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The Marx Brothers In Duck Soup

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

The postage-stamp republic of Freedonia, threatened by a revolution, appoints Rufus (Groucho) T. Firefly as its dictator. With Chico and Harpo as double agents working for the rival state of Sylvania, Freedonia is about to get a traumatic taste of Marxist rule!
Screenplay, lyrics and music by BERT KALMER and IIARRY RUBY Additionaldialogueby
ARTHUR SHEEKMAN and NAT PERRIN Directedbyleohccarey
Christmas Films: page 15

Contributors

Music By:
Bert Kalmer
Unknown:
Arthur Sheekman
Rufus T Firefly:
Groucho Marx
Chicolini:
Chico Marx
Pinkie:
Harpo Marx
Bob Rolland:
Zeppo Marx
Mrs Teasdale:
Margaret Dumont
Trentino:
Louis Calhern
Vera Marcal:
Raquel Torres
Zander:
Edmund Breefe
Agitator:
Leonid Kinsky
Prosecutor:
Charles B Middleton
Street vendor:
Edgar Kennedy
Source: Radio Times

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