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CRACKERS (1930) Starring The Marx Brothers, hosted by Leonard Oakland Lobby display by the NW Museum of Arts & Culture   Saturday, April 10, 2010, 1-2:45pm - FREE The Bing Crosby Theater, 901 West Sprague Ave. Treat your kids and/or your sweetheart to an old-fashioned movie matinee as KPBX Kids’ Concerts presents the Marx Brothers in the 1930 hit comedy, Animal Crackers, at The Bing Crosby Theater, on Saturday, April 10, at 1pm. Many critics rank Animal Crackers as the funniest Marx Brothers movie. Based on the hit Broadway play by George S. Kaufman and Morris Ryskind, Animal Crackers features Groucho Marx as explorer Captain Spaulding, who is the guest of honor at a party hosted by wealthy matron Mrs. Rittenhouse (Margaret Dumont). The plot is a delightful excuse for Groucho, Chico, and Harpo to run amok, with Zeppo playing his customary straight-man role. Director Victor Heerman acts as a bystander as the brothers take over, treating film as an extension of vaudeville. It features a Harry Ruby score, including the song “Hooray for Captain Spalding,” Groucho’s theme, “Hello, I Must Be Going,” and subsequent performances by Harpo and Chico. Animal Crackers was a bigger success than its predecessor, The Cocoanuts, and it marked the true beginning of the Marx Brothers’ successful film careers, establishing their unique blend of physical and verbal mayhem. The film is thought to have more memorable lines than any other Marx Brothers’ movie. The most famous is Groucho’s, “One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don’t know,” which is ranked the 53rd movie quote of all time by the American Film Institute.Come see why Animal Crackers was both a critical and commercial success upon initial release, and remains one of the Marx Brothers’ most beloved and often-quoted movies. The film’s running time is one hour and 40 minutes. Please feel free to leave before the movie ends. |
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