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Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
1933 · Directed by Leo McCarey · 68 min · Comedy · War · 20 frames
Tagline
War is swell...when the Marx Brothers are in it. They'll be out of the trenches by Christmas...if the food doesn't improve!
Crew
- Written by: Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar, Nat Perrin, Arthur Sheekman
- Cinematography: Henry Sharp
- Edited by: LeRoy Stone
- Music: John Leipold
- Produced by: Herman J. Mankiewicz
Cast
- Groucho Marx as Rufus T. Firefly
- Harpo Marx as Pinky
- Chico Marx as Chicolini
- Zeppo Marx as Bob Roland
- Margaret Dumont as Gloria Teasdale
- Raquel Torres as Vera Marcal
- Louis Calhern as Ambassador Trentino
- Edmund Breese as Zander
- Leonid Kinskey as Sylvanian Agitator
- Charles Middleton as Prosecutor
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Paramount Pictures
- Themes: ambassador, dictator, widow, spy, siege, musical, lemonade, cigar smoking, slapstick comedy, black and white
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