The Max Brothers Box Set: The Marx Brothers with their stage names ''Chico'' (Leonard Marx) ''Harpo'' (Arthur Marx) and ''Groucho'' (Julius Henry Marx) produced a total of thirteen films out of which five were selected by the American Film Institute as amongest the ''Top 100 American Comedy Films'' of all time. The success of the Marx Brothers an American family comedy act that enjoyed success in Vaudeville and Broadway before their advent into Hollywood and their subsequent films is witness to the effect of comedic theatre on the popular American film. Duck Soup (1933) Director: Leo McCarey Arguably the greatest of the Marx Brothers films Leo McCarey''s Duck Soup is set in the small state of Freedonia which is in a financial mess and must borrow money from Mrs. Teasdale (Margaret Dumot). When Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx) is made president he declares war on neighbouring state Sylvania who in turn sends two bumbliing spies chicolini (Chico Marx) and pinky (Harpo Marx) to add to the comedic maythem. A Night at the Opera (1935) Director: Sam Wood Sam Wood''s Lubitschian tale of two young opera singers who are helped by two wacky friends and a sly business man is a satire on the snobbish bourgeoisie. When the members of ''the party'' realize that opera must be saved they decide instead to destroy it part by part. A Night in casablanca (1946) Director: Archie Mayo The Last of the Marx Brothers'' significant ventures about a ring of Nazis attempting to steal war booty was originally meant to be a parody of Michael Curtiz''s Casablanca (1942). French Soldier Pierre (Charles Drake) suspects the involvement of Count Pfefferman (Sig Ruman) in the murder of a hotel manager in post-war Casablanca.