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Animal Crackers (1930)
- G
- 08/08/1930 (US)
- Comedy, Music
- 1h 37m
The maddest comics of them all!
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.
Victor Heerman
DirectorMorrie Ryskind
ScreenplayGeorge S. Kaufman
WriterCast
![Groucho Marx's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/pJEDzCd8XbvZkOvpn8SKLol5PEE.jpg)
Groucho Marx
Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding![Harpo Marx's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/1IVJmmYcp9XCuALQIRA8peLA6wI.jpg)
Harpo Marx
The Professor![Chico Marx's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/skCr15bjcjhCheQMGvE4k3U0LGp.jpg)
Chico Marx
Signor Emanuel Ravelli![Zeppo Marx's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/z6o6ANUWugo2fO54TuZo7c4uNxo.jpg)
Zeppo Marx
Horatio Jamison![Lillian Roth's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/8KRJZyHBIl9MG7Pi0VKuhEU7pbY.jpg)
Lillian Roth
Arabella Rittenhouse![Margaret Dumont's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/4NZQ4HmGnT3EptK7J8FyWcf2LMu.jpg)
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Rittenhouse![Louis Sorin's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/nk9StkWgjyNeaHkU2jOHcno9erp.jpg)
Louis Sorin
Roscoe Chandler![Hal Thompson's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ygBWPHI1V3VFaz3nDqtoMXPCcG0.jpg)