Shortly before this film premiered, the city of Fredonia, New York, complained about the use of its name with an additional "e". The Marx Brothers' response was: "Change the name of your town, it's hurting our picture."
The mirror trick was previously used in The Floorwalker (1916). ↑だそうです。
During the battle scene, Groucho wore five different uniforms: A Union soldiers uniform, a Confederate general's uniform, a boy scout troop leader's uniform, a Revolutionary War-era British general's uniform, and a Davy Crockett outfit.
This film marks the last appearance of Zeppo in a Marx Brothers film. He opted to work behind the scenes from then on.
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini banned the film from Italy because he thought it was a direct attack on him. When news of this reached the Marx Brothers, they were reportedly ecstatic. ↑ムッソリーニは上映禁止にした。
Despite the fact that this is considered the finest film the Marx Brothers ever made, it was not considered a hit when first released, although it was not the failure some sources claim it was.
Harpo recreated the "mirror gag" with Lucille Ball on a special episode of "I Love Lucy" (1951).
When asked what the political significance of this film was, Groucho reportedly said, "What significance? We were just four Jews trying to get a laugh."
In the original script, Chicolini and Pinky were cousins and Bob was Firefly's son.
Groucho offered the following explanation for the movie's title: "Take two turkeys, one goose, four cabbages, but no duck, and mix them together. After one taste, you'll duck soup the rest of your life."