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.

Morrie Ryskind

Screenplay

Victor Heerman

Director

George S. Kaufman

Writer

Cast

Groucho Marx's headshot

Groucho Marx

Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding
Harpo Marx's headshot

Harpo Marx

The Professor
Chico Marx's headshot

Chico Marx

Signor Emanuel Ravelli
Zeppo Marx's headshot

Zeppo Marx

Horatio Jamison
Lillian Roth's headshot

Lillian Roth

Arabella Rittenhouse
Margaret Dumont's headshot

Margaret Dumont

Mrs. Rittenhouse
Louis Sorin's headshot

Louis Sorin

Roscoe Chandler
Hal Thompson's headshot

Hal Thompson

John Parker

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