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Animal Crackers is a 1930 American pre-Code Marx Brothers comedy film directed by Victor Heerman. The film stars the Marx Brothers, (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo), with Lillian Roth and Margaret Dumont, based on the Marxes Broadway musical of the same name.
Animal Crackers: Directed by Victor Heerman. With The Marx Brothers, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx. Mayhem and zaniness ensue when a valuable painting goes missing during a party in honor of famed African explorer Captain Spaulding.
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- Comedy, Family, Musical
- Victor Heerman
- 1930-09-06
Release Date. Sep 6, 1930. Premiere Information. New York opening: 29 Aug 1930. Production Company. Paramount-Publix Corp. Country. United States. Screenplay Information. Based on the play Animal Crackers by George S. Kaufman, Bert Kalmar, Morris Ryskind and Harry Ruby (New York, 23 Oct 1928).
- Victor Heerman
- Groucho Marx
The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse ...
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- Victor Heerman
- G
- Groucho Marx
Animal Crackers is a 1930 American pre-Code Marx Brothers comedy film directed by Victor Heerman. The film stars the Marx Brothers,, with Lillian Roth and Margaret Dumont, based on the Marxes Broadway musical of the same name. Mayhem and zaniness ensue during a weekend party in honor of famed African explorer Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding.
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1930. Directed by Victor Heerman. The maddest comics of them all! The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing.
Cast & Crew. Releases. Related. Share on. facebook. twitter. Synopsis by Hal Erickson. Animal Crackers, like The Cocoanuts before is an all-but-literal translation to film of a smash-hit Marx Brothers Broadway musical. The aristocratic Mrs. Rittenhouse (Margaret Dumont) holds a weekend party at her Long Island Estate.