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The Marx Brothers. Silver screen collection [videorecording] /

Contributor(s): Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: 21250 | UniversalLanguage: English, Spanish Summary language: French Publication details: Universal City, CA : Universal, [2004]Description: 6 videodiscs (ca. 405 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inISBN:

0783255489
9780783255484

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

791.43/75 22

LOC classification:

PN1997.A1

Contents:

[1] Duck soup / Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby -- [2] Horse feathers / Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, S.J. Perelman, Will B. Johnstone -- [3] Monkey business / S.J. Perelman, Will B. Johnstone -- [4] Animal crackers / Morrie Ryskind --[5] The cocoanuts / Morrie Ryskind -- [6] Bonus materials.

Production credits:

Directors of photography, Henry Sharp, Ray June, Arthur L. Todd, George Folsey ; music, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Irving Berlin.

Cast: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Thelma Todd, Rockliffe Fellowes, Lillian Roth, Oscar Shaw.Summary: "Duck soup": To rescue the small country of Freedonia from bankruptcy, Mrs Teasdale agrees to donate 20 million dollars if Rufus T. Firefly is appointed its new president. "Horse feathers": Professor Quincy Wagstaff has just been installed as the new president of Huxley College. "Monkey business": While stowing away on a ship to America, the boys get involuntarily pressed into service as toughs for a pair of feuding gangsters. "Animal crackers": Captain Spaulding, the noted explorer, returns from Africa and attends a gala party held by Mrs. Rittenhouse. "The cocoanuts": Mr. Hammer runs a bankrupt hotel in Florida, where he will try anything to make money.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Video Recording	Carleton University, AVRC	SP456 - Collections Room	DVD 0394 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		16050092761

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"Duck soup" originally released as a motion picture in 1933; "Horse feathers" originally released as a motion picture in 1932; "Monkey business" originally released as a motion picture in 1932; "Animal crackers" originally released as a motion picture in 1930; "The cocoanuts" originally released as a motion picture in 1929.

Special features: theatrical trailers to each movie (except "The cocoanuts") included on each disc.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono, single-layer, single-sided.

English or dubbed Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

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