Animal Crackers
1930 · Movie · G · 98 min · ★ 6.9 · 87% critics
An explorer returns from Africa and is celebrated with a lavish party at a wealthy estate, where a valuable painting goes missing. Amid the chaos, a well-meaning assistant tries to help solve the crime while clashing with mischievous guests and their strange plans, turning a simple theft into nonstop comedy.
Based on Animal Crackers
Also known as Marx Brothers - Animal Crackers
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Details
- Years
- 1930
- Release date
- 1930-08-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (261 votes)
About
If you want classic, fast-talking anarchic humor built around skits, disguises, and a stolen painting mystery, you’ll likely enjoy Animal Crackers; Not for you if stage-like pacing annoys you, or if you prefer smoother storytelling like A Night at the Opera or A Day at the Races.
Pros: madcap one-liners; physical comedy; party chaos | Cons: plot drags; songs slow down; some jokes age
Themes
- musical
- based on play or musical
- whodunit
- black and white
- pre-code
Cast & crew
Groucho Marx
as Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding
Harpo Marx
as The Professor
Chico Marx
as Signor Emanuel Ravelli
Zeppo Marx
as Horatio Jamison
Lillian Roth
as Arabella Rittenhouse
Margaret Dumont
as Mrs. Rittenhouse
Louis Sorin
as Roscoe Chandler
Hal Thompson
as John Parker
Margaret Irving
as Mrs. Whitehead
Kathryn Reece
as Grace Carpenter
Directed by Victor Heerman