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Released on August 23, 1930, and filmed in Astoria, Queens, New York; ''[[Animal Crackers]]'' starred four of the [[Marx Brothers]]: Groucho, Harpo, Zeppo, and Chico. It was a movie adaptation of a 1928 Broadway musical by the same name, written by George S Kaufman and and Morrie Ryskind. Interestingly, the [[Marx Brothers]] also starred in the
The basic plot concerns Groucho, as explorer Captain Geoffrey (or Jeffrey) T. Spaulding, attending a party in his honor at the estate of society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse, and investigating the theft of a valuable painting during the party. The bulk of the movie consists of a succession of comedy sketches, one liner jokes and visual gags.
In the 1990s, a 15-second clip filmed in Multicolor during the rehearsal of a scene in ''Animal Crackers'' was found and aired as a part of the AMC documentary ''[[Glorious Technicolor]]'' (1998). The clip is significant because it is the only known color footage of the Marx Brothers.
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* [[Bootstrapped Theme]]: Both "Hello I Must Be Going" and "Hooray For Captain Spaulding" became themes songs for other Groucho Marx projects, most notably "You Bet Your Life".
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: "All the jokes can't be good! You've got to expect that once in a while!"
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{{quote|(Spaulding and Mrs. Rittenhouse enter.)
'''Spaulding''': So there was only one bedroom in the farm house and the farmer had three daughters and only one traveling salesman...
'''Mrs. Rittenhouse''': Captain Spaulding, what kind of a story do you call that?
** This line was used in the pre-code version and edited out: "I think I'll try and make her", during "Hooray for Captain Spaulding".
* [[Hurricane of Puns]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbyzTI0M8eo Captain Spaulding describes his African safari].
* [["I Am" Song]]: "Hooray for Captain Spaulding!"
* [[Incessant Chorus]]: The chorus of "Hooray for Captain Spaulding" repeatedly interrupts Groucho's attempts to speak. In the end [[Hey, That's My Line!|he decides to interrupt himself before they get a chance.]]
* [[Knockout Gas]]: It ends with Harpo spraying everyone with knockout gas, including himself.
* [[Marx Brothers]]: For obvious reasons.
* [[Mysterious Middle Initial]]: Many of Groucho Marx's characters had this (Jeffrey T Spaulding).
** Even more mysterious because the T apparently stands for <s>Thomas</s> Edgar.
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'''Groucho''': That's strange, and I can't think of anything ''else''.
'''Chico''': I think I went past it.
'''Groucho''': The next time you come around, jump off.
** Harpo's harp solos in many of the [[Marx Brothers]] films. Though not meant as a joke, they seem funny just because you don't expect to see his utter [[Cloudcuckoolander]] characters sitting down and playing an incredibly beautiful harp solo.
* [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything]]: Harpo plays "The Professor," yet acts exactly like he always does, and we never even find out what he's a professor of.
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* [[Rapid-Fire Comedy]]: One of Groucho Marx's trademarks shines in this film.
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Geoffrey (as he's called in the headlines) or Jeffrey (in the credits sequences)?
* [[Visual Pun]]: "Three cheers for Captain Spaulding!" (Harpo runs in with three ''chairs'').
** Harpo is full of these. In another scene, he drops a check on the floor to see if it will bounce. {{spoiler|''It does!''}}
* ''[[You Bet Your Life]]'': The song "Hooray for Captain Spaulding!" became the theme for Groucho's classic [[Game Show]].
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