Horse Feathers (1932)

Directed by

Norman Z. McLeod

Genre

comedy film, parody film, American football film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 04m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 251 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A college president is appointed to lead a failing university. He and his sons recruit a pair of football players to win a big game. The film is full of slapstick and musical numbers.

fast-pacedsillywhimsicalchaoticplayfulirreverentmadcaplighthearted

What happens

Horse Feathers is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film starring the Marx Brothers. It stars the Four Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo), Thelma Todd and David Landau. It was written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, S. J. Perelman, and Will B. Johnstone. Kalmar and Ruby also wrote the original songs for the film. Several of the film's gags were taken from the Marx Brothers' stage comedy from the 1900s, Fun in Hi Skule. The term horse feathers is U.S. slang for "nonsense, rubbish, balderdash," attributed originally to Billy DeBeck. As a work published in 1932 and renewed within 28 years, it will enter the public domain on January 1, 2028. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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