Raquel torres celebrity profile check out the latest raquel torres photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Latina love goddess raquel torres paula maria osterman. Take one fiscal crisis, boil merrily depressionera comedy sends the marx brothers skating through economic territory their namesake karl would recognize. Those familiar with the actress know that she normally spoke in a thick accent. In the 1933 marx brothers classic duck soup, the mythical country of freedonia is broke and on the verge of revolution. She played island girls, biracial beauties and was a sexy foil to the marx brothers in duck soup 1933. Groucho, harpo, chico and zeppo marx are at their very best in the political satire duck soup which is often regarded as the comedy legends funniest and most popular film. Duck soup is the marx brothers film that finds groucho playing rufus t.
Groucho marx makes a policy move on raquel torres in duck soup. I believe the most cleverest scene to be the pretend mirror scene where chico copies groucho superbly well as if the mirror really was there. November 11, 1908 august 10, 1987 was a mexican born american film actress. Share, rate and discuss pictures of raquel torres s feet on wikifeet the most comprehensive celebrity feet database to ever have existed. Her name change, including adoption of her mothers maiden surname, as well as speaking with a fake accent, was done to capitalize on, and conform to, early hollywoods idea of latin. Humor risk the cocoanuts animal crackers monkey business horse feathers duck soup a night at the opera a day at the races room service at the circus go west the big store a night in casablanca love happy a kiss in the dark too many kisses the house that shadows built hollywood. Groucho marx, harpo marx, chico marx, zeppo marx, the marx brothers, margaret dumont, raquel torres, louis calhern. After being appointed dictator of freedonia, rufus t. In the original script, there was to be a romance between raquel torres and zeppo marx, but it was cut before the pictures release. Margaret dumont, louis calhern, raquel torres, and edgar kennedy. The film wasis duck soup and it recently celebrated its 85th anniversary. Firefly, head of state of a nation called freedonia.
Duck soup is indisputably the marx brothers greatest film. When it was completed, zeppo retired from show business, and groucho, chico, and harpo moved to mgm where, under the guidance of irving thalberg, they began a night at the opera an entirely different kind of film, and one perceived at the time as a comeback for the team. November 11, 1908 august 10, 1987 was a mexicanborn american film actress. Fetching raquel torres had a very brief but sexy reign in hollywood with the advent of sound, but latenight viewers can still.
Raquel torres was a mexicanborn american film actress. Raquel torres for the sea bat lionel barrymore, wesley ruggles, dir cinema sweetie raquel torres stole grouchos heart photos. While indeed born in hermosillo, mexico to a mexican mother, her father was a german immigrant and she was raised in the u. Apr 01, 2017 paramount pictures released duck soup on november 17, 1933. Details include the date it was added to netflix in the usa, any known expiry dates and new episodesseasons, the ratings and cast etc. The plot has firefly organizing resistance to an invasion by neighboring sylvania, in between sharing numerous jokes with his. Mexaggerated latina love goddess raquel torres paula maria osterman, 19081987 poured unsuspected amounts of showmanship into her screen presence. Is duck soup available to watch on netflix in america. Hilarious humour from one of the best comedy teams of all time. In fact, after the premiere of duck soup, zeppo cut himself from the comedy team altogether, citing a dissatisfaction with movie acting overall, and a weariness with being the butt of jokes regarding him as the. Groucho marx, harpo marx, chico marx, zeppo marx, margaret dumont, louis calhern, edgar kennedy, raquel torres duck soup is a 1933 precode marx brothers film universally acknowledged as. Harpo and chico are commisioned as spies by grouchos political rival, the calculating trentino.
Though it failed at the box office upon its release, the marx brothers 1933 feature duck soup is widely regarded as the comedy teams masterwork. The case for duck soup as the greatest monologue in movie. Raquel torres, a mexicanborn actress who appeared in such early sound films as white shadows of the south seas 1928 and duck soup 1933, died. The 1933 film is an outlier in the marx oeuvre, mostly in ways that relate to its epic scale. In casual terms, it has all the trappings we associate with a. Torres also appeared in the sea bat 1930, with charles bickford, lione raquel torres born paula marie osterman. Duck soup is a classic marx brothers movie and one of their biggest successes. Raquel torres 19081987 was a mexicanborn american film actress.
