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Grouch Marx on a unicycle
For those of you who look for unicycles in the media, "The Big Store"
starring the Marx Brothers, will be on TCM (Turner Classic Movies) Thursday morning, 9 AM EDT, 6 AM PDT. There is a scene in "The Big Store" where Groucho's character is being chased around a department store by the bad guys. Eventually he jumps onto a bicycle to help get away faster. After a few close calls he crashes into a wall, the bicycle falls apart and "Groucho" rides away from the debris on a unicycle. The unicycle riding is done by a stunt man (perhaps John Foss can tell us who he is.) Just as he crashes into the wall there are a few frames that show the "bike" that will fall apart to be one like the old Schwinn "swing" bike. I know there are a couple other recent versions of these vehicles that have been available including one that David Stone rode last year on the Today show, or some other network TV morning show. On this bike the back half is a unicycle, the front half is a regular front fork, and each part can turn freely on the frame that connects the two. "The Big Store" isn't one of the better Marx Brothers movies, but it is worth watching for the unicycle scene. John Hooten |
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Grouch Marx on a unicycle
Joe Mole. Accent on the e in Mole. He was featured in one of the very first USA Newsletters, and was a professional performer in the 1940s. I remember the unicycle scene for the fat (balloon) tire and fender on the unicycle, and the way they made use of the squeaking sound the tire made whenever he made a turn. -- johnfoss - Now riding to work John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone "jfoss" at "unicycling.com" www.unicycling.com "In three months or so, he won't be doing that any more." -- Kris Holm's cousin Derek, 13, on Kris' unicycling now that he's married ------------------------------------------------------------------------ johnfoss's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/832 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/28029 |
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Grouch Marx on a unicycle
John Hooten wrote: * (perhaps John Foss can tell us who he is.) John Hooten* -Original posting times - * 10-01-2003 09:57 PM 10-01-2003 10:09 PM* 12 minutes? i'm impressed -- GILD - Waffle-tosser In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -- Martin Luther King Jr. 'this will only take a minute...(fixed)' (http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/actions/un.htm) 'and while u're in a good-deed-doing-mood...' (http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com.) 'and just one more?pleez?' (http://http://www.reuniteluna.com/email.php.) JUST SAY 'KNOW'! Namaste! Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GILD's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/657 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/28029 |
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GILD wrote: * 12 minutes? i'm impressed * John's in California (same time zone as me). The original posting times from his perspective a 11:57 AM 12:09 PM The request came in just before John's lunch break. Now we know how he spends his lunch time . -- Mandell - Keen Beginner ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mandell's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3769 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/28029 |
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