| Edition |
Restored edition. |
| Description |
3 videodiscs (6 hr., 48 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (10 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 17 cm) |
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digital optical mono DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 rda |
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video file Blu-ray rda |
| System Details |
Blu-ray; 1080p high-definition full frame 1.33:1; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
English with optional French subtitles; optionally subtitled in English for the hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Performer |
Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Thelma Todd, Rockliffe Fellowes, Lillian Roth, Oscar Shaw. |
| Note |
A collection of five comedy films that feature all four Marx Brothers, Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo: The cocoanuts (1929), Animal crackers (1930), Monkey business (1931), Horse feathers (1932) and Duck soup (1933). |
| Summary |
Cocoanuts: A Florida land auction is disrupted by a jewelry theft and shady visitors. |
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Animal crackers: A weekend party is not complete until Captain Spaulding, the noted African explorer, arrives for the celebration. |
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Monkey business: An ocean voyage is complicated by stowaways and by gangsters' nefarious dealings. |
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Horse feathers: Huxley College gains two football players just in time for the big game with their rival school, but are they enough to land a victory? |
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Duck soup: Freedonia's president declares war on neighboring Sylvania. |
| Contents |
[disc 1]. The cocoanuts / Adolph Zukor & Jesse Lasky presents ; from the play originally presented by Sam H. Harris ; music and lyrics by Irving Berlin ; book by George S. Kaufman ; adapted by Morrie Ryskind ; directed by Joseph Santley and Robert Florey. (1929 ; 1 hr., 34 min.) -- Animal crackers / directed by Victor Heerman ; based on the musical play by George S. Kaufmann ...[et al.] ; screenplay by Morrie Ryskind ; photography, George Folsey. (1930 ; 1 hr., 39 min.) -- [disc 2] Monkey business / / directed by Norman McLeod ... [et al.] ; photography, Arthur L. Todd. (1931 ; 1 hr., 18 min.) -- Horse feathers / Adolph Zukor presents ; directed by Norman McLeod ... [et al.] ; music and lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby ; photography, Ray June. (1932 ; 1 hr., 8 min.) -- [disc 3] Duck soup / directed by Leo McCarey ; story, music and lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. (1933 ; 1 hr., 9 min.) -- Bonus documentary and interviews. |
| Note |
Bonus features include optional feature commentaries, the feature-length documentary, The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's kings of chaos, and the Today show interviews with Harpo, Groucho and Bill Marx, booklet "The Marx Brothers from Vaudeville to Hollywood." |
| Audience |
Cocoanuts, Monkey business, Horse feathers, Duck soup: MPAA rating: Not rated. |
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Animal crackers: MPAA rating: G. |
| Genre/Form |
Comedy films.
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Musical films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710291
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Musical films. (OCoLC)fst01710273
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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| Added Author |
Marx, Groucho, 1890-1977, actor.
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Marx, Harpo, 1888-1964, actor.
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Marx, Chico, 1887-1961, actor.
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Marx, Zeppo, 1901-1979, actor.
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Dumont, Margaret, 1882-1965, actor.
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McCarey, Leo, film director.
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McLeod, Norman Z., 1898-1964, film director.
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Heerman, Victor, 1893-1977, film director.
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Florey, Robert, 1900-1979, film director.
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Santley, Joseph, 1889-1971, film director.
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Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976, film producer.
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Ryskind, Morrie, 1895-1985, screenwriter.
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Kalmar, Bert, 1884-1947, composer (expression)
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Ruby, Harry, composer (expression)
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Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989, composer (expression)
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Marx Brothers, performer.
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Paramount Publix Corporation, production company.
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Marx Bros. silver screen collection |
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Silver screen collection |
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Container of (work): Cocoanuts (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Animal crackers (Motion picture : 1930)
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Container of (work): Monkey business (Motion picture : 1931)
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Container of (work): Horse feathers (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Duck soup (Motion picture)
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| Standard No. |
025192376665 |
| Music No. |
61181320 Universal Studios (container) |
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