Get duck soup, horse feathers, monkey business, the cocoanuts and animal crackers the only films to feature all four brothers together plus a special 6th disc with exclusive bonus material, in. Duck soup is also my favorite marx brothers, one that doesnt get weighted down with too much music or too many other performers just give me the bros. Herbert manfred zeppo marx february 25, 1901 november 30, 1979 was an american actor, comedian, theatrical agent, and engineer. The films are nearly impossible to gauge in a standard means of criticism because theyre each so good in their own ways. Released theatrically by paramount pictures on november 17, 1933, it starred the four marx brothers groucho, harpo, chico, and zeppo and also featured margaret dumont, louis calhern, raquel torres and edgar. Duck soup also gets one filmspecific bonus feature, a scholarly feature commentary with film critichistorian leonard maltin and marx bros. The marx brothers were an american family comedy act that was successful in vaudeville, on broadway, and in motion pictures from 1905 to 1949. Parents need to know that the marx brothers are the epitome of anarchy in duck soup.
Duck soup is a 1933 precode marx brothers comedy film written by bert kalmar and harry ruby, with additional dialogue by arthur sheekman and nat perrin, and directed by leo mccarey. Visual and verbal gems from the marx brothers movies anobile, richard j. Deprived even of this status in duck soup, zeppo finally walked. In the 1930s, duck soup was a common american slang phrase referring to an easytodo task. The marx brothers duck soup 1933 home movies duck soup. Monkey business 1931, horse feathers 1932, duck soup 1933, a night at the opera. Zeppo was tired of being second banana and groucho simply wanted him to stick to his traditional role as the juvenile lead. Duck soup 1933 is the movie most diehard marx brothers fans will name as their favorite marx brothers movie. Duck soup is number 5 on the american film institutes list of americas 100 funniest movies and number 85 on the american film institutes list of americas 100 greatest movies. Our favorite marx brothers films are back in one silver screen collection, now on dvd. Firefly is named presidentdictator of bankrupt freedonia and declares war on neighboring sylvania over the love of wealthy mrs.
Hail, hail, euphoria presenting the marx brothers in duck soup. In duck soup, max decides to cook a soup and in the middle of cooking he goes to the store to get a missing ingredient. Your description of watching movies in a video store reminded me of quentin tarantino. When groucho was asked during an interview for an explanation, he quipped, take two turkeys, one goose. The 4 marx brothers in duck soup summary motion picture poster for duck soup showing the marx brothers looking up at a chorus line of dancers legs. Theyre rude, insulting, pranksterish, and loyal to nobody. News new marx brothers book captures their early stage madness. Later, tamer features usually would cast them in some goodguy roles, their destructive mayhem having a secret agenda to help out a pretty girl in distress or the like, but not in this movie. Check out the additional rooms that will be available. Im a marx brothers fan who all too often finds bios on the boys depressing or dull. Kudos to universal for springing for these commentaries, which do a great job of contextualizing each film in the marx brothers career, addressing the films specific. The marx brothers were the first comedians of cinema who could not have existed in the silent age. Their next two films night at the opera and a day at the races are funny enough and made big money.
A sendup of politics and warmongering, duck soup is an anarchic collection of sight gags, wordplay, and surrealism in which groucho marx plays rufus t. The marx brothers, a day at the races,1937 scene with groucho marx and chico marx chico. Directed by leo mccarey, duck soup 1933 was the last of the four marx brothers run at paramount. A night at the opera laserdisc marx bros rare groucho chico harpo.
The moment i saw that this book was just on duck soup, i had to check it out. Duck soup is a 1933 precode marx brothers comedy film written by bert kalmar and harry. Film scholar leonard maltin had this to say in his book the great movie comedians. Duck soup is indisputably the marx brothers greatest film. Marx brothers, american comedy team that was popular on stage, screen, and radio for 30 years. He appeared in the first five marx brothers feature films, from 1929 to 1933, but then left the act to start his second career as an engineer and theatrical agent. Filled with jokes about tinpot dictators, the marx brothers 1933 film duck soup resonates with the politics of the time, but its the wonderful. It is the last of the five films the brothers made for paramount pictures during their most creative and anarchic period. Featuring five of the marx brothers best films, you have hours of entertainment on your hands.
