Duck Soup
When bumbling President Rufus T. Firefly declares war on neighboring Sylvania to woo the affluent Mrs. Teasdale, his chaotic antics spark a farcical showdown that threatens to plunge Freedonia into absurd disaster.
“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!”
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Rufus T. Firefly is named president and dictator of the bankrupt nation of Freedonia and declares war on the neighboring country of Sylvania over his romantic pursuit of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
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A crew of 42+ credited
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Shot by Henry Sharp
Also known as
- Die Marx Brothers im Kriegde
- Sopa de gansoes
- La Soupe au canardfr
- La guerra lampo dei Fratelli Marxit
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Cast & Crew
42 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Groucho Marx
as Rufus T. Firefly
Harpo Marx
as Pinky
Chico Marx
as Chicolini
Zeppo Marx
as Bob Roland
The Marx Brothers
Margaret Dumont
as Gloria Teasdale
Raquel Torres
as Vera Marcal
Louis Calhern
as Ambassador Trentino
Edmund Breese
as Zander
Leonid Kinskey
as Sylvanian Agitator
Charles Middleton
as Prosecutor
Edgar Kennedy
as Street Vendor
Supporting cast
23Edward Arnold
as Politician (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
as Officer at Battle Headquarters (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
as Mrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited)
E H Calvert
as Officer in Battle Sequence (uncredited)
Davison Clark
as Minister of Finance #2 (uncredited)
Louise Closser Hale
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
Carrie Daumery
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
Maude Turner Gordon
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
Florence Wix
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
as Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)
Mario Dominici
as Minister (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
as Minister (uncredited)
Charles West
as Minister (uncredited)
Verna Hillie
as Trentino's Blonde Secretary (uncredited)
Edward Lesaint
as Secretary of Labor (uncredited)
George Macquarrie
as First Judge (uncredited)
Frederick Sullivan
as Second Judge (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
as Third Judge (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell
as Freedonia's Secretary of War #1 (uncredited)
Dennis O Keefe
as Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited)
Leo Sulky
as Agitator (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
as A Palace Guard (uncredited)
William Worthington
as First Minister of Finance (uncredited)
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