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Animal Crackers ()

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Mayhem and zaniness ensue when a valuable painting goes missing during a party in honor of famed African explorer Captain Spaulding.
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Captain Geoffrey T. Spaulding
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The Professor
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Signor Emanuel Ravelli
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Horatio Jamison
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Arabella Rittenhouse
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Mrs. Rittenhouse
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Roscoe W. Chandler
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John Parker
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Mrs. Whitehead
Kathryn Reece ...
Grace Carpenter
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Hives - the Butler
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Police Inspector Hennessey
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Six Footmen
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Ann Roth ...
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Victor Heerman

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George S. Kaufman ... (based on the musical play by) &
Morrie Ryskind ... (based on the musical play by) &
Bert Kalmar ... (based on the musical play by) &
Harry Ruby ... (based on the musical play by)
 
Morrie Ryskind ... (screen play)

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Max Reese ... (uncredited)

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George J. Folsey ... (photographed by) (as George Folsey)

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Ernst Fegté ... (uncredited)

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Ernest Zatorsky ... sound (uncredited)

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Johnny Green ... music arranger (uncredited)

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Pierre Collings ... continuity

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Adolph Zukor ... presenter
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Plot Summary

Captain Spaulding, the noted explorer, returns from Africa and attends a gala party held by Mrs. Rittenhouse. A painting displayed at that party is stolen, and the Marxes help recover it. Well, maybe 'help' isn't quite the word I was looking for--this is the Marx Brothers, after all... Written by Ken Yousten

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Taglines 10 times funnier than "The Cocoanuts." (Print Ad- Sarasota Herald, ((Sarasota, Fla.)) 5 October 1930) See more »
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Also Known As
  • L'explorateur en folie (France)
  • Animal crackers, l'explorateur en folie (France)
  • El conflicto de los hermanos Marx (Spain)
  • Biscuiti pentru animale (Romania)
  • Koirankeksit (Finland)
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Trivia In the interchange between Spaulding and Ravelli near the end of the film, Spaulding refers to "Chic Sale". Chic Sale was a vaudeville performer well-known to audiences in the 1930s. His name, however, had a parallel meaning. It had become a euphemism for an outhouse. Groucho Marx may have thought the reference as a way around the Hays Office code. The comedian Soupy Hines changed his name to Soupy Sales in honor of the original Sale. His birth name was Milton Supman. See more »
Goofs When Professor replaces the handgun for a rifle after he shoots himself in the foot, Hives can be seen in the background walking behind the column, clearly awaiting his turn to enter the scene. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974). See more »
Soundtracks You Must Do Your Best Tonight See more »
Quotes Capt. Spaulding: [Speaking directly at the camera] Well, all the jokes can't be good. You've got to expect that once in awhile.
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