Animal Crackers
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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.
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Cast
16 people
Groucho Marx
Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding
Known for
Duck Soup
A Night at the Opera
Harpo Marx
The Professor
Known for
Duck Soup
A Night at the Opera
Chico Marx
Signor Emanuel Ravelli
Known for
A Night at the Opera
Duck Soup
Zeppo Marx
Horatio Jamison
Known for
Duck Soup
Horse Feathers
Lillian Roth
Arabella Rittenhouse
Known for
Alice, Sweet Alice
The Love Parade
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Rittenhouse
Known for
Duck Soup
A Night at the Opera
Louis Sorin
Roscoe Chandler
Also in
The Honeymooners
The Smart Way
Hal Thompson
John Parker
Also in
Lassie from Lancashire
Leave It to Lester
Margaret Irving
Mrs. Whitehead
Known for
San Francisco
Kathryn Reece
Grace Carpenter
Also in
All Americans
Princess Lady Bug
Robert Greig
Hives
Known for
Sullivan's Travels
Trouble in Paradise
Edward Metcalf
Hennessey
Victor Heerman Director · Morrie Ryskind Screenplay George S. Kaufman Writer
United States release August 8, 1930 · Produced in United States
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 8, 1930
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1986
Physical · MCA Home Video #55000 [𝐕𝐇𝐒📼] | 𝟵𝟴 mínutєѕ
Brazil
December 1, 1930 · Theatrical
Greece
September 13, 2001 · Limited theatrical · Athens Film Festival
United Kingdom
March 6, 1931 · Theatrical
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