and a great deal of punning and verbal humor. The book considers characteristic comic roles of the three Marx Brothers as these develop from their long career in vaudeville. Groucho is the Professor, Chico the dumb Italian immigrant, and Harpo the silent clown. We also have a gag analysis of three celebrated scenes: the stateroom scene in A Night at the Opera, the mirror scene in Duck Soup, and "tootsie-frootsie" ice cream scene in a Day at the Races. The book also has a detailed consideration of the jokes and gags in all fifteen of the Marx Brothers" movies.