Duck Soup
1933 · 69 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 63,932 VOTES · DIR. Leo McCarey
Overview
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
Dialogue Timeline — 863 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:07 - Mrs. Teasdale... - Yes, your Excellency?
00:03:43 And I don't have to tell you what to do or how to... careful.
00:06:38 - Card? What'll I do with a card? - You can keep it. I've got 51 left.
00:08:28 but there's one man too many in this room, and I think it's you.
00:10:24 If any form of pleasure is exhibited
00:13:12 I've known of that too!
00:15:32 Will you tell me what you found out about Firefly?
00:17:25 - Good-bye and good luck. - Okay, cap.
00:19:56 Stop-a this! What-a you find, eh? What-a you find?
00:23:19 - I'll teach you to kick me! - You don't have to teach me. I know how.
00:25:08 - Is it male or female? - No, I don't think so.
00:27:41 This letter's the work of Trentino.
00:30:01 If that isn't an insult, I don't know what is.
00:31:55 Watch-a the stand. Come on, Pastrami, come on.
00:35:21 I'll need a vacation if we're going to get married.
00:37:31 No, it was a seven letter word.
00:41:47 That's fine, now you woke me up. Now I can't sleep.
00:46:03 Hello? Rush the guards right over to Mrs. Teasdale's and have 'em surround the house.
00:51:16 Hey, that's the answer. There's a whole lotta of irr-elephants in a circus.
00:53:08 and offer him on behalf of my country the right hand of good fellowship.
00:55:28 Hi-de, hi-de hi-de, hi-de ho
01:00:27 - Wait a minute, get 'em this high and our soldiers won't need any pants. - Yes, sir.
01:02:37 - I'll take a vacation. - Good, you're hired.
01:04:53 That's no good too. Oh, I got it!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed863
Dialogue density12.5 lines / min
First line00:01:07
Final line01:04:53
Production Record
DirectorLeo McCarey
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes63,932