Humor Risk (Missing 1921 Silent Marx Brothers Film)

Many think that the Marx Brothers didn't start their prolific film career until the era of the talkies. These people are unaware of the existence of the Brothers' 1921 "real" film debut, Humor Risk. The film was only shown once and received confused/ mixed reviews. Groucho Mar was reportedly so ashamed of the film that destroyed the only copy. Many have disputed this claim, though.

The film has never been seen outside its original showing. There are no surviving stills, very little is known about the plot, and Groucho never said much about it. If the claim of him destroying the film is true, then the film is lost forever.

This is the only missing Marx Brothers film. It would take 8 more years and the invention of the talkies for the 4 brothers to find true success.