Duck Soup
Seen it?1927 | 17 min | Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at people who need a good giggle. Good for nights when you want to switch off and laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 17 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1927: an older pace and style.
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
Fleeing a group of forest rangers, who are rounding up tramps to serve as firefighters, they take refuge in a mansion. The owner has gone on vacation and the servants are away, so Hardy pretends to be the owner and offers to rent the house to an English couple. Hardy gets Laurel to pose as the maid. Unfortunately, the owner returns and tells the would-be renters that he owns the house; Laurel and Hardy then flee again and are caught by the rangers and forced to fight wildfires.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Fred Guiol
- Stan LaurelHives
- Oliver HardyMaltravers
- Madeline HurlockLady Tarbotham
- Bob KortmanForest Ranger
- William CourtrightColonel Buckshot's Butler (uncredited)
- Charlie HallMoving man (uncredited)
- James A. MarcusColonel Buckshot (uncredited)
- William AustinLord Tarbotham
- William CourtrightColonel Buckshot's Butler