SUN JAN 1, 2023 2:00 PM DUCK SOUP / THE COCOANUTS $8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission) Aero Theatre | 18th Annual Marx Bros. New Year’s Day Event! Introduction by Andy Marx Tickets are no longer on sale for this event.
ABOUT THE FILMS: DUCK SOUP, 1933, Leo McCarey, Universal, USA In this screwball comedy, Groucho Marx plays a newly installed dictator of the bankrupt Freedonia. Bordering Sylvania senses a weakness in the country’s leadership and sends two totally inept spies, played by Harpo and Chico Marx, to set the stage for all out mayhem. FORMAT: DCP THE COCOANUTS, 1929, Robert Florey, Joseph Stantley, Universal, USA While trying to keep his Hotel de Cocoanuts afloat, owner Hammer (Groucho Marx), flatters his only paying guest, Mrs. Potter (Margaret Dumont) while other guests also compete for her affection. Brothers Harpo and Chico, played by Harpo and Chico Marx, wreak havoc around the hotel while Hammer’s back is turned. FORMAT: DCP