

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!
Comedy
War
Overview
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1933-11-12
Runtime:
1h 9m
Director:
Leo McCarey
Writer:
Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar, Nat Perrin, Arthur Sheekman
Top Cast

Groucho Marx
Rufus T. Firefly

Harpo Marx
Pinky

Chico Marx
Chicolini

Zeppo Marx
Bob Roland

Margaret Dumont
Gloria Teasdale

Raquel Torres
Vera Marcal

Louis Calhern
Ambassador Trentino

Edmund Breese
Zander

Leonid Kinskey
Sylvanian Agitator

Charles Middleton
Prosecutor

Edgar Kennedy
Street Vendor

Edward Arnold
Politician (uncredited)
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