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Duck Soup (1933)
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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 |
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| Groucho Marx | ... | ||
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Zeppo Marx | ... | |
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Margaret Dumont | ... | |
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Raquel Torres | ... | |
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Edmund Breese | ... | |
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Leonid Kinskey | ... |
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| Charles Middleton | ... |
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Edgar Kennedy | ... | |
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Storyline
The small state of Freedonia is in a financial mess, borrowing a huge sum of cash from wealthy widow Mrs. Teasdale. She insists on replacing the current president with crazy Rufus T. Firefly and mayhem erupts. To make matters worse, the neighboring state sends inept spies Chicolini and Pinky to obtain top secret information, creating even more chaos! Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>
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Die Marx Brothers im Krieg See more »Company Credits
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Music by Harry Ruby
Lyrics by Bert Kalmar
Sung by Zeppo Marx and Margaret Dumont with chorus See more »
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Shortly before this film premiered, the city of Fredonia, New York, complained about the use of its name with an additional "e". The Marx Brothers' response was, "Change the name of your town, it's hurting our picture." See more »Goofs
Continuity: In the balcony, Firefly holds the cigar with his left hand. But after he calls Chicolini to come up, he puts the cigar in the mouth with his right hand. See more »Quotes
Rufus T. Firefly: [singing] If any form of pleasure is exhibited, report to me and it will be prohibited! I'll put my foot down, so shall it be... this is the land of the free! The last man nearly ruined this place he didn't know what to do with it. If you think this country's bad off now, just wait till I get through with it! The country's taxes must be fixed, and I know what to do with it. If you think you're paying too much now, just wait till I get through with it!See more »
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"His Excellency Is Due"Music by Harry Ruby
Lyrics by Bert Kalmar
Sung by Zeppo Marx and Margaret Dumont with chorus See more »
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