Groucho Marx
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Duck Soup is a musical black comedy film starring the four Marx Brothers as spies and leaders of Freedonia, a fictional country. The film satirizes war, politics, and romance, and is considered a classic of comedy and the Marx Brothers' finest work.
Duck Soup: Directed by Leo McCarey. With The Marx Brothers, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx. Rufus T. Firefly is named the dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of his wealthy backer Mrs. Teasdale, contending with two inept spies who can't seem to keep straight which side they're on.
- (63K)
- Comedy, Musical
- Leo McCarey
- 1933-11-17
Jul 9, 2000 · Neighboring Sylvania and its Ambassador Trintino (Louis Calhern) have designs on the country, and Trintino hires Harpo and Chico as spies. This flimsy premise provides a clothesline for one inspired sequence after another, including sustained examples of Groucho’s puns and sneaky double entendres.
Directed by Leo McCarey, Duck Soup (1933) was the last of the four Marx Brothers' run at Paramount. A send-up of politics and warmongering, Duck Soup is an a...
- 225 min
- 7.1K
- Mike White
When the tiny nation of Freedonia goes bankrupt, its wealthy benefactor, Mrs. Teasdale (Margaret Dumont), insists that the wacky Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx) become the...
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- Groucho Marx
- Leo Mccarey
- Comedy
Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo Marx are at their very best in the political satire Duck Soup which is often regarded as the comedy legends' funniest and most popular film. After being...
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Duck Soup is a 1933 screwball comedy that satirizes war and features the Marx Brothers' anarchic style. Groucho plays a cynical leader of Freedonia, Harpo a silent sidekick, and Chico a secretary of war.
