Duck Soup
- director
- Leo McCarey
- writers
- Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, with additional dialogue by Arthur Sheekman and Nat Perrin
- studio
- Paramount Pictures
- stars
- Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Louis Calhern, Raquel Torres, Edgar Kennedy
- genre
- Musical comedy
- running_time
- Not specified in article
Lore & Background
The brothers threatened to leave the studio and form their own production company. Many gags were lifted from the brothers' radio show Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel, leading to the 'additional dialogue' credit for Perrin and Sheekman.
Reader's Guide
Duck Soup was a financial disappointment upon release, though not an outright box-office failure. It opened to mixed reviews, with contemporaneous critics feeling it did not match its predecessors. The film's anarchic humor, including the famous mirror scene, has cemented its legacy as a classic of American cinema.
Did You Know?
- Duck Soup was the final Marx Brothers film released by Paramount Pictures.
- The film marks Zeppo Marx's last screen outing with his brothers.
- Director Leo McCarey reportedly came up with the title, having used it for an earlier Laurel and Hardy film.
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