Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers is a 1932 comedy starring
Groucho,
Harpo, Chico and Zeppo Marx. The film was directed by Norman Z. McLeod.
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Fast Facts
- Release date: August 19, 1932
- Director: Norman Z. McLeod
- Screenwriters: Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
- Producer: Herman J. Mankiewicz
- Distributor: Paramount Pictures
- MPAA rating: Not rated
- Run time: 68 minutes1
Plot Summary
Professor Wagstaff (Groucho Marx) is the president of Huxley College. His son Frank (Zeppo Marx) convinces him to recruit two good football players for the Huxley team, to guarantee a victory against rival Darwin College. Darwin has the same idea and gets the actual players, while Wagstaff winds up with Pinky the dog catcher (Harpo Marx) and Baravelli (Chico Marx), a bootlegger. After discovering the error, Wagstaff asks Pinky and Baravelli to kidnap the real players for Huxley.2
Cast
The Marx Brothers
The Marx Brothers, Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Gummo and Zeppo, were a popular team of sibling comedians best known for their work in films such as Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera. They were born in New York and got their theatrical start in vaudeville. The Marx Brothers began as singers, before turning to comedy.3
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