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- Groucho MarxCapt. Jeffrey T. Spaulding
- Harpo MarxThe Professor
- Chico MarxSignor Emanuel Ravelli
- Zeppo MarxHoratio Jamison
- Margaret DumontMrs. Rittenhouse
- Lillian RothArabella Rittenhouse
- Louis SorinRoscoe Chandler
- Hal ThompsonJohn Parker
- Margaret IrvingMrs. Whitehead
- Kathryn ReeceGrace Carpenter
- Richard GreigHives
- Edward MetcalfHennessey
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.
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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.
- (15K)
- Comedy, Family, Musical
- Victor Heerman
- 1930-09-06
Cast: Groucho Marx (Capt. Jeffrey Spaulding), Harpo Marx (The Prof.), Chico Marx (Signor Emanuel Ravelli), Zeppo Marx (Horatio Jamison), Lillian Roth (Arabella Rittenhouse), Margaret Dumont (Mrs. Rittenhouse), Louis Sorin (Roscoe Chandler).
- Victor Heerman
- Groucho Marx
In this outing, Groucho plays the infamous Captain Jeffrey Spaulding, African explorer, the guest of honour at a Long Island party (accompanied by Zeppo as his field secretary, Horatio Jamison) being given by Mrs. Rittenhouse (Margaret Dumont).
- George J. Folsey
- John W. Green
- Victor Heerman
- Morrie Ryskind (also play)
Animal Crackers is a musical play with music and lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby and a book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. The musical starred the Marx Brothers and is set at the Long Island Home of Mrs. Rittenhouse; a character portrayed by Margaret Dumont in the 1928 production on Broadway.
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