Animal Crackers (1930)

NR08/08/1930Comedy, Music1h 37m
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Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Groucho Marx

    Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding

  2. Cast 1

    Harpo Marx

    The Professor

  3. Cast 1

    Chico Marx

    Signor Emanuel Ravelli

  4. Cast 1

    Zeppo Marx

    Horatio Jamison

  5. Cast 1

    Lillian Roth

    Arabella Rittenhouse

  6. Cast 1

    Margaret Dumont

    Mrs. Rittenhouse

  7. Cast 1

    Louis Sorin

    Roscoe Chandler

  8. Cast 1

    Hal Thompson

    John Parker

  9. Cast 1

    Margaret Irving

    Mrs. Whitehead

So a renowned explorer ("Capt. Spaulding" - Groucho Marx) returns from doing his David Livingstone in Africa and attends a lavish reception in his honour. Whilst at this swanky soirée, a very valuable painting is stolen and so he, along with Harpo, Chico & Zeppo all pitch in to recover it for their hostess; the glamorous but no-nonsense "Mrs. Rittenhouse" (Margaret Dumont - who frequently struggles to keep a straight face during the ensuing shenanigans!). It quickly accelerates into a rapid-fire series of set-piece sketches - and the best game of bridge you're ever likely to see on screen - wi...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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