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Duck Soup
Duck Soup

7.3

Duck Soup

NR·1933·69m

Summary

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

Crew

Director

Leo McCarey

Lyricist, Story, Writer

Harry Ruby

Lyricist, Story, Writer

Bert Kalmar

Writer

Arthur Sheekman

Writer

Nat Perrin

Reviews

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.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

ambassador
dictator
widow
spy
siege
musical
lemonade
cigar smoking
slapstick comedy
black and white
pre-code
dowager
fictitious country
geofiction