American Masters Groucho & Cavett

2022

Biography / Documentary / History / Music / Talk-Show

3
IMDb Rating 7.6/10 10 161 161

Plot summary

Discover the enduring friendship between television personality Dick Cavett and his mentor iconic comedian Groucho Marx. Their relationship is chronicled through interviews with Cavett, archival footage and interviews with George Burns and others.

Director

Robert S. Bader Photo
Robert S. Bader

Top cast

Merv Griffin Photo
Merv Griffin as Self
Truman Capote Photo
Truman Capote as Self
Dinah Shore Photo
Dinah Shore as Self
Danny Kaye Photo
Danny Kaye as Self
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757.98 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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29.97 fps
1 hr 22 min
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1.52 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
29.97 fps
1 hr 22 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by planktonrules 8 / 10

Rather sweet

Back when Dick Cavett had his evening talk show on TV, he was not a particularly famous man. Sure, he's written for several TV shows but his face was not something most people would have recognized. However, in these early days, one famous guy who often came on Cavett's program was the very famous Groucho Marx. This show talks about WHY...why and how did a Jewish comic become friends with some kid. It also features many clips of Groucho as well as Cavett today talking about these heady days when Cavett was in awe of one of the funniest men in America.I can see liking or disliking the episode. Some might dislike it because the style of the program is pretty different...more intimate. Some, like me, might enjoy it because they love hearing these old stories about vaudeville and Hollywood. Well worth seeing and kind of sweet as you see some very nice moments with Groucho and Dick.
Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 8 / 10

old legend

Dick Cavett recounts legendary comic and his friend Groucho Marx. At the funeral of playwright George S. Kaufman, Cavett would meet his hero. As a writer on The Tonight Show, he would write for Groucho who was one of the guest hosts in between Jack Parr and Johnny Carson. With Groucho late in life, Cavett would invite him onto his own show. The man is around 80 at the time and has lost a step. His mind is still sharp filled with his catalogue of insult jokes. I've never actually seen The Dick Cavett Show and I've only known Groucho from his movies. He is like a joking old uncle. There is something poignant about watching an old legend working his craft.
Reviewed by Planar_Being 4 / 10

Novelty

I've always loved Groucho and his brothers. These were some of the first movies I watched with my kids and it was interesting to see how their zany antics still seemed fresh and appealing to children. I also liked Cavett, as he featured the more interesting kinds of people for his interviews and was less of a vacuous establishment figure than other late-night hosts.However, Groucho's appearances on the show were, for the most part, not that interesting and were mostly a novelty act. Dick had to allow Groucho to ramble on about fairly mundane topics (like the cap he wore), and that deference to his hero detracted from the experience. Groucho was beyond challenge, beyond interruption, but his sense of humor and choice of topics was a little old-hat at this stage and there was no way for Dick to direct him.
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