Margaret Dumont
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Margaret Dumont was an American stage and film actress. She is best remembered as the comic foil to the Marx Brothers in seven of their films; Groucho Marx called her "practically the fifth Marx broth
Dumont as Mrs. Potter in The Cocoanuts (1929)
Animal Crackers (1930 film)
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Animal Crackers is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film starring the Marx Brothers and directed by Victor Heerman. It is based on the brothers' 1928 musical Animal Crackers by George S. Kaufman and Mo
Margaret Dumont
…woman Mrs. Rittenhouse, another wealthy, high society widow. She appeared with the Marxes in the screen versions of both The Cocoanuts (1929) and Animal Crackers (1930). In the Marx Brothers films, Dumont invariably portrayed rich widows whom Groucho would alternately insult and romance for their money…
Theatrical release poster
Groucho as Captain Spaulding in a 1928 publicity photo for the stage musical
Kaufman Astoria Studios, pictured in 2014
Cover of the sheet music for the song "Why Am I So Romantic"