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Cast
Groucho Marx | As: Rufus T. Firefly | |
Harpo Marx | As: Pinky | |
Chico Marx | As: Chicolini | |
Zeppo Marx | As: Bob Roland | |
Margaret Dumont | As: Gloria Teasdale |
Storyline
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
Tagline: | 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! |
Certification: | U |
Cast
Groucho Marx |
Rufus T. Firefly |
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Harpo Marx |
Pinky |
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Chico Marx |
Chicolini |
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Zeppo Marx |
Bob Roland |
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Margaret Dumont |
Gloria Teasdale |
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Raquel Torres |
Vera Marcal |
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Louis Calhern |
Ambassador Trentino |
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Edmund Breese |
Zander |
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Leonid Kinskey |
Sylvanian Agitator |
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Charles Middleton |
Prosecutor |
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Edgar Kennedy |
Street Vendor |
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Edward Arnold |
Politician (uncredited) |
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Wade Boteler |
Officer at Battle Headquarters (uncredited) |
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Sidney Bracey |
Mrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited) |
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E.H. Calvert |
Officer in Battle Sequence (uncredited) |
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Davison Clark |
Minister of Finance #2 (uncredited) |
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Louise Closser Hale |
Reception Guest (uncredited) |
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Carrie Daumery |
Reception Guest (uncredited) |
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Maude Turner Gordon |
Reception Guest (uncredited) |
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Florence Wix |
Reception Guest (uncredited) |
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Joseph Crehan |
Dignitary at Reception (uncredited) |
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Mario Dominici |
Minister (uncredited) |
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Edmund Mortimer |
Minister (uncredited) |
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Charles West |
Minister (uncredited) |
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Verna Hillie |
Trentino's Blonde Secretary (uncredited) |
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Edward LeSaint |
Secretary of Labor (uncredited) |
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George MacQuarrie |
First Judge (uncredited) |
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Frederick Sullivan |
Second Judge (uncredited) |
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Eric Mayne |
Third Judge (uncredited) |
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Edwin Maxwell |
Freedonia's Secretary of War #1 (uncredited) |
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Dennis O'Keefe |
Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited) |
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Leo Sulky |
Agitator (uncredited) |
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Dale Van Sickel |
A Palace Guard (uncredited) |
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William Worthington |
First Minister of Finance (uncredited) |
Directed By
Leo McCarey |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Harry Ruby |
Writer |
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Bert Kalmar |
Writer |
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Nat Perrin |
Writer |
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Arthur Sheekman |
Writer |
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Bert Kalmar |
Lyricist |
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Bert Kalmar |
Story |
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Harry Ruby |
Story |
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Harry Ruby |
Lyricist |
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Production Crew
Herman J. Mankiewicz |
Producer |
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Edited By
LeRoy Stone |
Editor |
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Edward Dmytryk |
Assistant Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Sound
Bert Kalmar |
Music |
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Harry Ruby |
Music |
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John Leipold |
Original Music Composer |
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Harry Lindgren |
Sound Engineer |
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Arthur Johnston |
Music |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Henry Sharp |
Director of Photography |
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Cliff Shirpser |
First Assistant Camera |
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Lighting
Art Department
Hans Dreier |
Art Direction |
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Wiard B. Ihnen |
Art Direction |
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Other Crew
Dale Van Sickel |
Stunts |
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Nat Perrin |
Additional Dialogue |
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Arthur Sheekman |
Additional Dialogue |
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