Duck Soup (1927)
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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.
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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 TarbothamWilliam CourtrightColonel Buckshot's ButlerKeywords
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What is Duck Soup about?
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 long is Duck Soup?
Duck Soup has a runtime of 17 minutes.