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Duck Soup
Duck Soup

Duck Soup (1933)

73% User Rating
1h 9min
Comedy
War

"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.

Leo McCareyDirector

Cast

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Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Rufus T. Firefly

Harpo Marx

Harpo Marx

Pinky

Chico Marx

Chico Marx

Chicolini

Zeppo Marx

Zeppo Marx

Bob Roland

Margaret Dumont

Margaret Dumont

Gloria Teasdale

Raquel Torres

Raquel Torres

Vera Marcal

Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern

Ambassador Trentino

Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

Zander

Leonid Kinskey

Leonid Kinskey

Sylvanian Agitator

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Prosecutor

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Street Vendor

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

Politician (uncredited)

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

Officer at Battle Headquarters (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Mrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited)

E.H. Calvert

E.H. Calvert

Officer in Battle Sequence (uncredited)

Davison Clark

Davison Clark

Minister of Finance #2 (uncredited)

Louise Closser Hale

Louise Closser Hale

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Carrie Daumery

Carrie Daumery

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Maude Turner Gordon

Maude Turner Gordon

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Florence Wix

Florence Wix

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)

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Mario Dominici

Minister (uncredited)

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Edmund Mortimer

Minister (uncredited)

Charles West

Charles West

Minister (uncredited)

Verna Hillie

Verna Hillie

Trentino's Blonde Secretary (uncredited)

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Secretary of Labor (uncredited)

George MacQuarrie

George MacQuarrie

First Judge (uncredited)

Frederick Sullivan

Frederick Sullivan

Second Judge (uncredited)

Eric Mayne

Eric Mayne

Third Judge (uncredited)

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

Freedonia's Secretary of War #1 (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited)

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Leo Sulky

Agitator (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Dale Van Sickel

A Palace Guard (uncredited)

William Worthington

William Worthington

First Minister of Finance (uncredited)

Reviews (3)

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K
kineticandroid

July 10, 2014

I never get tired of the idea that someone would think of Groucho Marx is the perfect man to lead a nation into war. Or that Harpo and Chico would be good spies. Or that Zeppo would be interested in another film after this one.

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Duck Soup ≣ 1933 ≣ Trailer

John Landis on DUCK SOUP

John Landis on DUCK SOUP

Duck Soup Trailer

Duck Soup Trailer

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