Animal crackers / a Paramount picture ; screenplay by Morrie Ryskind ; directed by Victor Heerman.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Heerman, Victor, 1893-1977, film director.

Roth, Lillian, 1910-1980, actor.

Dumont, Margaret, 1882-1965, actor.

Folsey, George J., 1898-1988, cinematographer.

Kaufman, George S. (George Simon), 1889-1961.

Kalmar, Bert, 1884-1947.

Ruby, Harry.

Marx Brothers, actors.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Paramount Publix Corporation, film production company.

Universal Pictures (Firm), publisher.

Standardized Title:

Animal crackers (Motion picture : 1930)

Language:

English

French

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Upper class--Drama.

Upper class.

Rich people--Drama.

Rich people.

Thieves--Drama.

Thieves.

Genre:

Feature films.

Musical films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Film adaptations.

Fiction films.

Comedy films.

Drama.

Video recordings for hard of hearing people.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

Universal City, CA : Universal, [2011]

Language Note:

In English or dubbed Spanish; optional French or Spanish subtitles.

Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, Region 1; full screen presentation (1.33:1) ; Dolby Digital mono.

Summary:

Captain Spaulding is a famed African explorer who is being honored at a high society party at the estate of Mrs. Rittenhouse. Mayhem and chaos ensue after a valuable painting disappears and Spaulding, along with the Professor Sigmore Emanuel Ravelli and Horatio 'help' search for it.

Participant:

Marx Brothers (Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Groucho Marx, Zeppo Marx), Lillian Roth, Margaret Dumont.

Credits:

Photographed by George Folsey.

Notes:

Based on the musical play by George S. Kaufman, Burt Kalmar, Morrie Ryskind and Harry Ruby.

Originally released in 1930 by Paramount Publix Corporation as a motion picture.

Includes trailer.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Related Work:

Motion picture adaption of: Ryskind, Morrie, 1895-1985. Animal crackers.

Kaufman, George S. (George Simon), 1889-1961. Animal crackers.

Kalmar, Bert, 1884-1947. Animal crackers.

Ruby, Harry. Animal crackers.

OCLC:

727132075

Publisher Number:

025192084706

61116513 Universal