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About
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.
Theatrical
Aug 8, 1930
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 1, 1986
Theaters
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Quotes
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Ravelli
The motive for the theft was robbery. That's my solution!
Spaulding
Yeah, and I wish you were in it! You ought to lie down for a couple of years.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Navigating Music and Timing in Conversation
Spaulding
When you get near a song, play it.
Ravelli
I think I went past it.
Spaulding
When you come around again, jump off.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →G
Groucho Marx
Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding
H
Harpo Marx
The Professor
C
Chico Marx
Signor Emanuel Ravelli
Z
Zeppo Marx
Horatio Jamison
L
Lillian Roth
Arabella Rittenhouse
M
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Rittenhouse
L
Louis Sorin
Roscoe Chandler
H
Hal Thompson
John Parker
M
Margaret Irving
Mrs. Whitehead
K
Kathryn Reece
Grace Carpenter
R
Robert Greig
Hives
R
Robert Allen
House Party Guest (uncredited)
D
Donald MacBride
House Party Guest (uncredited)
A
Ann Roth
House Party Guest (uncredited)
F
Fredi Washington
Party Guest
