- Upcoming show: Duck Soup (1933) directed by Leo McCarey, starring the Marx Brothers
- Plot Keywords: absurd comedy, political satire, slapstick comedy.
- IMDB Description: The country of Freedonia is in the middle of a financial crisis and on the brink of revolution. In order to gain a bail-out from the wealthy Mrs Teasdale, the government appoints Rufus T Firefly as its president. However, Mr Firefly shuns the pomp and pretentiousness of government; along with the prudence and rationality of it too. Meanwhile, the neighbouring country of Sylvania is plotting to overthrow Freedonia and sends Pinky and Chicolini to spy on Firefly. War seems inevitable.
- Trivia: "Duck soup" was American English
slang at that time; it meant something easy to do.The opening scene of
ducks swimming in a kettle is the only scene in the movie relating to
ducks or soup.
- Website link: twoseven (dead link)
- Time: 2 pm EST
What better time to start this thing when I'm on spring break and most of the world is quarantined to their houses? But in all honesty, I hope everyone is staying safe and taking proper precautions. In this time, morale is pretty low for understandable reasons. Many people are afraid for their elderly and immunocompromised loved ones, many are without jobs (I'm right there with you, service industry), and some are facing both.
There's not much I can do in my position, but I can try to bring people together and provide a hopefully effective distractions. The first Marx Brother movie I watched was A Night at the Opera and I've wanted to watch more ever since! It was hilarious and I'm very excited to watch this one. I hope to see you there.
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