Duck Soup

Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo Marx are at their very best in the hilariously anarchic political satire Duck Soup, often regarded as one of the greatest comedies of all time. After being appointed dictator of Freedonia, Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho) proceeds to bring the mythical nation to a halt by showing up late and insulting everyone at his inauguration. Hoping to oust the unfit new leader, two spies (Harpo and Chico) are sent from the neighboring Sylvania. Soon enough, war is declared between the two nations with outrageous results.  In their last film for Paramount, the Marx Brothers pull out all the stops, offering up some of the funniest sequences every filmed, including the famous mirror sequence and final battle scene, and remains as entertaining and relevant today as it did when it was first released in 1933.  (Dir. by Leo McCarey, 1933, USA, 69 mins., Not Rated)