It's ok, he just finished wiping his hands off on the thing Genre: Comedy Musical Starring: The Marx Brothers - Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo (A Night At The Opera • Monkey Business ) Directed By: Leo McCarey (The Bells Of St. Mary's • An Affair To Remember ) Overview: In the land of Freedonia, Rufus T. Firefly is declared president to put the bankrupt country back in order. War with Sylvania sounds like a good plan! Performance: Poor Zeppo. What a raw deal he got. After this film he left the Marx brothers and went into being an agent. Good riddance I say. Bit parts blow. This is, by far, the best-acted Marx Brother film I've seen (which really isn't saying much). Even though I didn't feel the parts were tremendously played I was impressed by the supporting cast. Rating: 8 Cinematography: We also have some elaborate musical numbers that are entertaining rather than interfering and even a prop-rich battle sequence. Grand entrance fanfares and all...
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Duck Soup
 | Sound (2)2.5 Plot (2)2.5 Cast (2)2.5 Special Effects (2)2.5 Length & Pace (2)2.5 Cinematography (2)2.5 |
Writers: Bert Kalmar (story) and, Harry Ruby (story) ...,
Release: 17 November 1933 (USA)
Plot: Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
Cast: Groucho Marx - Rufus T. Firefly, Harpo Marx - Pinky, Chico Marx - Chicolini, Zeppo Marx - Lt Bob Roland - Firefly's aide-de-camp, Margaret Dumont - Mrs. Gloria Teasdale, Raquel Torres - Vera Marcal, Louis Calhern - Ambassador Trentino of Sylvania, Edmund Breese - Zander, Leonid Kinskey - Sylvanian Spy-Agitator #1 (as Leonid Kinsky), Charles Middleton - Prosecutor (as Charles B. Middleton), Edgar Kennedy - Bald street vendor
Runtime: 68 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Company: Paramount Pictures
Links: IMDb Profile
Categories: Comedy, Musical
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Duck Soup, 1933 Directed by Leo McCarey When asked about the political significance of Duck Soup Grouch Marx is said to have replied, “What significance? We were just four Jews trying to get a laugh.” Comedies are some of the easiest movies to review, because generally, the only relevant question the review needs to ask is “Did it make you laugh?” So, did Marx succeed, did they get a laugh from me? Yes, yes, my God yes. Duck Soup is the first Marx Brothers movie I’ve seen, and perhaps the most ringing endorsement I can give the movie is that it definitely won’t be the last one I see. The plot of Duck Soup exists merely as a device to set up a series of gags, whether they’re the famous Groucho one-liners, or the physical comedy of Harpo, each scene is filled with loads of laughs. The plot of the movie is pretty simple, the nation of Freedonia is bankrupt, Mrs. Teasdale a wealthy widow promises to give the government twenty...
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