Animal Crackers

film data
of German titles: Animal Crackers
original title: Animal Crackers
production country: The USA
feature year: 1930
length (PAL - DVD): 93 minutes
of source language: English
age release: FSK -
Staff
direction: Victor Heerman
film script: George S. Kaufman, Bert Kalmar, Morrie Ryskind, Harry Ruby
production: SAM H. Harris
music: Natt Bonx, Shelton Brooks, Bert Kalmar, Moe Jaffe, Harry Ruby
camera: George Folsey
cut: k.A.
Occupation
  • Groucho Marx:
    Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding
  • Harpo Marx: The professor
  • Chico Marx: Emanuel Ravelli
  • Zeppo Marx: Horatio Jamison
  • Margaret Dumont:
    Mrs. Rittenhouse
  • Lillian Roth:
    Arabella Rittenhouse
  • Louis Sorin:
    Roscoe W. Chandler
  • Hal Thompson: John Parker
  • Margaret Irving:
    Mrs. Whitehead
  • Kathryn Reece:
    Grace Carpenter
  • Robert Greig: Butler Hives
  • Edward Metcalf:
    Supervisor Hennessy


Animal Crackers was second published film of the Marx Brothers Groucho, Chico, Harpo and Zeppo Marx. It was turned in the year 1930.

action

after a party, the Mrs. Rittenhouse in honours of Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding organized, becomes a painting presented there, in the possession of Roscoe the W. Chandler finds, stolen. Which the thief, cannot know Butler Hives: the painting was replaced before by perfect a copy, which the artist John Parker, which painted friend of the Rittenhouse daughter Arabella, become impoverished. Now the search for the stolen picture begins.

numerous

  • classical scenes Marx Brothers contains remarks the film. The description of Captain Spauldings African journey, which Bridgespiel with Chico and Harpo against Margret Dumont and its Partnerin and not least the moral lecture of the supervisor at Harpo, in whose process the complete board silver falls out of the sleeve.
  • Here Groucho sings also for the first time its cult hit “Hooray for to Captain Spaulding”. This Song became 1947 also the theme song of Grouchos TV-series You prays Your would run.


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