The Marx Brothers made the transition from a stage act to movie stars in 1929. Their success in the new “talkies” was welcome both to Hollywood and to the brothers, especially after they lost fortunes in 1929’s stock market crash. (At least they got some jokes out of that.)

Their last show written for the stage, Animal Crackers, and their first feature film, The Cocoanuts (adapted from their 1925 stage show), both have 1929 copyrights, and go public domain in 25 days. #PublicDomainDayCountdown