Hollywood Palace 2-28 Groucho Marx (host): "Animal Crackers" with Margaret Dumont; Melinda Marx

Groucho's second appearance as host of Hollywood Palace, originally aired on Apr 17, 1965. In addition to hosting, Groucho reprises the introduction of Captain Spaulding from the play/movie "Animal Crackers" (@ 50:00), with a special appearance by the grand dame herself. . . the original Mrs. Rittenhouse. . . Margaret Dumont! This was Dumont's last public appearance; she passed away shortly after filming this show. Also appearing is Groucho's daughter, Melinda, who sings a number that's a clear rip off of Petula Clark's hit "Downtown", entitled "The East Side of Town" (!) The song couldn't possibly be more derivative without its writers getting sued for plagiarism. (@ 9:15) After her solo number, Melinda and Groucho perform a charming duet of Irving Berlin's "Play a Simple Melody" (@ 14:15), a song they performed together many times on TV when she was younger. Here's a link to Groucho's first appearance hosting Hollywood Palace, performing one of his favorite songs, "Dr. Hackenbush":    • Hollywood Palace 1-11 Groucho Marx (host):...   This program also features: Gordon and Sheila MacRae: "I Want to Be with You" Sheila MacRae: "Hello Dolly" and "Happy Days Are Here Again" Gordon MacRae: "More" Shecky Greene: Stand up comedy Miriam Makeba (African folk singer): African Game Song Lydia Torea (flamenco dancer): "Dos en Ritmo" & "Un Pinto" Don Saunders (comedian from Scotland) The Four Kents (trick unicyclists from Denmark)