Duck Soup (1933)
Duck Soup (1933)
War is swell...when the Marx Brothers are in it. They'll be out of the trenches by Christmas...if the food doesn't improve!
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.

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Cast

Groucho Marx Groucho Marx As: Rufus T. Firefly
Harpo Marx Harpo Marx As: Pinky
Chico Marx Chico Marx As: Chicolini
Zeppo Marx Zeppo Marx As: Bob Roland
Margaret Dumont Margaret Dumont As: Gloria Teasdale
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Storyline

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.


Tagline: War is swell...when the Marx Brothers are in it. They'll be out of the trenches by Christmas...if the food doesn't improve!
Certification: U

Details

Genres: Comedy, War

Language: English

Release Date: 12 November 1933

Country: US

Runtime: 69m

Company Credits

Company: Paramount

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Cast

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Rufus T. Firefly

Harpo Marx

Harpo Marx

Pinky

Chico Marx

Chico Marx

Chicolini

Zeppo Marx

Zeppo Marx

Bob Roland

Margaret Dumont

Margaret Dumont

Gloria Teasdale

Raquel Torres

Raquel Torres

Vera Marcal

Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern

Ambassador Trentino

Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

Zander

Leonid Kinskey

Leonid Kinskey

Sylvanian Agitator

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Prosecutor

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Street Vendor

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

Politician (uncredited)

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

Officer at Battle Headquarters (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Mrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited)

E.H. Calvert

E.H. Calvert

Officer in Battle Sequence (uncredited)

Davison Clark

Davison Clark

Minister of Finance #2 (uncredited)

Louise Closser Hale

Louise Closser Hale

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Carrie Daumery

Carrie Daumery

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Maude Turner Gordon

Maude Turner Gordon

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Florence Wix

Florence Wix

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)

Mario Dominici

Mario Dominici

Minister (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

Edmund Mortimer

Minister (uncredited)

Charles West

Charles West

Minister (uncredited)

Verna Hillie

Verna Hillie

Trentino's Blonde Secretary (uncredited)

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Secretary of Labor (uncredited)

George MacQuarrie

George MacQuarrie

First Judge (uncredited)

Frederick Sullivan

Frederick Sullivan

Second Judge (uncredited)

Eric Mayne

Eric Mayne

Third Judge (uncredited)

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

Freedonia's Secretary of War #1 (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited)

Leo Sulky

Leo Sulky

Agitator (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Dale Van Sickel

A Palace Guard (uncredited)

William Worthington

William Worthington

First Minister of Finance (uncredited)

Directed By

Leo McCarey

Leo McCarey

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

LeRoy Stone

LeRoy Stone

Editor

Edward Dmytryk

Edward Dmytryk

Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Bert Kalmar

Bert Kalmar

Music

Harry Ruby

Harry Ruby

Music

Harry Lindgren

Harry Lindgren

Sound Engineer

John Leipold

John Leipold

Original Music Composer

Arthur Johnston

Arthur Johnston

Music

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Henry Sharp

Henry Sharp

Director of Photography

Cliff Shirpser

Cliff Shirpser

First Assistant Camera

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Wiard B. Ihnen

Wiard B. Ihnen

Art Direction

Hans Dreier

Hans Dreier

Art Direction

Other Crew

Dale Van Sickel

Dale Van Sickel

Stunts

Nat Perrin

Nat Perrin

Additional Dialogue

Arthur Sheekman

Arthur Sheekman

Additional Dialogue

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