Animal Crackers

1930 PG-13 1h 38m

6.9 / 10 260

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6.9/10

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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.

Director Victor Heerman

Writers

George S. Kaufman Morrie Ryskind Morrie Ryskind

Stars

Groucho Marx Harpo Marx Chico Marx

Groucho Marx

Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding

Harpo Marx

The Professor

Chico Marx

Signor Emanuel Ravelli

House Party Guest (uncredited)

Donald MacBride

House Party Guest (uncredited)

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Ann Roth

House Party Guest (uncredited)

Fredi Washington

Party Guest

Comedy Music

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Geronimo1967 13 Jun 2022

7/10

So a renowned explorer ("Capt. Spaulding" - Groucho Marx) returns from doing his David Livingstone in Africa and attends a lavish reception in his honour. Whilst at this swanky soirée, a very valuable painting is stolen and so he, along with Harpo, Chico & Zeppo all pitch in to recover it for their hostess; the glamorous but no-nonsense "Mrs. Rittenhouse" (Margaret Dumont - who frequently struggle...