Duck Soup (1933) | |
| Director(s) | Leo McCarey |
| Producer(s) | Herman J. Mankiewicz (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical |
| Top Topics | Politics, Satire, Slapstick, Spies |
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Duck Soup (1933) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Leo McCarey and produced by Herman J. Mankiewicz.
SYNOPSIS
One of the Marx Brothers' funniest, loaded with zany antics and a famous battle scene, which has been copied by many. Groucho plays the incompetent king of Fredonia who wages war on a neighboring country.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
.Duck Soup was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1990.
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Review: Duck Soup (1933)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 20, 2018 From 4 Star FilmsUp until this point in time, The Marx Brother’s all-out assault on humanity had still mostly been geared at the likes of stuffy socialites, gangsters, college campuses, authority figures, etc. Albeit entertaining but fairly straightforward worlds where there was not that much to be navigated b... Read full article
My favorite scene in Duck Soup (1933)
By Carol Martinheira on Sep 8, 2017 From The Old Hollywood GardenMy favorite scene in Duck Soup (1933) On September 8, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized We all love Duck Soup (1933). It?s as crazy as a box of cats and every scene is comedy gold. But there?s one scene that stands out for me. No, not the mirror scene (I know, I know…... Read full article
Duck Soup (1933, Leo McCarey)
By Andrew Wickliffe on May 29, 2017 From The Stop ButtonDuck Soup is madness. It?s not divine madness or sublime madness. It?s comedic madness, which is fine, but it?s a tad frantic and a tad distracted. The film opens with Margaret Dumont?s wealthy widow getting Groucho Marx installed as a head of state. Turns out evil Louis Calhern?a neighboring countr... Read full article
Duck Soup
By Joey on Oct 9, 2014 From Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest?duck soup review https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest Duck soup is probably the most famous and note-worthy of?the Marx Brothers.?Mrs. Teasdale, who has donated twenty million dollars to the failing country, becomes the object of affection for Rufus, who has to battle for her hand... Read full article
Duck Soup
By Joey on Oct 9, 2014 From Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest?duck soup review https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest Duck soup is probably the most famous and note-worthy of?the Marx Brothers.?Mrs. Teasdale, who has donated twenty million dollars to the failing country, becomes the object of affection for Rufus, who has to battle for her hand... Read full article
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Quotes from
Chicolini: Atsa good one. I give you three guesses.
Rufus T. Firefly: Now let me see. Has four pair of pants, lives in Philadelphia... Is it male or female?
Chicolini: No, I no think so.
Rufus T. Firefly: Is he dead?
Chicolini: Who?
Rufus T. Firefly: I don't know. I give up.
Chicolini: I give up, too.
Rufus T. Firefly: Look at Chicolini. He sits there alone, an abject figure...
Chicolini: [immediately] I abject!
Rufus T. Firefly: Now that you're Secretary of War, what kind of an army do you think we ought to have?
Chicolini: Well, I tell you what I think, I think we should have a standing army.
Rufus T. Firefly: Why should we have a standing army?
Chicolini: Because then we save money on chairs.
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Facts about
In the original script, Chicolini and Pinky were cousins and Bob was Firefly's son.
The famous phrase "Well, who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?" is often referred to as a Groucho Marx quote, but it's really delivered by Chicolini (Chico Marx) while impersonating Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho).
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