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Horse Feathers
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Meanwhile, Wagstaff and his son are competing for the affections of the college widow (Thelma Todd), who is trying to get a hold of Huxley's football signals. Wagstaff first encounters the college widow during a very funny scene in his Office.
This picture contains the most hilarious lesson ever given by a college professor as Wagstaff's lecture turns into a brawl. It also contains a few cute musical numbers, for example "I'm Againt It", and as usual, terrible choreography performed by people who just can't dance. All ends in a completely insane football game.
Note: the previous links all point to sections of dialog from "Horse Feathers." You can read all these scenes in chronological order by choosing Selected Bits from "Horse Feathers."
BARAVELLI: Hey, what'sa matter? You no understand English? You can't come in here unless you say "swordfish". Now, I give you one more guess.
Some footage is missing from the "Horse Feathers"-version available today. Removed was a scene of Harpo catching different sizes of dogs with different sizes of fire hydrants and also some various small moments from the scene in Connie's apartment, like Harpo doing a headstand in Connie's lap. The cuts may have been done as an act of censorship and/or for showing on TV.
Related Links
Sounds
- "I Always Get My Man" at http://members.tripod.com/Cleo256/marx
- Selected bits
Quotes
General
Cast:
| Groucho Marx | Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff | ||
| Harpo Marx | Pinky | ||
| Chico Marx | Barovelli | ||
| Zeppo Marx | Frank Wagstaff | ||
| Thelma Todd | Connie Bailey, college widow | ||
| David Landau | Jennings | ||
| Robert Greig | Biology Professor | ||
| James Pierce | Mullen | ||
| Nat Pendleton | MacHardie | ||
| Reginald Barlow | Retiring President | ||
| E.H. Calvert | Professor in Wagstaff's Study | ||
| Edward Le Saint | Professor in Wagstaff's Study | ||
| Edgar Dearing | Bartender | ||
| Syd Saylor | Man at Bar | ||
| Florine McKinney | Peggy Carrington | ||
| Theresa Harris | Laura, Connie's maid |
| Director | Norman Z. McLeod | ||
| Written by | Will B. Johnstone | ||
| Bert Kalmar | |||
| S.J. Perelman | |||
| Harry Ruby | |||
| Music & Lyrics | Bert Kalmar | ||
| Harry Ruby | |||
| Cinematography | Ray June | ||
| Dance director | Harold Hecht | ||
| Producer | Herman J. Mankiewicz (uncredited) | ||
| Production company / Distribution | Paramount Publix (A Paramount Picture) | ||
| Runtime | 68 min. | ||
| New York premiere | 10 Aug 1932 | ||
| Release date | 31 Aug 1932 | ||
| Spanish title | Plumas de caballo | ||
| French title | Plumes de cheval | ||
| German title | Blühender Blödsinn | ||
| Italian title | I fratelli Marx al college | ||
| Cavalli di razza | |||
| Finnish title | Hevosen sulat | ||
| Extracts published on Super 8 titled | Pigskin Caper |
Posters and Lobby Cards for this movie. Click to enlarge.
Musical numbers
| Performed by | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Title Music and lyrics by: Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby | |||
 view | I'm against it Music and lyrics by: Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby | ||
 view | Ev'ryone Says "I Love You" Music by: Harry Ruby Lyrics by: Bert Kalmar | this title is performed several times in the movie by different people | |
| End Title Music and lyrics by: Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby |
