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Synopsis
In this engaging episode of An Evening With Groucho, Groucho Marx takes the audience on a whimsical journey through his memories of Winston Churchill during the tumultuous times of the Second World War. He sets the scene by humorously reflecting on the myriad wars that have occurred, making it clear that the Second World War holds a special place in history, not just for its significance but also for the personalities involved.
That night in history
On the air that night
- An Evening With GrouchoOverture - Medley from Marx Brothers Films
- An Evening With GrouchoIntroduction - Dick Cavett
- An Evening With GrouchoHello, I Must Be Going
- An Evening With GrouchoViolin Solo, Jack Benny Tribute
- An Evening With GrouchoHow I Got Started in Show Business
- An Evening With GrouchoMy Family, How We Got Our Names
- An Evening With GrouchoStrange Relatives - Uncle Julius
- An Evening With GrouchoChico at Klauber Horn Co
- An Evening With GrouchoUncle Herman, Chiropodist
- An Evening With GrouchoTimbuctoo
- An Evening With GrouchoAnnie Berger
- An Evening With GrouchoWorld War One, Vaudeville in Toronto
- An Evening With GrouchoOh, How That Woman Could Cook
- An Evening With GrouchoToronto Song
- An Evening With GrouchoLondon Stories - Polish Officer Story
- An Evening With GrouchoLondon Stories - Churchill & 2nd World WarCurrently listening
- An Evening With GrouchoTough Chicago Critic Story
- An Evening With GrouchoPalace Theatre - Sarah Bernhardt
- An Evening With GrouchoPalace Theatre - Fanny Brice-Swayne's Rats and Cats
- An Evening With GrouchoPoem from the Play 'animal Crackers'
- An Evening With GrouchoT S Eliot Memorial- Laurence Olivier's Lap
- An Evening With Groucho2nd World War Bond Tour
- An Evening With GrouchoHoudini Story
- An Evening With GrouchoMusic in - Cocoanuts
- An Evening With GrouchoMusic in - Cocoanuts- - Stay Down Here Where You Belong
- An Evening With GrouchoOtto Kahn Story
- An Evening With GrouchoW C Fields- Beebee Gun-Prohibition
- An Evening With GrouchoW C Fields- Baby Leroy
- An Evening With GrouchoAn Evening with Groucho - 29 - Heaven's Above
- An Evening With GrouchoEverybody Works but Father
- An Evening With GrouchoFather's Day
- An Evening With GrouchoMargaret Dumont, the Dowager in Our Films
- An Evening With GrouchoThalberg Story - Garbo
- An Evening With GrouchoSampson and Delilah Story
- An Evening With GrouchoWill Rogers, Baseball in Baltimore
- An Evening With GrouchoPriests' Stories- Plaza Hotel-Montreal
- An Evening With GrouchoPriests' Stories- Rome
- An Evening With GrouchoShow Me a Rose
- An Evening With GrouchoLydia, the Tattooed Lady
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