
Animal Crackers (1930)
Released:
1930-08-08
Duration:
1hr 37min
Rating 6.9
The maddest comics of them all!
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.
Production Companies

Paramount Pictures
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 3.568 |
Directed By
Victor Heerman
Crew
Theatre Play
Morrie Ryskind
Morrie Ryskind
Screenplay
Morrie Ryskind
Morrie Ryskind
Director
Victor Heerman
Victor Heerman
Theatre Play
George S. Kaufman
George S. Kaufman
Original Music Composer
Max Reese
Max Reese
Director of Photography
George J. Folsey
George J. Folsey
Sound
Ernest Zatorsky
Ernest Zatorsky
Art Direction
Ernst Fegté
Ernst Fegté
Theatre Play
Bert Kalmar
Bert Kalmar
Theatre Play
Harry Ruby
Harry Ruby
Continuity
Pierre Collings
Pierre Collings
Writer
George S. Kaufman
George S. Kaufman
TOP CAST

Groucho Marx
Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding

Harpo Marx
The Professor

Chico Marx
Signor Emanuel Ravelli

Zeppo Marx
Horatio Jamison

Lillian Roth
Arabella Rittenhouse

Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Rittenhouse

Louis Sorin
Roscoe Chandler

Hal Thompson
John Parker

Margaret Irving
Mrs. Whitehead

Kathryn Reece
Grace Carpenter

Robert Greig
Hives
Edward Metcalf
Hennessey

Robert Allen
House Party Guest (uncredited)

Donald MacBride
House Party Guest (uncredited)
Ann Roth
House Party Guest (uncredited)

Fredi Washington
Party Guest