Postmaster Robert Kaus says he’s gotten about 150 requests for the cancellation, some from as far away as Belgium, Italy, and the Soviet Union. The Post Office has thrown itself into the spirit of things and will be canceling stamps with a postmark that shows Groucho, Harpo and Chico and has the extra ″e″ in Fredonia. How non-serious? Well, last year’s winning entry was by student Karen West, who submitted a pet mallard duck paddling around in a washtub among turnips and carrots. (tcm.com) Releasing Duck Soup To help sell Duck Soup to theater exhibitors and the public, the Paramount press department featured a number of contests to get the word out about the newest Marx Brothers laughfest. Wesolowski and a non-serious duck soup competition. They simply did not have the stamina and perseverance in dealing with the Marx Brothers. The film, produced by Herman Mankiewicz, was prepared during the crisis period of the Depression. There will be a serious speech by Marx Brothers expert Paul G. Duck Soup (1933) The Marx Brothers greatest and funniest masterpiece - the classic comedy Duck Soup (1933) is a short, but brilliant satire and lampooning of blundering dictatorial leaders, Fascism and authoritarian government.
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Thus began the historic connection between the zany brothers and this western New York college town, a link to be honored Saturday in the second annual Freedonia Marxonia Film Festival and Symposium.Ībout 1,000 people wearing Groucho glasses and noses are expected at Fredonia State College for a group picture in the afternoon. Released November 12th, 1933, Duck Soup stars Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 9 min, and received a user score of 74 (out of 100) on.
Therefore, we must be the mayor of Fredonia, not you.″
What makes you think you are mayor of Fredonia? Do you wear a black moustache, play the harp, speak with an Italian accent or chase girls like Harpo? We are certain you do not. ″Our advice is that you change the name of your town. Naturally, with those names, they are in the comedy. Then they took their vaudeville act and transitioned to movies. They are five brothers with ridiculous names: Chico Marx, Groucho Marx, Gummo Marx, Harpo Marx, and Zeppo Marx. The Marx Brothers were a vaudeville comedy act.
″I feel it is my duty as mayor to question your intentions in using the name of our city in your picture.″ 'Duck Soup', 85/60, 1933 This is a Marx Brothers film. ″The name of Fredonia has been without a blot since 1817,″ Hickey said. (AP) _ In 1933 when the Marx Brothers made the movie ″Duck Soup″ with its setting in the mythical kingdom of Freedonia - with two E’s - Fredonia Mayor Harry B.
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