The eccentric engineer [Time Out Columnist]

IT´S RARELY a good idea to drop an atomic bomb but it´s never a good idea to accidentally drop one, so when it comes to holding such things in place you want a very serious-minded engineer. Or Zeppo Marx. Herbert Marx, known as Zeppo to his friends, was, along with Gummo, one of the two lesser known Marx brothers, eclipsed somewhat by Groucho, Harpo and Chico. At least when it came to comedy. That didn´t prevent Zeppo from starring in the first five Marx brothers films, including ´Duck Soup´, although he was the one usually stuck with the straight role and, when the studio wanted to reduce costs by reducing numbers, he was the brother to be shown the door.