Animal Crackers (1930)
The maddest comics of them all!
Starring Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx
Directed by Victor Heerman
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.
Runtime: 97 min.
Rating: 7.2
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Comedy,Music
Keywords: musical,mystery,whodunit,black and white,pre-code,marx brothers,based on play
Cast
Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding
The Professor
Signor Emanuel Ravelli
Horatio Jamison
Arabella Rittenhouse
Mrs. Rittenhouse
Roscoe Chandler
John Parker
Mrs. Whitehead
Grace Carpenter
Hives
Hennessey
House Party Guest (uncredited)
House Party Guest (uncredited)
House Party Guest (uncredited)