1. | Duck Soup | 1933 |
2. | Horse Feathers | 1932 |
3. | Monkey Business | 1931 |
4. | Animal Crackers | 1930 |
5. | The Cocoanuts | 1929 |
The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing. The intrepid Captain Spaulding attempts to solve the crime with the help of his silly secretary Horatio Jamison, while sparring with the anarchic Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his nutty sidekick The Professor.
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The Marx Brothers | |
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Groucho Marx | Captain Geoffrey T. Spaulding |
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Harpo Marx | The Professor |
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Chico Marx | Signor Emanuel Ravelli |
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Zeppo Marx | Horatio Jamison |
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Lillian Roth | Arabella Rittenhouse |
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Margaret Dumont | Mrs. Rittenhouse |
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Louis Sorin | Roscoe W. Chandler |
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Hal Thompson | John Parker |
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Margaret Irving | Mrs. Whitehead |
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Kathryn Reece | Grace Carpenter |
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Robert Greig | Hives -the butler |
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Edward Metcalfe | Police Inspector Hennessey |
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The Music Masters | Six Footmen |
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Robert Allen | House Party Guest |
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Donald MacBride | House Party Guest |
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Ann Roth | House Party Guest |
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Fredi Washington | Party Guest |
Director | Victor Heerman |
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Writer | George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby | |
Musician | Max Reese | |
Photography | George J. Folsey |