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  • Humor Risk (1921)
  • Short | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
Humor Risk (1921)
Short | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

Harpo played the hero, a detective named Watson who "made his entrance in a high hat, sliding down a coal chute into the basement". Groucho played an "old movie" villain, who "sported a long mustache and was clad in black", while Chico was...See moreHarpo played the hero, a detective named Watson who "made his entrance in a high hat, sliding down a coal chute into the basement". Groucho played an "old movie" villain, who "sported a long mustache and was clad in black", while Chico was probably his "chuckling [Italian] henchman". Zeppo portrayed a playboy who was the owner of a nightclub in which most of the action took place, including "a cabaret, [which allowed] the inclusion of a dance number". The final shot showed Groucho "in ball and chain, trudging slowly off into the gloaming". Harpo, in a rare moment of romantic glory, gets the girl in the end. See less
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Director
Richard Smith (as Dick Smith)
Writer
Jo Swerling (scenario)
Producer
Cinematographer
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Updated Dec 31, 1921

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1921 (United States)

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