155. Robert Bader

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Starburns Audio

Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2017

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

Gilbert and Frank talk with producer, archivist and fellow Marx Brothers fanatic Robert S. Bader about his lifelong obsession with the boys as well as his fascinating (and meticulously researched) new book, "Four of the Three Musketeers: The Marx Brothers On Stage." Also: Gummo goes to war, Harpo "courts" Amelia Earhart, Grouchocashes in on "Skidoo" and Gilbert hangs with Chico's daughter. PLUS: Swain's Rats & Cats! The real-life Sunshine Boys! BugsySiegel buys the farm! Dennis Hopper plays Napoleon! And the mystery of the disappearing Marx Brother! This episode is brought to you by Hello Fresh (www.hellofresh.com code: GOTTFRIED30) and ZipRecruiter (www.ziprecruiter.com/gilbert). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Gilbert Godfrey. This is Gilbert Godfrey's amazing colossal podcast with my co-hosts Frank Santopadre once again.
0:29.0	We're recording at NUTMIG with our engineer Frank Ferdarosa and our guest this week is a writer, editor, producer, archivist and author with numerous television and documentary credits, including Dick Cavitts Vietnum, Dick Cavitts Watergate, the legendary Bing Crosby.
0:53.0	In Crosby, you bet your life the lost episodes and the dawn of sound, how movies learn to talk. Recent DVD productions include the Honeymoon's Lost episodes, 1951 through 1957 and the best of the Danny K show.
1:16.0	At the tender age of eight, his grandmother served him a grilled cheese sandwich and sat him down in front of the TV during a broadcast of the movie Monkey Business, leading to a lifelong love affair with the four unforgettable individuals known as Groucho Chico, Harpo and Zippo.
1:42.0	His fascination with the Marxists led him to produce Marx Brothers, TV collection and edited a collection of Groucho's writings called Groucho Marx and other short stories and told tales.
2:00.0	His latest book is the very first comprehensive history of the brother's live performances entitled Poor of the Three Musketeers, The Marx Brothers on stage.
2:18.0	Please welcome to the show of Man of Many Talents and someone who was born to be a guest on this podcast, Robert S. Vader.
2:30.0	Thank you, that's the best introduction ever.
2:32.0	Best when you're ever going to get, but I can't, I can't ever beat that.
2:35.0	Well, we try.
2:36.0	That was about you, right?
2:37.0	I hope so.
2:38.0	If it wasn't, I got to meet that guy. He sounds great.
2:40.0	He'll stay up writing that.
2:41.0	Yeah, stay up late.
2:42.0	No, just popped into my.
2:43.0	All of the top of his head.
2:45.0	By the way, those cam, before we talk about the Marxist, those cabinet docs are terrific.
2:52.0	Yeah, that's so bravo.
2:53.0	What, thank you.
2:54.0	What a great archive to be able to work with.
2:56.0	Yeah.
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