Marx Brothers Minnie helped her younger brother Abraham Elieser Adolf Schönberg (stage name Al Shean) to enter show business; he became highly successful on vaudeville and Broadway as half of the musical comedy double act Gallagher and Shean, and this gave the brothers an entree to musical comedy, vaudeville and Broadway at Minnie's instigation. Minnie also acted as the brothers' manager, using the name Minnie Palmer so that agents did not realize that she was also their mother. All the brothers confirmed that Minnie Marx had been the head of the family and the driving force in getting the troupe launched, the
In the Name of the Law (1922 film) as family men – real men trying balance raising a family with the dangerous profession as guardians of the law. Yet, it would also show an officer of the law must sometimes seek resolution and balance between enforcing the law no matter what the circumstances versus the heart-felt obligations of a family man and father. "In the Name of the Law" had its premiere in New York City on July 9, 1922. It was first shown to movie patrons at the George M. Cohen theater which had been converted to show movies. Instead of the normal week booking for special