Animal Crackers (1930)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Animal Crackers |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Screenplay | |
| Original work |
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| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1931-02-02 |
Cast
Titles
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography |
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| Music |
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| Production Designer |
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| Production Mixer |
Cast
| Groucho Marx | kapten Jeffrey T. Spaulding | ||
| Harpo Marx | professorn | ||
| Chico Marx | signor Emanuel Ravelli | ||
| Zeppo Marx | Horatio Jamison | ||
| Lillian Roth | Arabella Rittenhouse | ||
| Margaret Dumont | Mrs. Rittenhouse | ||
| Louis Sorin | Roscoe W. Chandler | ||
| Hal Thompson | John Parker | ||
| Margaret Irving | Mrs. Whitehead | ||
| Kathryn Reece | Grace Carpenter | ||
| Robert Greig | Hives, butlern | ||
| Edward Metcalf | kommissarie Hennessy | ||
| Robert Allen | partygäst | ||
| Donald MacBride | partygäst | ||
| Ann Roth | partygäst |
Companies
| Production Company | Paramount Publix Corporation | ||
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| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Film AB Paramount | 1931 | |
| Universal Film AB | 1964 | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Universal Pictures Nordic AB | 2005 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 45958 |
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| Date | 1964-08-15 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2565 meters |
| Censorship number | 45958 |
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| Date | 1952-02-15 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2680 meters |
| Censorship number | 45958 |
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| Date | 1931-01-31 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2797 meters |
| Notes | Visningskopior: 1784 m. Censorns beskrivning: Oskyldig(?) men genuin smörja! Den amerikanska komiken är obegriplig. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.19:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Optical mono |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length in metres | 2711 meter |
| Length in minutes | 99 min |
| Reels | 11 reels |
Original work
| Original title | Animal Crackers (Play) | |
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| Author | George S. Kaufman | |
| Morrie Ryskind | ||
| Composer | Bert Kalmar | |
| Harry Ruby | ||
| Lyrics | Bert Kalmar | |
| Harry Ruby |
Production location
| Paramount Studios, 5555 Melrose Avenue | Hollywood, Los Angeles, Kalifornien | USA |
Release dates
| First showing | 1930-08-28 | USA | ||||
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| Release in Sweden | 1931-02-02 | Rex | Stockholm | Sweden | 65 min | |
| DVD release | 2005-04-06 | Sweden |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | You Must Do Your Best Tonight | |
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| Composer | Bert Kalmar | (1928) |
| Harry Ruby | (1928) | |
| Lyrics | Bert Kalmar | (1928) |
| Harry Ruby | (1928) | |
| Singer | Robert Greig | |
| The Music Masters |
| Original title | I Represent | |
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| Composer | Bert Kalmar | |
| Harry Ruby | ||
| Lyrics | Bert Kalmar | |
| Harry Ruby | ||
| Singer | Zeppo Marx |
| Original title | Hello, I Must Be Going | |
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| Composer | Bert Kalmar | |
| Harry Ruby | ||
| Lyrics | Bert Kalmar | |
| Harry Ruby | ||
| Singer | Groucho Marx |
| Original title | Hooray for Captain Spaulding | |
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| Composer | Bert Kalmar | (1928) |
| Harry Ruby | (1928) | |
| Lyrics | Bert Kalmar | (1928) |
| Harry Ruby | (1928) | |
| Singer | Groucho Marx | |
| Zeppo Marx | ||
| Margaret Dumont | ||
| kör | ||
| Dancer | Groucho Marx |
| Original title | Anvil chorus/Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie. Ur Il trovatore | |
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| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi | (1853) |
| Lyrics | Carl Vilhelm August Strandberg | (svensk text 1860) |
| Salvadore Cammarano | (italiensk text 1853) | |
| Performed by | Groucho Marx | |
| Harpo Marx | ||
| Chico Marx |
| Original title | Why Am I So Romantic? | |
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| Composer | Bert Kalmar | |
| Harry Ruby | ||
| Lyrics | Bert Kalmar | |
| Harry Ruby | ||
| Singer | Lillian Roth | |
| Hal Thompson |
| Original title | I'm Daffy Over You | |
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| Composer | Chico Marx | (1930) |
| Lyrics | Sol Violinsky | (1931) |
| Musician | Chico Marx | (piano) |
| Original title | Silver Threads Among the Gold | |
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| Composer | Hart Pease Danks | (1873) |
| Lyrics | Valdemar Dalquist | (svensk textbearbetning 1915) |
| Emil Norlander | (svensk text) | |
| Eben E. Rexford | (engelsk text 1873) | |
| Musician | Chico Marx | (piano) |
| Original title | My Old Kentucky Home (Good Night) | |
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| Composer | Stephen C. Foster | (1853) |
| Lyrics | Stephen C. Foster | (1853) |
| Singer | Chico Marx | |
| Groucho Marx | ||
| Zeppo Marx |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Inspelningsmanus |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | 19 |
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| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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