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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.
Chico & Harpo are running a peanut stand next to Edgar's lemonade stand, and the insanity begins!
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- 116.1K
- Leweegie1960
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
After making his debut in 1911, Kennedy performed with some of Hollywood's biggest comedians, including Roscoe Arbuckle, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers, W.C. Fields, Charley Chase and Our Gang. He was also one of the original Keystone Cops.
Having failed at revolution, he decides to do so by marrying Mrs. Teasdale. To aid him, he hires Chicolini (Chico) and Pinky (Harpo) to keep an eye on Firefly and report on his doings. Edgar Kennedy adds to several hilarious sight-gag scenes played out with Chico and Harpo.
- Henry Sharp
- Bert Kalmar
- Leo McCarey
- Bert Kalmar
Jul 9, 2000 · One is the three-hat routine involving Chico and Harpo and the straight man Edgar Kennedy (who started with Mack Sennett and Chaplin). Chico, as a spy, inexplicably adopts the cover of a peanut vendor, and Harpo is a passerby.
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Oct 2, 2019 · The film was directed by Leo McCarey and also featured Raquel Torres, Louis Calhern, and Edgar Kennedy. This was the last time the four Marx Brothers, Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo,...
