Movie #163: Duck Soup

Movie #: 163
Movie Title: Duck Soup
Year Released: 1933

Director: Leo McCarey
Notable Cast: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Raquel Torres, Louis Calhern, Edgar Kennedy

Short Description: Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: #60
IMDB.com: N/A
Ranker.com: N/A
Lifed.com: N/A
Empire.com: N/A
FilmCrave.com: N/A
FlickChart.com: #100



Date Watched: 2/27/2016

Grade: 1 out of 5 (Poor)

Rationale: The Marx Brothers are simply not funny. Fleeting moments may have been mildly amusing, particularly the mirror scene, but not enough for me to have liked Duck Soup on any level. In fact, the only good thing about Duck Soup is that it’s barely over an hour long so I didn’t waste too much time watching it.