Duck Soup, Leo McCarey (U.S., 1933)

When
Sun Jan 19, 2014
Where
Pacific Film Archive (PFA) Theater
Time
3:00 PM
Cost
$5.50 - $9.50
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Description

Recommended for ages 7 & up


All “hail Freedonia!” On the verge of financial ruin, this tiny nation ousts its leader, replacing him with Rufus T. Firefly, Groucho Marx in the throes of total comic anarchy. Cleverly insert brothers Harpo and Chico, one a spy for neighboring Sylvania who never talks, the other a spy who can’t stop talking, and Zeppo as the fearless leader’s sidekick, and you have a savagely silly soup you can’t duck. The brotherhood of Marx was never zanier than in this absurd antiwar story, replete with the Palaces of Power, bilious battlefields, and the brazen use of laughing gas.

—Steve Seid

• Written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby. Photographed by Henry Sharp. With Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont. (80 mins, B&W, 35mm, From Universal Pictures)

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