Marx Brothers and Chico appeared less prominently. The two younger brothers, Gummo and Zeppo, never developed their stage characters to the same extent as the elder three. They each left the act to pursue business careers at which they were successful, and for a time ran a large theatrical agency through which they represented their brothers and others. Gummo was not in any of the movies; Zeppo appeared in the first five films in relatively straight (non-comedic) roles. The performing lives of the brothers owed much to their mother Minnie Marx, who acted as their manager until her death in 1929. The
Wiere Brothers Wiere Brothers The Wiere Brothers were a comedy team who appeared in 1930s and 1940s films, and as live performers from the 1920s to the late 1960s. The names of the three brothers were: The Wiere Brothers were vaudeville performers who occasionally appeared in films and television. Their films include "Hands Across the Border" in 1944 with Roy Rogers, "Road to Rio" in 1947 with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, and "Double Trouble" in 1967 as three detectives on the hunt for Elvis Presley. In 1962, the Wiere Brothers had their own television series called, "Oh! Those Bells", that aired