Duck Soup (1933)
| Release Date | 17 November 1933 |
| Genre | Comedy, Musical |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Arbor Mansion, Pasadena, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Absurd Comedy, Farce, Satire |
| Mood | Just for Laughs |
| Themes | Political Corruption |
| Tones | Madcap, Frantic, Goofy, Irreverent, Bright, Silly, Satirical |
| Tags | Agent [representative], Espionage, Government, Kingdom, Millionaire, Revolution, Tyrant, War |
Duck Soup is a 1933 Marx Brothers anarchic comedy film written by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, with additional dialogue by Arthur Sheekman and Nat Perrin, and directed by Leo McCarey. First released theatrically by Paramount Pictures on November 17, 1933, it starred what were then billed as the "Four Marx Brothers" (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo) and also featured Margaret Dumont, Raquel Torres, Louis Calhern and Edgar Kennedy. It was the last Marx Brothers film to feature Zeppo, and the last of five Marx Brothers movies released by Paramount.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Sidney Bracey
Mrs. Teasdale's Butler
E.H. Calvert
Officer in battle sequence
Davison Clark
Minister of Finance #2
Carrie Daumery
Reception Guest
Maude Turner Gordon
Reception Guest
Edward LeSaint
Secretary of Labor
George MacQuarrie
First Judge
Eric Mayne
Third Judge
Frederick Sullivan
Second Judge
Dale Van Sickel
A Palace Guard
Director
Writer
Bert Kalmar
Harry Ruby
Nat Perrin
Producer
Original Music
John Leipold
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Cinematographer
Henry Sharp
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Editor
LeRoy Stone
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Art Director
Wiard Ihnen
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Art Department
Harry Caplan
props
Sound Department
Harry Lindgren
sound mixer
Stunts
Dale Van Sickel
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Cliff Shirpser
assistant camera
Editorial Department
Music Department
Arthur Johnston
music advisor
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
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MCA/Universal Pictures
Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK)
Cinéma La Pagode
Image Entertainment
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MCA/Universal Home Video
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Universal Home Entertainment
Universal Home Video
Universal Pictures
Miscellaneous
Emka Ltd.
current copyright proprietor
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Animal Crackers (1930)
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Horse Feathers (1932)
Humor Risk (1921)
Love Happy (1949)
Monkey Business (1931)
Room Service (1938)
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The Cocoanuts (1929)
The House That Shadows Built (1931)
The Story of Mankind (1957)
You Bet Your Life (1950)
The films of Leo McCarey
An Affair to Remember (1957)
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
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Going My Way (1944)
Good Sam (1948)
Indiscreet (1931)
Love Affair (1939)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
Screen Directors Playhouse (1955)
The Awful Truth (1937)
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
The Milky Way (1936)
