Duck Soup
“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!”
Overview
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
Director
Leo McCarey
Writer
Harry Ruby
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Vote Count
877
Cast
Groucho Marx
Rufus T. Firefly
Harpo Marx
Pinky
Chico Marx
Chicolini
Zeppo Marx
Bob Roland
Margaret Dumont
Gloria Teasdale
Raquel Torres
Vera Marcal
Louis Calhern
Ambassador Trentino
Edmund Breese
Zander
Leonid Kinskey
Sylvanian Agitator
Charles Middleton
Prosecutor
Edgar Kennedy
Street Vendor
Edward Arnold
Politician (uncredit...
Wade Boteler
Officer at Battle He...
Sidney Bracey
Mrs. Teasdale's Butl...
E.H. Calvert
Officer in Battle Se...
Davison Clark
Minister of Finance...
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