THROWBACK THURSDAY: Happy birthday, Maurice Chevalier!
Good luck getting these out of your head.
“Mimi”
“Isn’t it Romantic?”
An abbreviated “Valentine”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU2kMBZPGpw
The stowaway Marx Brothers do their Chevalier impressions in an attempt to get off the boat in “Monkey Business” (1931). This routine had been used in at least two of their stage shows and one promotional film short.
“Monkey Business” was banned in several countries, notably Ireland, over concerns that it fosters anarchic tendencies. God bless the Marxes. And thank you, Chevalier, for making even the worst days bright.
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