Julie Stevens

Actress Julie Stevens (1916 - 1984) was one of Gummo's clients. Stage work was excluded from this contract; the words "theatrical" and "vaudeville" were removed; that change was initialed by both Julie and Gummo. The contract was effective from 1939 to 1946. During that time frame she appeared in the movies Private Detective (1939), Honeymoon Deferred and Tear Gas Squad (both 1940), Castle on the Hudson and Murder in the Air (both uncredited, both 1940). No movies from 1942 to 1946. She also worked in radio (which was covered by this contract), although I don't know if she was on radio during her contract with Gummo. It would appear that Gummo started as President of Zeppo Marx, Inc. and was later demoted to Vice-President. His signature reads "Gum Marx". In 1939, an actress/agent contract could be simplified to one page.

America After Dark 5

Another Allan Grant photo, taken at the Civic Playhouse. Variations on this photo: I've seen a version where Gummo is cruelly cropped out, another where the photo is damaged at the top center, and another where the imperfection has been electronically repaired.

You can see more poses here:
http://gummogallery.blogspot.com/2011/12/america-after-dark.html http://gummogallery.blogspot.com/2012/02/america-after-dark-2.html
http://gummogallery.blogspot.com/2012/04/america-after-dark-3.html
http://gummogallery.blogspot.com/2012/06/america-after-dark-4.html

Four Nightingales

Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Gummo Marx, Lou Levy

"By 1909, Minnie Marx successfully managed to assemble her sons into a low-quality vaudeville singing group. Billed as "The Four Nightingales", Julius (Groucho Marx), Milton (Gummo Marx), Arthur (originally Adolph; Harpo Marx), and another boy singer, Lou Levy, traveled the U.S. vaudeville circuits to little fanfare. After exhausting their prospects in the East, the family moved to La Grange, Illinois, to play the Midwest.
After a particularly dispiriting performance in Nacogdoches, Texas, Julius, Milton, and Arthur began cracking jokes onstage for their own amusement. Much to their surprise, the audience liked them better as comedians than as singers."

Here's the same photo in sepia:

Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Gummo Marx, Lou Levy

Look at the photo on the wall directly above Harpo's hat.

The Four Nightingales Vs The Marx Brothers:

Left: The Four Nightingales, Right: The Marx Brothers (Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Groucho Marx, Zeppo Marx

Five Marx Brothers

Zeppo, Groucho, Chico, Gummo, Harpo

There are, of course, other photos of the five Marx brothers together. This one might be in an office (my guess based mostly on the industrial-strength lamps). A rare photo where Zeppo does not have a cigarette in his hand. Perhaps an official publicity photo (note the code in the lower right corner), but to promote what?  It looks too early to be promoting the 1950 book "The Marx Brothers" by Kyle Crichton. If Gummo were standing up straight, he might be the tallest Marx brother. Dig those wide lapels.

This is the Army, Mr. Marx

Gummo Marx, WWI

Not an outtake from Duck Soup.

formal portrait, white tie

Gummo Marx

...or, if you prefer, a cropped low-rez version in sepia:

Gummo Marx