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Duck Soup

Duck Soup
★ 7.3/10•1933•1h 8m•NR•Comedy•War

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!

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.

Leo McCarey · Director

Harry Ruby · Writer

Nat Perrin · Writer

Bert Kalmar · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 8m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 12, 1933

Actors

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Rufus T. Firefly

Harpo Marx

Harpo Marx

Pinky

Chico Marx

Chico Marx

Chicolini

Zeppo Marx

Zeppo Marx

Bob Roland

Margaret Dumont

Margaret Dumont

Gloria Teasdale

Raquel Torres

Raquel Torres

Vera Marcal

Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern

Ambassador Trentino

Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

Zander

Leonid Kinskey

Leonid Kinskey

Sylvanian Agitator

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Prosecutor

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Street Vendor

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

Politician (uncredited)

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

Officer at Battle Headquarters (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Mrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited)

E.H. Calvert

E.H. Calvert

Officer in Battle Sequence (uncredited)

Davison Clark

Davison Clark

Minister of Finance #2 (uncredited)

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