Details about 23 marx brothers book lot, groucho, harpo, chico, duck soup, you bet your life. Duck soup is a fantasy book that is sure to capture the heart of early elementary children everywhere. You had me with your description of duck soup as your personal rosebud. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of duck soup. Jackie urbanovic has written six books about a lovable duck named max and his household of animals he lives with. Five of the marx brothers thirteen feature films were selected by the american film institute afi as among the top 100 comedy films, with two of them, duck soup 1933 and a night at the opera 1935, in the top fifteen. Groucho marx, chico marx, harpo marx, zeppo marx, margaret dumont, raquel torres, louis calhern, edgar kennedy. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Marx brothers web museum thats been on the web since july 1999. The four marx brothers in monkey business and duck soup.
Groucho marx, august 1950 by the time the marx brothers last movie, love happy, premiered in 1949, the brothers had been working on stage, screen and radio for nearly fifty years. The marx brothers vaudevilleoriginated comedy requires a little acclimatisation now, but the silliness. Visual and verbal gems from the marx brothers movies. Online shopping for highquality marx brothers home decor by independent artists and designers from around the world. To show the posters, illustrations, and promotional artwork for the marx brothers in vaudeville, broadway, silent film attempts and cameos, and for all five of their paramount films. Thus they hooked up with irving thalberg at mgm who knew how to gentrify the marx brothers into mainstream box office. The anarchist film archive presents duck soup the marx brothers 1933, watch online now. The silver screen collection is an essential piece of any comedy collection. Four of the three musketeers is the first comprehensive book of the marx brothers. At some point he quotes a critic as saying the marx brothers have never been in a picture as wonderful as they are. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Duck soup script transcript from the screenplay andor.
The minute somebody turns it on, i go into the library and read a good book. Duck soup was zeppo marxs last film role with his brothers. The marx brothers were one of the most successful performing acts of the twentieth century. After publication in a book they were performed with marx brothers impersonators for bbc radio. The brothersleonard chico, adolpharthur harpo, julius groucho, milton gummo, and herbert zeppowere primarily comedians, but had musical and literary talents and successes, as well. The marx brothers at mgm page 2 classic horror film board. After finishing duck soup in late 1933, the team was without a studio contract, and in no hurry to make another filmin fact, they werent certain they wanted to remain in hollywood at all. They were celebrated for their inventive attacks on the socially respectable and upon ordered society in general. Tour our photo gallery of all marx brothers films, ranked worst to best, including duck soup and animal crackers. Home news biography movies today in marx history shop vaudeville radio tv quotes media files books on dvd on vhs.
After gleaning from elsa two anecdotes about duck soups. We examine the internal and external forces which led. Marx brothers duck soup rufus t fireflys introduction. Finally, the duck soup script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the marx brothers movie. I dont think hitler had much in the way of funny bones, and after all these years, it is the marx brothers who are still loved, and the ideas and politics of fascism, are hated. Duck soup interestingly was the brothers first financial loss. The reason i tell you the marx bros were jewish, is because there is an old jewish saying that says, humour is to be human. The lives and legends of the marx brothers by simon louvish. Which special ingredients make the marx brothers breakneck satire duck soup one of the very best comedies hollywood has produced. New marx brothers book captures their early stage madness. Decorate your house with pillows, tapestries, mugs, blankets, clocks and more. With groucho marx, harpo marx, chico marx, zeppo marx. This month we discuss the year that the marx brothers didnt do anything besides lose zeppo. Duck soup won its place in the national film registry in 1990.
As wonderful as monkey business, horse feathers, and duck. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The official universal studios entertainment facebook page. The 4 marx brothers in duck soup the library of congress.