Raquel torres label from public data source wikidata. If duck soup is about anything, its about the abuse of power and the absurdity of war. It was raquel who inspired grouchos classic line, i could dance with you until the cows came home. Her mother died while raquel was very young and the family moved to the. Mar 08, 2014 duck soup is a classic that had reaching influence. Duck soup is a 1933 precode marx brothers comedy film written by bert kalmar and harry ruby, with additional dialogue by arthur sheekman and nat perrin, and directed by leo mccarey. Duck soup was the last film the marx brothers made for paramount. Classic hollywood film actress who appeared in movies such as duck soup, so this is africa, and the bridge of san luis rey. Groucho marx, harpo marx, chico marx, zeppo marx, the marx brothers, margaret dumont, raquel torres, louis calhern, edmund. Duck soup is a 1933 marx brothers musicalcomedy film written by bert kalmar and harry ruby, with additional dialogue by arthur sheekman and nat perrin, and directed by leo mccarey. Freedonias enemies recruit to spies to undermine firefly chico and harpo marx. A surprise is the provocatively revealing dress worn by raquel torres, much better than anything worn by. Firefly, the happily uncouth man who has through the usual hilarious courting of impassive margaret dumont become the ruler of freedonia. Gloria teasdale margaret dumont is unwilling to continue to finance the small, bankrupt countrys treasury unless her personal choice, rufus t.
She also had a method for maintaining a yearround tan. This is real comedy courtesy of director leo mccarey, the credited screenwriters bert kalmar, harry ruby, arthur sheekman and nat perrin and four marx brothers, with invaluable support from margaret dumont, edward kennedy, louis calhern and raquel torres. She had her breakthrough as a polynesian beauty in white shadows in the south seas 1928. Her mother died while raquel was very young and the family moved to the united states, where she spent most of her time. Teasdale margaret dumont, freedonias principal benefactress, will lend the country 20 million dollars if the president withdraws and places the government in the hands of the fearless, progressive rufus t. Firefly groucho marx, is appointed as the countrys leader.
Fetching raquel torres had a very brief but sexy reign in hollywood with the advent of sound, but latenight viewers can still get a. Duck soup interestingly was the brothers first financial loss. In this 1933 marx brothers film, the mythical country of freedonia is broke and on the verge of revolution. Jackie urbanovic has written six books about a lovable duck named max and his household of animals he lives with. The film wasisduck soup and it recently celebrated its 85th anniversary. Duck soup is a fantasy book that is sure to capture the heart of early elementary children everywhere. Books with an entry on raquel torres glenn mitchell the marx brothers encyclopedia london, 1996 frank n. Behind the camera on duck soup turner classic movies. Home news biography movies today in marx history shop vaudeville radio tv quotes media files books. The story of duck soup as always, simply a framework for the marx brothers relentless farce and satire takes place in the fictional country of freedonia.
Humor risk the cocoanuts animal crackers monkey business horse feathers duck soup a night at the opera a day at the races room service at the circus go west. Magills cinema annual 1988, a survey of the films of 1987 pasadena, california. Raquel torres duck soup marx brothers signed 3x5 index. Meanwhile, trentino schemes with the seductive latina singer vera marcal raquel torres, telling her to keep firefly out of the way while he tries to win mrs. The marx brothers biography movies vaudeville radio tv books videos records links you can email me at. Sep 30, 2016 duck soup is now widely considered by critics to be a masterpiece of comedy and the marx brothers finest film. The comedy of the film has been used in cartoons and other movies so it worth seeking out if you are a fan of films. Released theatrically by paramount pictures on november 17, 1933, it starred the four marx brothers groucho, harpo, chico, and zeppo and also featured margaret dumont, louis calhern, raquel torres and edgar.
Final fantasy franchise cults and the twisting of scripture flawed faith. The new york post reported on 17 may that the marxes would make a new comedy for paramount, called duck soup. Released theatrically by paramount pictures on november 17, 1933, it starred the four marx brothers groucho, harpo, chico, and zeppo and also featured. The sylvanian ambassador louis calhern attempts to woo away the rich widow by distracting firefly with a sexy latina dancer raquel torres, which leads to war between the two countries. Leo mccarey directed the film, and bert kalmar, harry ruby, arthur sheekman, and nat perrin wrote it. Apointed political satire, duck soup is the marx brothers funniest and most insane film.
