Groucho Marx
Capt. Jeffrey T. Spaulding
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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.
- (15K)
- Comedy, Family, Musical
- Victor Heerman
- 1930-09-06
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 ...
- (29)
- Victor Heerman
- G
- Groucho Marx
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
May 3, 2022 · Animal Crackers. by. Victor Heerman. Publication date. 1930. Usage. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International. Topics. Cinema.
- 93 min
- 3.8K
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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,, 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.
Background. Animal Crackers (1930), the second of many classic Marx Brothers films (their first film was The Cocoanuts (1929), also for Paramount Studios), was the last to be taken from one of their stage successes and the last to be filmed on the East Coast on Astoria sound stages before they transferred to Hollywood.
