Duck Soup

Duck Soup (1933)

U
07/12/1933 (GB)
Comedy, War
1h 9m

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!

Overview

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

  • Leo McCareyDirector
  • Harry RubyWriter
  • Bert KalmarWriter
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • ambassador
  • dictator
  • widow
  • spy
  • siege
  • musical
  • lemonade
  • cigar smoking
  • slapstick comedy
  • black and white
  • pre-code
  • dowager
  • fictitious country
  • geofiction
  • absurd
  • witty

Top Billed 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

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