Animal Crackers (1930): The Marx Brothers and Stolen Art
Directed by Victor Heerman, Animal Crackers (1930) was the second and last film the four Marx Brothers would make together in New York, with most subsequent efforts being made in Hollywood. The story concerns Groucho's character, a celebrated African Explorer, who is invited to a party where a valuable painting is stolen. Comedy, musical numbers and rapid-pace zany antics flow throughout. Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo Marx appear alongside perennial favorite, Margaret Dumont.
