Animal Crackers (1930)
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The maddest comics of them all!
The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing. The intrepid Captain Spaulding attempts to solve the crime with the help of his silly secretary Horatio Jamison, while sparring with the anarchic Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his nutty sidekick The Professor.
- Released: 1930-08-08
- Genres: Comedy, Music
- Runtime: 1h 38m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 273 votes
Directed by Victor Heerman.
Top cast
- Groucho Marx as Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding
- Harpo Marx as The Professor
- Chico Marx as Signor Emanuel Ravelli
- Zeppo Marx as Horatio Jamison
- Lillian Roth as Arabella Rittenhouse
- Margaret Dumont as Mrs. Rittenhouse
- Louis Sorin as Roscoe Chandler
- Hal Thompson as John Parker
- Margaret Irving as Mrs. Whitehead
- Kathryn Reece as Grace Carpenter
Where to watch Animal Crackers
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Darkroom, Fawesome, YOW.tv, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Plex; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- India: watch free on Plex, Plex Channel
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Plex
- Australia: watch free on Plex; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
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