1933 Directed by Leo McCarey
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
Groucho Marx Harpo Marx Chico Marx Zeppo Marx Margaret Dumont Raquel Torres Louis Calhern Edmund Breese Leonid Kinskey Charles Middleton Edgar Kennedy Edward Arnold Wade Boteler Sidney Bracey E.H. Calvert Davison Clark Louise Closser Hale Carrie Daumery Maude Turner Gordon Florence Wix Joseph Crehan Mario Dominici Edmund Mortimer Charles West Verna Hillie Edward LeSaint George MacQuarrie Frederick Sullivan Eric Mayne Show All…
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"Duck Soup" is a comedy machine gun. Its jokes and gags come quickly and constantly in a barrage of rat-a-tat-tat amusement. It is a fully funny, wholly high-energy romp whose only misfire may be that not every bit of wit flows organically from its narrative; but this is a tiny quibble as "Duck Soup" is clearly constructed to be a showcase of Marx Brothers mirth.
A political satire that skewers foreign relations, war, national treasures, and national treasuries, Leo McCarey's "Duck Soup" begins with Groucho Marx's Rufus T. Firefly being named head of the nation of Freedonia. From there, jokes, musical numbers, and mostly solid plotting fly in torrents. The narrative is a sturdy foundation for sturdy comedy.
The timely-even-today…
Has anyone ever sat down and calculated the jokes per minute in this frickin' thing? The joke density has to be high, somewhere around the level of seasons 4-6 Simpsons. I re-watched DUCK SOUP within the last year, and I was still laughing so much today that I felt light headed when the lights came up. The escalating scale of the jokes to that last reel of absolute convention shattering anarchy ... *faints
Half stand-up routine, half variety show, very humorous.
The original songs are quite funny and the rapid fire puns and deadpan jokes are still sharp which is remarkable SEEING HOW THEY ARE OVER 80 YEARS OLD.
I finished watching this and went immediately to my Favourite film by year list for the 30s. Somehow I put The testament of Dr Mabuse ahead of this. At least I did say in the notes that 1933 was a hell of a year and I could have chosen one of ten films.
It is, of course, pretty much perfect. Harpo and Chico and Louis Calhern, Harpo and Chico and the Lemonade seller. The songs, the mirror. Margaret Dumont. Most things Groucho says.
It does that weird cumulative thing that the best comedies do that have you laughing at the memory of having laughed or the suggestion of laughing so that you couldn't for a minute nail down just what…
"I can't even say how much I loved it. I loved it that much."
- The 7 year-old
"Yeah, that was funny."
- Me, unconvincingly
-Now, Chicolini, I want a full detailed report
of your investigation.
-All right, I tell you.
Monday, we watch Firefly's house,
but he no come out. He wasn't home.
Tuesday, we go to the ball game, but he fool us. He no show up.
Wednesday, he go to the ball game, but we fool him! We no show up.
Thursday was a double-header, nobody show up.
Friday, it rained all day, there was no ball game. So we stayed home and we listened to it over the radio.
watched this the last few days of APUSH... i hated every second but... mr. mchugh... if you’re reading this.... i love you
Some clever slap stick and mildly amusing scenes but i think I just don’t have a Marx brothers sense of humour.
Te ríes y poco más. Los gags no me llegaron igual que en otras películas suyas.
Great comedy for the most part, but the last thirty minutes definitely feels like they ran out of material and didn’t know what to do next.
Doceniam wpływ na amerykańską komedię, improwizację i stand-up, ale łatwo się tego dziś nie ogląda. Ciężko się oddycha przy intensywności "żart co 15 sekund".
Ah yes, the Marx Brothers! They are wonderful and hilarious! If you are not paying attention, you will miss all the great lines in this one. Harpo is just as wonderful as always, but here he is dangerous with a pair of scissors. That just made me bust a gut every time. This film is truly so enjoyable. Highly recommend for watching and re-watching.
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