Duck Soup

1933 · directed by Leo McCarey

Rating: 82/100
Hit: yes

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.

Duck Soup (1933), directed by Leo McCarey, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

Groucho Marx
Harpo Marx
Chico Marx
Zeppo Marx
Margaret Dumont
Raquel Torres
Louis Calhern
Edmund Breese
Leonid Kinskey
Charles Middleton

Crew

Henry Sharp — Director of Photography
LeRoy Stone — Editor
John Leipold — Original Music Composer
Arthur Sheekman — Writer
Bert Kalmar — Writer
Harry Ruby — Writer
Nat Perrin — Writer

More from Leo McCarey

Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) — 87/100 · hit
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) — 84/100 · hit
The Awful Truth (1937) — 80/100 · hit
Going My Way (1944) — 80/100 · hit
Love Affair (1939) — 80/100 · hit
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) — 76/100

How these numbers work: Methodology