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Bert Kalmar (story) and
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Release Date:
17 November 1933 (USA) more
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Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale. full summary | add synopsis
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(12 articles)
A – Z Movie Reviews – D’s
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Al Kennedy on Funny Bones
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The Best Comedy of All Time more (200 total)

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Also Known As:
Cracked Ice (USA) (working title)
Firecrackers (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
68 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

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Trivia:
Early drafts of the script included scenes in an opera house and aboard a zeppelin. more
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Continuity: When they meet, Mrs. Teasdale holds Firefly's right hand while he holds the cigar with his left hand. The subsequent shot shows him holding the cigar with the right hand and the deck with the left one. more
Quotes:
First Judge: That sort of testimony we can eliminate.
Chicolini: Atsa fine. I'll take some.
First Judge: You'll take what?
Chicolini: Eliminate. A nice, cold glass eliminate.
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Referenced in The Devil's Rejects (2005) more
Soundtrack:
(I Wish I Was in) Dixie's Land more

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46 out of 58 people found the following comment useful.
The Best Comedy of All Time, 15 August 1998
10/10
Author: JRenee from Bremerton, WA

Many will say that Airplane or anything by Woody Allen rates this summary but I strongly disagree. There are very few pleasures on earth as hearing Groucho insult people, Chico's murder of the English language, or seeing Harpo's physical comedy. In this movie you have it all. From Groucho's entrance in the first scene to the bombing of the shelter while defending Margaret Dumont's "honor", there is not one slow moment. Like the great screwball comedies of the 1930s and 1940s, this movie does not require special effects or offensive dialogue to make it watchable over and over again. The only thing that this movie does require is your attention and a quick finger on the rewind button. (For when you miss something, and on the first viewing you will) All in all, this is the all time best comedy, political or otherwise.

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