Animal Crackers
Eccentric explorer Captain Spaulding must outwit rival guests and his own bumbling secretary to recover a stolen masterpiece before the high‑society party descends into chaos.
“The maddest comics of them all!”
Synopsis
Captain Spaulding, a well-known explorer and hunter, has recently returned from Africa and is being honored at a lavish party hosted by influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse. During the event, a valuable painting goes missing. Determined to solve the mystery, Captain Spaulding teams up with his somewhat bumbling secretary, Horatio Jamison, while clashing with the unpredictable Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his eccentric assistant, The Professor.
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Shot by George J Folsey
Also known as
- Die Marx Brothers - Animal Crackersde
- El conflicto de los Marxes
- L'Explorateur en foliefr
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Cast & Crew
17 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Groucho Marx
as Captain Geoffrey T. Spaulding
Harpo Marx
as The Professor
Chico Marx
as Signor Emanuel Ravelli
The Marx Brothers
Zeppo Marx
as Horatio Jamison
Lillian Roth
as Arabella Rittenhouse
Margaret Dumont
as Mrs. Rittenhouse
Louis Sorin
as Roscoe W. Chandler
Hal Thompson
as John Parker
Margaret Irving
as Mrs. Whitehead
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4Producers
1Other crew
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