ANIMAL CRACKERS

The Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont

Universal Pictures; Directed by Leo McCarey

Black and White; Rated G; 97 minutes; 1930

Literally a film of the hit play, ANIMAL CRACKERS is a classic of screen history and as funny today as it was more than 50 years ago. Highlights include Groucho's African lecture ("One morning, I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas I don't know"), "Hooray for Captain Spaulding," and the card game that Harpo and Chico play with Margaret Dumont.