BOOTLEG FILES 914: “Time for Elizabeth” (1964 television production starring Groucho Marx).

LAST SEEN: On YouTube.

AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.

REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: It fell through the proverbial cracks.

CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Not likely.

In 1948, Broadway audiences were presented with “Time for Elizabeth,” a comedy co-authored by Oscar-winning writer Norman Krasna and Groucho Marx – yes, that Groucho Marx. The play was poorly received by critics and closed after eight performances. Oddly, Warner Bros. ignored the show’s commercial failure and paid the playwrights $500,000 for the screen rights – but the studio never got around to creating a screen version.
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