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| Genre/Form: | Comedy films Feature films Video recordings for the hearing impaired Slapstick comedy Teatro Drama |
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| Named Person: | Hélio Silva |
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Leo McCarey; Norman Z McLeod; Robert Florey; Joseph Santley; Groucho Marx; Harpo Marx; Chico Marx; Zeppo Marx; Margaret Dumont; Henry Sharp; Ray June; Arthur L Todd; George J Folsey; Bert Kalmar; Harry Ruby; Irving Berlin; Paramount Publix Corporation.; Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation. |
| ISBN: | 0783255489 9780783255484 |
| OCLC Number: | 56091609 |
| Language Note: | English or dubbed Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Notes: | Title from container. Includes bonus disc. "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. |
| Credits: | Directors of photography, Henry Sharp, Ray June, Arthur L. Todd, George Folsey ; music, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Irving Berlin. |
| Cast: | Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Thelma Todd, Rockliffe Fellowes, Lillian Roth, Oscar Shaw. |
| Target Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Description: | 6 videodiscs (ca. 405 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono, single-layer, single-sided. |
| Contents: | 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. |
| Series Title: | Silver screen collection. |
| Other Titles: | The Marx Brothers. |
| Responsibility: | Paramount Pictures ; producer, Monta Bell ; directed by Leo McCarey, Norman McLeod, Robert Florey, Joseph Santley. |
| Local System Bib Number: | 197612 |
Abstract:
"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.
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