(Video link here.) We’ve always loved this astonishing, hilarious and beautiful scene from A Day at the Races, when Harpo buys time while being chased by the chic hotel’s security. In sublime improvisational mode, he is a true artist at work.

“When life hands you lemons (a piano and a bunch of cops), make……………..!”

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