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The Marx Brothers | ... |
(as The Four Marx Brothers)
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Groucho Marx | ... | ||
Harpo Marx | ... | ||
Chico Marx | ... | ||
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Zeppo Marx | ... | |
Margaret Dumont | ... | ||
Raquel Torres | ... | ||
Louis Calhern | ... | ||
Edmund Breese | ... | ||
Leonid Kinskey | ... |
Agitator
(as Leonid Kinsky)
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Charles Middleton | ... |
Prosecutor
(as Charles B. Middleton)
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Edgar Kennedy | ... |
The small state of Freedonia is in a financial mess, borrowing a huge sum of cash from wealthy widow Mrs. Teasdale. She insists on replacing the current president with crazy Rufus T. Firefly and mayhem erupts. To make matters worse, the neighboring state sends inept spies Chicolini and Pinky to obtain top secret information, creating even more chaos! Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>
I'm shocked, shocked at all the negative comments covering this comedy classic. The puns, the insults, are all now comedy classics. The Lemonade Stand & the Mirror Scenes also memorable. I hadn't seen the movie in around 15 years but bought the DVD so my 15 year old son could experience the Marxes. He loved it too.
What I noticed for the first time was the satire of society, manners, government, the military, the bureaucracy (including Roberts Rules of Order). I can't recall any other comedy I've seen that satirizes on such a grand scale.
For Marx Brothers fans this is a must see. It's the boys with no love story or musical interludes in the way.
One word for those who disagree- "Upstart". :-)