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Title: Animal Crackers

Release Date: 8 Aug 1930

Runtime: 1h 37m

Genre: Comedy, Music

Director: Paramount Pictures

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.9 (232 votes)

Cast

  • Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding: Groucho Marx
  • The Professor: Harpo Marx
  • Signor Emanuel Ravelli: Chico Marx
  • Horatio Jamison: Zeppo Marx
  • Arabella Rittenhouse: Lillian Roth
  • Mrs. Rittenhouse: Margaret Dumont
  • Roscoe Chandler: Louis Sorin
  • John Parker: Hal Thompson
  • Mrs. Whitehead: Margaret Irving
  • Grace Carpenter: Kathryn Reece
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