Duck Soup

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!

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

1h 8m1933NRTMDb 7.3

English

Crew and Cast

Leo McCarey

Leo McCareyDirector

Groucho Marx

Groucho MarxRufus T. Firefly

Harpo Marx

Harpo MarxPinky

Chico Marx

Chico MarxChicolini

Zeppo Marx

Zeppo MarxBob Roland

Margaret Dumont

Margaret DumontGloria Teasdale

Raquel Torres

Raquel TorresVera Marcal

Louis Calhern

Louis CalhernAmbassador Trentino

Edmund Breese

Edmund BreeseZander

Leonid Kinskey

Leonid KinskeySylvanian Agitator

Charles Middleton

Charles MiddletonProsecutor

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar KennedyStreet Vendor

Edward Arnold

Edward ArnoldPolitician

Wade Boteler

Wade BotelerOfficer at Battle Headquarters

Sidney Bracey

Sidney BraceyMrs. Teasdale's Butler

E.H. Calvert

E.H. CalvertOfficer in Battle Sequence

Davison Clark

Davison ClarkMinister of Finance #2

Louise Closser Hale

Louise Closser HaleReception Guest

Carrie Daumery

Carrie DaumeryReception Guest

Maude Turner Gordon

Maude Turner GordonReception Guest

Florence Wix

Florence WixReception Guest

Joseph Crehan

Joseph CrehanDignitary at Reception

Mario DominiciMinister

Edmund MortimerMinister

Verna Hillie

Verna HillieTrentino's Blonde Secretary

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaintSecretary of Labor

George MacQuarrie

George MacQuarrieFirst Judge

Frederick Sullivan

Frederick SullivanSecond Judge

Eric Mayne

Eric MayneThird Judge

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin MaxwellFreedonia's Secretary of War #1

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'KeefeBridegroom at Firefly's Reception

Storyline

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

Duck Soup poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 12 November 1933
Runtime: 1h 8m
Rating: NR
TMDB score: 7.3 / 10 (892 votes)

Production

Director: Leo McCarey
Writers: Harry Ruby, Nat Perrin, Bert Kalmar
Studios: Paramount Pictures
Countries: United States of America

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English