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The Marx Brothers in...

Duck Soup

Encore Edition

( Catalog Number 22004 )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV+CAV) (NTSC)

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Duck Soup
1933 - 70 min. - Black and White
Genre: Comedy

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
DUCK SOUP captures some of the Marx Brothers' zaniest routines and funniest quips, creating a laugh-out-loud spectacle of politics gone haywire. Backed by wealthy widow Mrs. Teasdale (regular Marx straightwoman Margaret Dumont), Groucho becomes the leader of Freedonia, quickly frustrating his cabinet and offending the aggressive neighboring country to the point of war. Chico and Harpo, sent by the rival country, spy on Groucho and try to steal his battle plans, but when war does come, loyalties become muddled all around.

Director Leo McCarey gets the most out of the brothers, letting them be their wackiest best in what many critics consider to be the funniest Marx Brothers movie. Groucho plays Rufus T. Firefly, one of his best characters. The one-liners fly through the air like the bombs exploding in the hysterical battle scene. DUCK SOUP is a must-see comedy spectacular; don't blink or you'll miss yet another stinger....

LaserDisc Movie Review:
This funniest of all Marx Brothers farces was a flop in 1933, but it has since taken its place as one of the all-time classic comedies. And it has no harp or piano solos! The mythical country of Freedonia is broke and on the verge of revolution. Mrs. Teasdale (Margaret Dumont), Freedonia's principal benefactress, will lend the country $20 million if the president withdraws and places the government in the hands of the "fearless, progressive" Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx). At his inauguration, Firefly shows up late, insults everyone in sight, and sings a song about how he intends to abuse his power. Naturally, the crowd cheers wildly. Meanwhile, Ambassador Trentino (Louis Calhern) of neighboring Sylvania schemes to oust Firefly and take over Freedonia himself. To gather enough evidence to discredit Firefly, he sends his most trusted spies, Chicolini (Chico Marx) and Pinky (Harpo Marx). Five minutes after they show up in Freedonia, both spies become important members of Firefly's cabinet, though Chicolini keeps his day job as a peanut vendor. Firefly eventually declares war on Sylvania, an absurd farrago with Firefly changing uniforms from scene to scene, Chicolini going to the other side because the food is better, and Pinky parading around the battlefield with a sandwich board reading "Join the Army and See the Navy." Hal Erickson

Along with A Night at the Opera, Duck Soup is often regarded as the definitive Marx Brothers movie, the picture in which every shot, every line, and every gag worked. Modern audiences are often surprised to learn that it was a notorious flop that killed the Brothers' contract at Paramount Pictures in the mid-1930s. Audiences harried by the Great Depression seemed unable to connect with the Marx Brothers in their Paramount movies, at least not in the way that Broadway theatergoers and Paramount executives who'd seen them in The Cocoanuts or Animal Crackers did. Part of the problem may have been their piercing topicality and ethnic humor, whether Groucho's Jewish conniver or Chico's fake Italian. And no movie was more piercing in its topicality in 1933 than Duck Soup, a satire of nationalism, diplomacy, and international intrigue that seemed all too real as Hitler's rise to power in Germany dominated world news. When the Marxes then moved to MGM, the company's chief of production, Irving Thalberg, convinced them to tone down their image and give themselves sympathetic personae, and audiences then devoured their work. But Duck Soup, a failure in its time, remains the brothers' definitive film in their classic original style. Bruce Eder

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Cast for Duck Soup

Groucho Marx - Rufus T. Firefly
Chico Marx - Chicolini
Harpo Marx - Pinkie
Zeppo Marx - Bob Rolland
Raquel Torres - Vera Marcal
Margaret Dumont - Mrs. Teasdale
Louis Calhern - Ambassador Trentino
Verna Hillie - Trentino's Secretary
Leonid Kinskey - Agitator
Edmund Breese - Zander
Edwin Maxwell - Secretary of War
Edgar Kennedy - Lemonade Seller
Fred Sullivan - Second Judge
Eric Mayne - Third Judge
Charles B. Middleton - Prosecutor
William Worthington - First Minister of Finance
E.H. Calvert
Marx Brothers
Davison Clark - Second Minister of Finance
George MacQuarrie - First Judge

Crew for Duck Soup

Leo McCarey - Director
Herman Mankiewicz - Producer
Bert Kalmar - Screenwriter
Nat Perrin - Screenwriter
Harry Ruby - Screenwriter / Songwriter
Arthur Sheekman - Screenwriter
Henry Sharp - Cinematographer
LeRoy Stone - Editor
Hans Dreier - Art Director
Wiard Ihnen - Art Director
Arthur Johnston - Musical Direction/Supervision

Awards for Duck Soup

U.S. National Film Registry (win) 1990 Library of Congress
100 Greatest American Movies (win) 1998 American Film Institute

Feature Details

Title: Duck Soup
Feature Release Date: 1933
Genre: Comedy
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 70 Minutes
Chapters: 3
Picture: Academy Ratio
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV+CAV

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Technical Details

Catalog Number: 22004
UPC: 025192220043
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Collection: Encore Edition
Publisher: MCA/Universal Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: 22004
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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The Marx Brothers in...

