I saw a number of Groucho's appearances in his later years and he was just a nasty old and bitter man.Īdmittedly, he'd been swindled out of over a million dollars playing cards at, IIRC, the Friars Club in Los Angeles (the opposition used a spy hole cut in one of the walls or the ceiling to read his cards).īut I've been swindled and am the picture of sweetness and light. Only itâ€™s as though you always get in ten minutes after the big picture has started, and no-one will tell you the plot, so you have to work it out all yourself from the clues.' â€”Terry Pratchett 'The whole of life is just like watching a film. Harpo, though, was the truly beloved of the brothers and, by all accounts, a great family man. He did have an eye for the ladies, though. By many accounts he was a pretty decent person, as celebrities went.

He reportedly had a reputation as a very nice and kind man.Įh, that's Groucho being a it was a persona and most people enjoyed it and enjoyed being the target. Tor Johnson was either well-paid to stand there and be insulted, or wanted the exposure of a top-rated network TV show. Later footage of him on other TV shows reflects that, as he aged, he became the person you see on the 'You Bet Your Life' show. Marx was such a sleaze on his show that some folks wonder. It was filmed and ran much longer than what was then televised in a half-hour slot on network TV. How much of the 'You Bet Your Life' show's portrayal, by Groucho Marx, as the smart-ass host, was scripted, is unknown to me. Tor Johnson appearing on the TV show 'You Bet Your Life' with Groucho Marx as the grouchy host:Īnd here's the same footage that is posted above by Crimson Mask, as originally distributed by British Pathe, and with an English narration and much larger and clearer footage: Message Board » Professional Wrestling & General Discussion 2010 - Current » Tor Johnson My profile | directory login | register | search | faq | forum home

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