Titus to Richie Allen Moustache Gap

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

Did you know Groucho Marx didn't have a mustache in any of the Marx Brothers movies? It was just greasepaint. You'd think such a thing would be very noticeable, but I only learned last year.

Not quite true. He certainly did not have a moustache in the earlier films



but did grow one in the 1940s:





And appeared with a genuine 'stache in the later (crappy) films

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Not quite true. He certainly did not have a moustache in the earlier films



but did grow one in the 1940s:





And appeared with a genuine 'stache in the later (crappy) films

Interesting how on the very first postcard Adam listed, they misspelled the brothers name as Marks on the front, but then properly spelled it as Marx on the back. Definite off day for the quality control people that time.

[Exhibitman]

That is from one of the rarest ESCO sets, a 1926 vaudeville and theatrical set. I don't even have a complete checklist and I've been researching it for years. The Marx Bros card is the only example I've found.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

That is from one of the rarest ESCO sets, a 1926 vaudeville and theatrical set. I don't even have a complete checklist and I've been researching it for years. The Marx Bros card is the only example I've found.

That is one cool card. Unbelievable how young they are.

[Yoda]

One theory has it that WWI spelled the end of the facially hirsute. Army regs demanded a freshly shaven look even in the trenches. And then the societal changes in the roaring 20's reinforced the clean shaven look, which carried on for decades.

[carlsonjok]

1961 Fleer Cap Anson and Kid Nichols both had mustaches.

[atx840]

Love me a nice stache