Animal Crackers

"The maddest comics of them all!"

Sep 6 1930 G 1h 37m
Comedy, Musical

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.

Plot

Captain Spaulding, the noted explorer, returns from Africa and attends a gala party held by Mrs. Rittenhouse. A painting displayed at that party is stolen, and the Marxes help recover it. Well, maybe 'help' isn't quite the word I was looking for--this is the Marx Brothers, after all...

Written by

George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind, Bert Kalmar

Directed by

Victor Heerman

Cast

Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations

Trailers
Animal Crackers (1930) Official Trailer - Marx Brothers Movie HD
Scores
# of Votes
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Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
77
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