Principal cast
Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx and Margaret Dumont
Film 85 of 498 on the Screen Path
Duck Soup
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!
About the film
Duck Soup at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1933 film at stop 85 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
Key craft credits
Henry Sharp (director of photography), LeRoy Stone (editor), John Leipold (original music composer), Hans Dreier (art direction) and Wiard B. Ihnen (art direction)
- Director
- Leo McCarey
- Release
- 1933-11-12
- Runtime
- 68 minutes
- Genres
- Comedy and War
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 41 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 41 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
41 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Groucho MarxCharacter: Rufus T. Firefly
- Harpo MarxCharacter: Pinky
- Chico MarxCharacter: Chicolini
- Zeppo MarxCharacter: Bob Roland
- Margaret DumontCharacter: Gloria Teasdale
- Raquel TorresCharacter: Vera Marcal
- Louis CalhernCharacter: Ambassador Trentino
- Edmund BreeseCharacter: Zander
- Leonid KinskeyCharacter: Sylvanian Agitator
- Charles MiddletonCharacter: Prosecutor
- Edgar KennedyCharacter: Street Vendor
- Edward ArnoldCharacter: Politician (uncredited)
Full crew
Full crew
- Leo McCareyCredits: Director
- Herman J. MankiewiczCredits: Producer
- Bert KalmarCredits: Music, Writer, Lyricist, Story
- Henry SharpCredits: Director of Photography
- Harry RubyCredits: Music, Writer, Lyricist, Story
- LeRoy StoneCredits: Editor
- Nat PerrinCredits: Writer, Additional Dialogue
- Arthur SheekmanCredits: Writer, Additional Dialogue
- Hans DreierCredits: Art Direction
- Wiard B. IhnenCredits: Art Direction
- Dale Van SickelCredits: Stunts
- Arthur JohnstonCredits: Music
- Edward DmytrykCredits: Assistant Editor
- Cliff ShirpserCredits: First Assistant Camera
- John LeipoldCredits: Original Music Composer
- Harry LindgrenCredits: Sound Engineer
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