USA,
1933, 70 min
Directed by:
Leo McCareyCinematography:
Henry SharpComposer:
John LeipoldCast:
Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Raquel Torres, Louis Calhern, Edmund Breese, Charles Middleton, Edgar Kennedy (more)Plots(1)
Leo McCarey directs this 1930s comedy starring the Marx brothers. Set in the fictional country of Freedonia, the story follows the decision of government, in the midst of a financial crisis, to appoint Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx) as its president in the hope of securing funding from the wealthy Mrs Teasdale (Margaret Dumont). (Universal Pictures UK)
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