Duck Soup (1927): Cast
Duck Soup is a 1927 short comedy directed by Fred Guiol, starring Oliver Hardy as Maltravers, Stan Laurel and Charlie Hall. It runs 17 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 17 min
- Director
- Fred Guiol
- Genre
- Comedy
- Studio
- Hal Roach Studios
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Duck Soup About?
The premise of Duck Soup without spoilers.
Escaping a squad of forest rangers who are conscripting drifters as firefighters, Laurel and Hardy hide in an empty mansion. With the owner away and the staff absent, Hardy pretends to own the house and offers it to an English couple, making Laurel pose as a maid. When the owner returns, the pair flee, are caught by the rangers and forced to fight a raging wildfire.
Duck Soup Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- cigar smoking
- 1920s
- vagrant
- big game hunter
- weekend
- home invasion
- man disguised as a woman
- painted portrait
- derby hat
- steam locomotive
- hit over the head
- homelessness
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- bear skin rug
- hobos
- two on a bicycle
- down on one's luck
- featurette
- hiding from the law
- shabby
- mansion
- sitting on a park bench
- riding on a running board
- gender disguise
- man wears a dress
- house rental
- hiding behind a curtain
- female star appears in underwear
- implied female nudity
- out of control vehicle
- falling off a chair
- firehose
- stepping on a hat
- pratfall
- top hat
- peeping through a keyhole
- crossdressing
- firefighting
- lorgnette
- servants
- vacant house
- ford model t
- formerly lost film
- submerged in a bath
- adventurer
- kick in the rear
- farce comedy
- locked in a room
- falling into a bathtub
- flapper
- kicking through a door
Duck Soup Cast & Characters
Oliver Hardy leads the cast as Maltravers, with Stan Laurel as Hives and Charlie Hall as Moving man (uncredited). Directed by Fred Guiol; 8 actors are credited in all.
- Director Fred Guiol
- Oliver Hardy as Maltravers
- Stan Laurel as Hives
- Charlie Hall as Moving man (uncredited)
- Bob Kortman as Forest Ranger
Also Starring in Duck Soup
· 4 more- James A. Marcus Colonel Buckshot (uncredited)
- William Austin Lord Tarbotham
- Madeline Hurlock Lady Tarbotham
- William Courtright Colonel Buckshot's Butler (uncredited)
More from Fred Guiol
More films directed by Fred Guiol: Here Comes Trouble, Hay Foot, Miss Polly and Tanks a Million.
Cars in Duck Soup
4 cars on screen, including the 1923 Ford Model T and the unknown.
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1923 Ford Model T Important role -
unknown Minor role -
1915 Packard Twin Six Background role -
unknown Background role
Duck Soup Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “Maison à louer” and “Leichte Beute”.
- Also known as
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- Maison à louer
- Leichte Beute
- Zuppa d'anatra
- Laurel et Hardy - Soupe de canard
- Sopa de pato
- Утиный суп
- 鸭羹
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Duck Soup FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Duck Soup, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Duck Soup?
Duck Soup runs 17 minutes.
When was Duck Soup released?
Duck Soup was released on March 13, 1927.
Who directed Duck Soup?
Duck Soup was directed by Fred Guiol.
More films by Fred Guiol Who is in the cast of Duck Soup?
Duck Soup stars Oliver Hardy as Maltravers, Stan Laurel as Hives and Charlie Hall as Moving man (uncredited), among 8 credited actors.
Does Duck Soup have a post-credit scene?
No. Duck Soup has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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