Rent Horse Feathers (1932)
3.9 of 5 from 61 ratings
1h 3min
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- Synopsis:
The quintessential Marx Brothers comedy. Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and yes, Zeppo, are at their manic peak in this uproariously anarchic parody of college life. As the fun-loving president of Huxley College, Groucho tries to keep the student body in line while attempting to keep his own body near a flirtatious floozie (Thelma Todd) who is secretly trying to rig the big football game between Huxley and arch rival Darwin University. Plot aside, and it usually is, Horse Feathers contains some of the greatest sequences in movie comedy history, including a classic schoolroom shoot-out between Groucho and students Harpo and Chico, as well as an unforgettable football game finale. Other gems include each brother offering his personal rendition of "Everyone Says I Love You" and a speak-easy sequence that will forever give meaning to the word "swordfish". The fourth and perhaps funniest Marx Brothers comedy boasts a script by immortal humorist S.J. Perelman, songs by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby (including Groucho's theme, "I'm Against It") and direction by the great Norman McLeod. - Actors:
- Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, The Marx Brothers, Zeppo Marx, Thelma Todd, David Landau, Bobby Barber, Reginald Barlow, Vince Barnett, Sheila Bromley, E.H. Calvert, Edgar Dearing, Robert Greig, Theresa Harris, Edward LeSaint, Florine McKinney, Nat Pendleton, James Pierce, Frank Rice
- Directors:
- Norman Z. McLeod
- Writers:
- Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Films About American Football, All the Twos: 1902-62, Introducing the Thesping Olympians, Paramount's Laughing Thirties, A Brief History of Film..., Top 100 AFI Laughs, Top Films
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