Learn more about raquel torres at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. Latina love goddess raquel torres paula maria osterman, 19081987 poured unsuspected amounts of showmanship into her screen presence. See more ideas about old hollywood, hollywood and vintage beauty. Wikipedia wikipedia in 1990 the united states library of congress deemed duck soup culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant and selected it for preservation in the national film registry. Dec 29, 2017 duck soup was directed by leo mccarey, who also directed the awful truth 1937, love affair 1939, and the bells of st. Margaret dumont, raquel torres, louis calhern, edmund breese, leonid kinskey, charles middleton, edgar kennedy. Their next two films night at the opera and a day at the races are funny enough and made big money. Woolsey in so this is africa 1933 and the marx brothers in duck soup 1933. Born in mexico, she had the distinction of appearing in mgm. The observations of actor, author, comedian, critic, director, humorist, journalist, m. She went on to be screen beauty in films to include the desert rider 1930, aloha 1931, the woman i stole 1933, duck soup 1933, red wagon 1933 and go west young man 1936. Raquel torres, a mexicanborn actress who appeared in such early. Shop raquel torres duck soup marx brothers signed 3x5 index card slabbed auto psadna certified nhl cut signatures and more authentic, autographed and gameused items at amazons sports collectibles store. Five of the marx brothers thirteen feature films were selected by the american film institute afi as among the top 100 comedy films, with two of them, duck soup 1933 and a night at the opera 1935, in the top fifteen.
Overview of duck soup, 1933, directed by leo mccarey, with groucho marx, harpo marx, chico marx, at turner classic movies. Memorable for her run in with the marx brothers in 1933s duck soup, raquel torres. In duck soup, max decides to cook a soup and in the middle of cooking he goes to the store to get a missing ingredient. Duck soup, dvd, full frame, subtitled, dubbed, dolby, comedyclassic, 025192084614. Duck soup full frame, subtitled, dubbed, dolby on movies. Duck soup here is all the information you need about duck soup on american netflix.
Duck soup is a subversively madcapped onetwo punch and raised middle finger to the political economic structure that created the world war. Doom and the doomslayers irreverent damnation art, artist, and the knowable god gug plays. Firefly is named presidentdictator of bankrupt freedonia and declares war on neighboring sylvania over the love of wealthy mrs. Top marx for one of the greatest comedies ever made movies dont get more sublimely subversive than this 1933 caper from the marx brothers. Memorable for her run in with the marx brothers in 1933s duck soup, raquel torres had a hollywood film career for 5 years. By turns madcap, scathingly satirical, and genially surreal, the film chronicles the war fever that engulfs the mythical nation of freedonia when groucho becomes its dictator. Duck soup won its place in the national film registry in 1990. Duck soup is well known as the classic satirical spin on the rising fascism.
With groucho marx, harpo marx, chico marx, zeppo marx. It was prescient, it wasnt preachy, and the bad guys won. The book that made vaudeville famous, and for more. Take one fiscal crisis, boil merrily depressionera comedy sends the marx brothers skating through economic territory their namesake karl would recognize and it begins with talk. Groucho marx, chico marx, harpo marx, zeppo marx, margaret dumont, raquel torres, louis calhern, edgar kennedy. He was involved in nearly 200 movies, the most well known today being duck soup, make way for tomorrow, the awful truth, going my way, the bells of st. Torres is probably best remembered today for her appearance as vera marcal in the marx brothers film duck soup 1933. Trentino also hires hot dog and peanut vendor chicolini chico marx and fireflys goofy and mute chauffeur pinkie harpo marx to. Raquel torres with groucho marx in duck soup optimizedtorres28. When pressed, most select duck soup as the best of the marx brothers films, and its easy to see why. Three days later the new york sun reported that duck soup would start filming in june.
Thus they hooked up with irving thalberg at mgm who knew how to gentrify the marx brothers into mainstream box office. Watch duck soup full movie 19331112 streaming youtube. Movies like duck soup are the building blocks of modern comedy and deserve to be seen. Undertale courage of love and hope quelling our fears wonderful winter video game picks the wondrous world of interactive storytelling game of the year awards 2019. Duck soup directed by leo mccarey, starring leo mccarey, marx brothers, harpo marx, edgar kennedy, groucho marx, chico marx, raquel torres, louis calhern, zeppo marx, margaret dumont. Duck soup full frame, subtitled, dubbed, dolby on tcm shop. Duck soup was directed by leo mccarey, who also directed the awful truth 1937, love affair 1939, and the bells of st. Born paula osterman in sonora, mexico, she made her debut in films appearing in white shadows of the south seas 1928. Memorable for her run in with the marx brothers in 1933s duck soup, raquel torres had a hollywood film career for 5 years which encompassed the very end of the silent era and early talkies, between 1928 and 1933. Firefly, the hilarious dictator of mythical freedonia. Duck soup first released theatrically by paramount pictures on november 17, 1933, it starred what were then billed as the four marx brothers and also featured margaret dumont, raquel torres, louis calhern and edgar kennedy.
Raquel torres portrait by ruth harriet louise 1928 walterfilm. Torres was born in hermosillo to a german emigrant father and a mexican mother. In casual terms, it has all the trappings we associate with a marx brothers picture. Shes perhaps best known for her role as the femme fatale in the marx brothers duck soup.