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Release Date:
19 August 1932 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Maddest Comics of the Screen!
Plot:
Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Darwin U. full summary | add synopsis
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Scenes We Love: Groucho Insulting Everyone in 'Duck Soup'
(From Cinematical. 18 July 2009, 1:02 PM, PDT)
5 Football Movies for Football Haters
(From JustPressPlay. 1 February 2009, 2:35 PM, PST)
(From Cinematical. 18 July 2009, 1:02 PM, PDT)
5 Football Movies for Football Haters
(From JustPressPlay. 1 February 2009, 2:35 PM, PST)
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Groucho Marx | ... | Prof. Quincy Adams Wagstaff |
 | Harpo Marx | ... | Pinky |
 | Chico Marx | ... | Baravelli |
 | Zeppo Marx | ... | Frank Wagstaff |
| Thelma Todd | ... | Connie Bailey |
| David Landau | ... | Jennings |
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68 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
Spain:T |
Portugal:M/6 |
South Korea:All |
USA:Approved (PCA reissue certificate no. 1713-R) |
Australia:G |
Finland:S |
Germany:o.Al. |
UK:U
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Harpo Marx was one of only two Marx Brothers to play a recurring role in their films (not counting when they used their own names). He played the role of "Pinky" in both Horse Feathers (1932) and Duck Soup (1933) .
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Continuity: Pinky and Baraveli are kneeling in the center of the section of floor they're sawing, but when they fall through into the football players' room, they fall well to the left and right of the section of floor.
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Professor Wagstaff:
And I say to you gentlemen that this college is a failure. The trouble is we're neglecting football for education.
Professor in Wagstaff's Study, Professor in Wagstaff's Study: Exactly. The professor is right.
Professor Wagstaff: Oh, I'm right, am I? Well, I'm not right, I'm wrong. I just said that to test you. Now I know where I'm at- I'm dealing with a couple of snakes. What I meant to say was that there's too much football and not enough education.
Professor in Wagstaff's Study, Professor in Wagstaff's Study: That's what I think.
Professor Wagstaff: Oh, you do, do you? Well, you're wrong again! If there was a snake here, I'd apologize.
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Professor in Wagstaff's Study, Professor in Wagstaff's Study: Exactly. The professor is right.
Professor Wagstaff: Oh, I'm right, am I? Well, I'm not right, I'm wrong. I just said that to test you. Now I know where I'm at- I'm dealing with a couple of snakes. What I meant to say was that there's too much football and not enough education.
Professor in Wagstaff's Study, Professor in Wagstaff's Study: That's what I think.
Professor Wagstaff: Oh, you do, do you? Well, you're wrong again! If there was a snake here, I'd apologize.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Psych: An Evening with Mr. Yang (#3.16)" (2009)
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Soundtrack:
Wedding March
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There's a lot of good material in this Marx Brothers feature, with just enough plot to hold it together and to set up a very entertaining final sequence. As usual, there are a number of memorable scenes to choose from when picking your favorite parts of the movie.
This time the brothers are let loose on a college campus that is getting ready for a big football game. Groucho and Zeppo are the new college president and his son, while Harpo and Chico arrive from a nearby neighborhood in time to add their own kind of confusion. The campus setting allows them to satirize many aspects of college life, and there are some good off-campus scenes as well, most memorably the 'swordfish' scene in the speakeasy. It's capped off with a hilarious football game that is one of their best sequences.
This ranks highly on almost anyone's list of favorite Marx Brothers features - if you're a fan, make sure to see it.