Duck Soup

Duck Soup (1933)

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!

  • Genre: Comedy, War
  • Release Date: 1933-11-12
  • User Rating: 7.3/10 from 770 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 9min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Leo McCarey
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Summary

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

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  • Groucho Marx

    as Rufus T. Firefly
  • Harpo Marx

    as Pinky
  • Chico Marx

    as Chicolini
  • Zeppo Marx

    as Bob Roland
  • Margaret Dumont

    as Gloria Teasdale
  • Raquel Torres

    as Vera Marcal
  • Louis Calhern

    as Ambassador Trentino
  • Edmund Breese

    as Zander
  • Leonid Kinskey

    as Sylvanian Agitator
  • Charles Middleton

    as Prosecutor
  • Edgar Kennedy

    as Street Vendor
  • Edward Arnold

    as Politician (uncredited)
  • Wade Boteler

    as Officer at Battle Headquarters (uncredited)
  • Sidney Bracey

    as Mrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited)
  • E.H. Calvert

    as Officer in Battle Sequence (uncredited)
  • Davison Clark

    as Minister of Finance #2 (uncredited)
  • Louise Closser Hale

    as Reception Guest (uncredited)
  • Carrie Daumery

    as Reception Guest (uncredited)
  • Maude Turner Gordon

    as Reception Guest (uncredited)
  • Florence Wix

    as Reception Guest (uncredited)
  • Joseph Crehan

    as Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)
  • Mario Dominici

    as Minister (uncredited)
  • Edmund Mortimer

    as Minister (uncredited)
  • Charles West

    as Minister (uncredited)
  • Verna Hillie

    as Trentino's Blonde Secretary (uncredited)
  • Edward LeSaint

    as Secretary of Labor (uncredited)
  • George MacQuarrie

    as First Judge (uncredited)
  • Frederick Sullivan

    as Second Judge (uncredited)
  • Eric Mayne

    as Third Judge (uncredited)
  • Edwin Maxwell

    as Freedonia's Secretary of War #1 (uncredited)
  • Dennis O'Keefe

    as Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited)
  • Leo Sulky

    as Agitator (uncredited)
  • Dale Van Sickel

    as A Palace Guard (uncredited)
  • William Worthington

    as First Minister of Finance (uncredited)
Production Herman J. Mankiewicz Producer
Sound Bert Kalmar Music
Camera Henry Sharp Director of Photography
Directing Leo McCarey Director
Sound Harry Ruby Music
Editing LeRoy Stone Editor
Writing Harry Ruby Writer
Writing Nat Perrin Writer
Writing Bert Kalmar Writer
Writing Arthur Sheekman Writer
Art Hans Dreier Art Direction
Art Wiard B. Ihnen Art Direction
Crew Dale Van Sickel Stunts
Sound Arthur Johnston Music
Editing Edward Dmytryk Assistant Editor
Camera Cliff Shirpser First Assistant Camera
Sound John Leipold Original Music Composer
Sound Harry Lindgren Sound Engineer
Writing Bert Kalmar Lyricist
Writing Harry Ruby Lyricist
Writing Bert Kalmar Story
Writing Harry Ruby Story
Crew Arthur Sheekman Additional Dialogue
Crew Nat Perrin Additional Dialogue