The Marx Brothers. Silver screen collection [DVD] / Paramount Pictures ; producer, Monta Bell ; directed by Leo McCarey, Norman McLeod, Robert Florey, Joseph Santley.
"Duck soup": To rescue the small country of Freedonia from bankruptcy, Mrs Teasdale agrees to donate 20 million dollars if Rufus T. Firefly is appointed its new president. "Horse feathers": Professor Quincy Wagstaff has just been installed as the new president of Huxley College. "Monkey business": While stowing away on a ship to America, the boys get involuntarily pressed into service as toughs for a pair of feuding gangsters. "Animal crackers": Captain Spaulding, the noted explorer, returns from Africa and attends a gala party held by Mrs. Rittenhouse. "The cocoanuts": Mr. Hammer runs a bankrupt hotel in Florida, where he will try anything to make money.
Record details
- ISBN: 0783255489
- ISBN: 9780783255484
- Physical Description: 6 videodiscs (ca. 405 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal, [2004]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. "Duck soup" originally released as a motion picture in 1933; "Horse feathers" originally released as a motion picture in 1932; "Monkey business" originally released as a motion picture in 1932; "Animal crackers" originally released as a motion picture in 1930; "The cocoanuts" originally released as a motion picture in 1929. Special features: theatrical trailers to each movie (except "The cocoanuts") included on each disc. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Duck soup / Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby -- Horse feathers / Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, S.J. Perelman, Will B. Johnstone -- Monkey business / S.J. Perelman, Will B. Johnstone -- Animal crackers / Morrie Ryskind -- The cocoanuts / Morrie Ryskind. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Directors of photography, Henry Sharp, Ray June, Arthur L. Todd, George Folsey ; music, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Irving Berlin. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Thelma Todd, Rockliffe Fellowes, Lillian Roth, Oscar Shaw. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono, single-layer, single-sided. |
Language Note: | English or dubbed Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Presidents > Drama. College presidents > Drama. Explorers > Drama. Presidentes > Teatro. Exploradores > Teatro. |
Genre: | Comedy films. Feature films. Slapstick comedy > Feature. Films for the hearing impaired. |
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Burlington Public Library | DVD MARX | 39851000883547 | DVD Comedy | Copy hold | Available | - |