You probably won't like it. I thought it would be dated humor but I loved it. It's whole manner is screwball but Groucho's wiseass remarks rule. The scenes with the silent Harpo Marx are also a treat.
You have to look at a movie from its time. You may not find Duck Soup funny but that's no reason to consider it good, but not great. Different types of humor existed then, such as Chaplin, Keaton, and then the sound era with new, but similar comedy. Much of it is very Vaudevillian. All I can say is there is nothing wrong with Duck Soup, at all. ------------ Rufus T. Firefly: Not that I care, but where is your husband? Mrs. Teasdale: Why, he's dead. Rufus T. Firefly: I bet he's just using that as an excuse. Mrs. Teasdale: I was with him to the very end. Rufus T. Firefly: No wonder he passed away. Mrs. Teasdale: I held him in my arms and kissed him. Rufus T. Firefly: Oh, I see, then it was murder. Will you marry me? Did he leave you any money? Answer the second question first.
