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Duck Soup

1933 · 68 min · Director: Leo McCarey ★ IMDb 7.7 · 64,586 ratings

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Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.

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Duck Soup (1933) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Joy 25%, Smile 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

40%Humor
25%Joy
20%Smile
  1. Humor40%
  2. Joy25%
  3. Smile20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Smile. Genres: Comedy, War. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Smile. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 76/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Excitement
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Humor

Humor
Excitement
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorExcitementTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension28 %12 %13 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 5′Excitement43 %29 %21 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 9′Humor64 %57 %25 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 12′Humor70 %68 %23 %16 %
22.5 %≈ 15′Humor69 %68 %16 %15 %
27.5 %≈ 19′Humor64 %63 %14 %15 %
32.5 %≈ 22′Humor56 %54 %16 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 26′Humor57 %55 %18 %16 %
42.5 %≈ 29′Humor59 %56 %18 %16 %
47.5 %≈ 32′Humor61 %60 %18 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 36′Humor64 %63 %15 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 39′Humor63 %57 %15 %29 %
62.5 %≈ 43′Humor64 %58 %19 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 46′Humor65 %63 %16 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 49′Humor68 %66 %18 %31 %
77.5 %≈ 53′Humor70 %61 %34 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 56′Excitement68 %53 %45 %33 %
87.5 %≈ 60′Humor66 %56 %40 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 63′Humor70 %64 %37 %49 %
97.5 %≈ 66′Humor73 %65 %42 %53 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

RT
Raquel Torres

EB
Edmund Breese

EB
Edmund Breese

Zander

LK
Leonid Kinskey

LK
Leonid Kinskey

Sylvanian Agitator

EK
Edgar Kennedy

Street Vendor

EA
Edward Arnold

Politician (uncredited)

WB
Wade Boteler

Officer at Battle Headquarters (uncredited)

SB
Sidney Bracey

Mrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited)

EC
E.H. Calvert

Officer in Battle Sequence (uncredited)

DC
Davison Clark

Minister of Finance #2 (uncredited)

LC
Louise Closser Hale

Reception Guest (uncredited)

CD
Carrie Daumery

Reception Guest (uncredited)

MT
Maude Turner Gordon

Reception Guest (uncredited)

FW
Florence Wix

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Leo McCarey
Written by
Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar, Nat Perrin, Arthur Sheekman
Type
Movies
Released
1933
Runtime
68 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 64,586 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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