Horse Feathers
Starring: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Writer: Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar
Producer: Herman J. Mankiewicz
Horse Feathers is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film starring 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.
Trivia
- The caricatures of the four brothers that are briefly flashed during the credits are taken from a promotional poster from their previous film, Monkey Business.
Previous Showings
13 Runs • 7 Festivals
9,965 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (September 4, 1932)
Original Run: September 4, 1932 (Sunday - Tuesday)
All runs on record (13):
- September 4, 1932 (Sunday - Tuesday)Marx Brothers
- April 18 - 19, 1990 · 653 ticketsw/ Monkey Business (1931)
- September 27 - 29, 1991 · 748 ticketsw/ The Freshman, Varsity Show, Good News (1930), Good News (1947), The Male Animal, Hold That Co-ed, Pigskin Parade
- June 12 - 15, 1993 · 1,247 ticketsw/ Animal Crackers
- September 14 - 15, 1996 · 661 ticketsw/ Animal Crackers
- December 15 - 17, 1999 · 965 ticketsHoliday 1999w/ Animal Crackers
- October 30 - November 1, 2002 · 656 ticketsFall Folliesw/ The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
- February 25 - 27, 2005 · 1,278 ticketsw/ The Palm Beach Story
- August 13 - 15, 2008 · 838 ticketsSummer 2008 Bette Davis, James Stewart, silent films and more!w/ Charlie Chan at the Opera
- December 5 - 8, 2013 · 973 ticketsPreston Sturges and The Marx Brosw/ Sullivan's Travels
- November 25 - 27, 2016 · 1,121 ticketsAstaire and Rogers plus The Marx Brothersw/ Follow the Fleet
- February 2 - 4, 2018 · 594 ticketsParamount Pictures That played at the Stanford Theatre From 1930 to 1935w/ International House
- September 11 - 12, 2025 · 231 ticketsSummer 2025w/ Animal Crackers