Duck Soup

Encore Edition

( Catalog Number 22004 )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV+CAV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Theatrical Trailer

Duck Soup
1933 - 70 min. - Black and White
Genre: Comedy

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
DUCK SOUP captures some of the Marx Brothers' zaniest routines and funniest quips, creating a laugh-out-loud spectacle of politics gone haywire. Backed by wealthy widow Mrs. Teasdale (regular Marx straightwoman Margaret Dumont), Groucho becomes the leader of Freedonia, quickly frustrating his cabinet and offending the aggressive neighboring country to the point of war. Chico and Harpo, sent by the rival country, spy on Groucho and try to steal his battle plans, but when war does come, loyalties become muddled all around.

Director Leo McCarey gets the most out of the brothers, letting them be their wackiest best in what many critics consider to be the funniest Marx Brothers movie. Groucho plays Rufus T. Firefly, one of his best characters. The one-liners fly through the air like the bombs exploding in the hysterical battle scene. DUCK SOUP is a must-see comedy spectacular; don't blink or you'll miss yet another stinger....

LaserDisc Movie Review:
This funniest of all Marx Brothers farces was a flop in 1933, but it has since taken its place as one of the all-time classic comedies. And it has no harp or piano solos! The mythical country of Freedonia is broke and on the verge of revolution. Mrs. Teasdale (Margaret Dumont), Freedonia's principal benefactress, will lend the country $20 million if the president withdraws and places the government in the hands of the "fearless, progressive" Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx). At his inauguration, Firefly shows up late, insults everyone in sight, and sings a song about how he intends to abuse his power. Naturally, the crowd cheers wildly. Meanwhile, Ambassador Trentino (Louis Calhern) of neighboring Sylvania schemes to oust Firefly and take over Freedonia himself. To gather enough evidence to discredit Firefly, he sends his most trusted spies, Chicolini (Chico Marx) and Pinky (Harpo Marx). Five minutes after they show up in Freedonia, both spies become important members of Firefly's cabinet, though Chicolini keeps his day job as a peanut vendor. Firefly eventually declares war on Sylvania, an absurd farrago with Firefly changing uniforms from scene to scene, Chicolini going to the other side because the food is better, and Pinky parading around the battlefield with a sandwich board reading "Join the Army and See the Navy." Hal Erickson

Along with A Night at the Opera, Duck Soup is often regarded as the definitive Marx Brothers movie, the picture in which every shot, every line, and every gag worked. Modern audiences are often surprised to learn that it was a notorious flop that killed the Brothers' contract at Paramount Pictures in the mid-1930s. Audiences harried by the Great Depression seemed unable to connect with the Marx Brothers in their Paramount movies, at least not in the way that Broadway theatergoers and Paramount executives who'd seen them in The Cocoanuts or Animal Crackers did. Part of the problem may have been their piercing topicality and ethnic humor, whether Groucho's Jewish conniver or Chico's fake Italian. And no movie was more piercing in its topicality in 1933 than Duck Soup, a satire of nationalism, diplomacy, and international intrigue that seemed all too real as Hitler's rise to power in Germany dominated world news. When the Marxes then moved to MGM, the company's chief of production, Irving Thalberg, convinced them to tone down their image and give themselves sympathetic personae, and audiences then devoured their work. But Duck Soup, a failure in its time, remains the brothers' definitive film in their classic original style. Bruce Eder

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Cast for Duck Soup

Groucho Marx - Rufus T. Firefly
Chico Marx - Chicolini
Harpo Marx - Pinkie
Zeppo Marx - Bob Rolland
Raquel Torres - Vera Marcal
Margaret Dumont - Mrs. Teasdale
Louis Calhern - Ambassador Trentino
Verna Hillie - Trentino's Secretary
Leonid Kinskey - Agitator
Edmund Breese - Zander
Edwin Maxwell - Secretary of War
Edgar Kennedy - Lemonade Seller
Fred Sullivan - Second Judge
Eric Mayne - Third Judge
Charles B. Middleton - Prosecutor
William Worthington - First Minister of Finance
E.H. Calvert
Marx Brothers
Davison Clark - Second Minister of Finance
George MacQuarrie - First Judge

Crew for Duck Soup

Leo McCarey - Director
Herman Mankiewicz - Producer
Bert Kalmar - Screenwriter
Nat Perrin - Screenwriter
Harry Ruby - Screenwriter / Songwriter
Arthur Sheekman - Screenwriter
Henry Sharp - Cinematographer
LeRoy Stone - Editor
Hans Dreier - Art Director
Wiard Ihnen - Art Director
Arthur Johnston - Musical Direction/Supervision

Awards for Duck Soup

U.S. National Film Registry (win) 1990 Library of Congress
100 Greatest American Movies (win) 1998 American Film Institute

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