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Duck Soup

1933 film directed by Leo McCarey

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

Released: 1933-11-1268 minDir: Leo McCareyComedy, War

Cast

Groucho Marx as Rufus T. Firefly
Harpo Marx as Pinky
Chico Marx as Chicolini
Zeppo Marx as Bob Roland
Margaret Dumont as Gloria Teasdale
Raquel Torres as Vera Marcal

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Key facts

Directed by: Leo McCarey
Written by: Bert Kalmar Harry Ruby Arthur Sheekman (additional dialogue) Nat Perrin (additional dialogue)
Produced by: Herman J. Mankiewicz (uncredited)
Starring: Groucho Marx Harpo Marx Chico Marx Zeppo Marx Margaret Dumont Raquel Torres Louis Calhern
Cinematography: Henry Sharp
Edited by: LeRoy Stone (uncredited)
Music by: John Leipold (uncredited)
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release date: November 17, 1933 ( 1933-11-17 )
Running time: 68 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

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Key dates

Published: 1 January 1933

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Part of: National Film Registry
Genre: comedy film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Movement: Pre-Code Hollywood
Director: Leo McCarey
Screenwriter: Bert Kalmar
Composer: John Leipold
Producer: Herman J. Mankiewicz

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Trailer Duck Soup is a 1933 American pre-Code musical comedy film written by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby (with additional dialogue by Arthur Sheekman and Nat Perrin) and directed by Leo McCarey. Released by Paramount Pictures on November 17, 1933, it stars the four Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo in his final film appearance) and also features Margaret Dumont, Louis Calhern, Raquel Torres and Edgar Kennedy.

Duck Soup was the final of the five Marx Brothers films released by Paramount Pictures. The film also marks Zeppo's last screen outing with his brothers. In the film, Groucho portrays Rufus T. Firefly, the newly installed president of the fictional country of Freedonia. Zeppo is his secretary, while Chico and Harpo are spies for the neighboring country of Sylvania. Relations between Firefly and the Sylvanian ambassador (Calhern) deteriorate during the film, eventually leading the two countries to war.