Irving Brecher: Great for All But the Marxes
Because he wrote two of the Marx Brothers’ weaker, more clueless vehicles (At the Circus and Go West), I’d love to respect Irving Brecher (1914-2008) less than I’m obliged to. Brecher didn’t seem to understand the Brothers’ characters. His lines for Groucho are mostly uncharacteristic and unfunny and he didn’t write good routines for Chico. (His […]