Duck Soup

Nov 12, 1933

1h 9m

★ 7.3

War is swell...when the Marx Brothers are in it. They'll be out of the trenches by Christmas...if the food doesn't improve!

Overview

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.

Genres

Comedy

War

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Duck Soup Trailers

Cast

Rufus T. Firefly

Groucho Marx

Pinky

Harpo Marx

Chicolini

Chico Marx

Bob Roland

Zeppo Marx

Gloria Teasdale

Margaret Dumont

Vera Marcal

Raquel Torres

Ambassador Trentino

Louis Calhern

Zander

Edmund Breese

Sylvanian Agitator

Leonid Kinskey

Prosecutor

Charles Middleton

Street Vendor

Edgar Kennedy

Politician (uncredited)

Edward Arnold

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