November 17, 1933 –
…Well, that covers a lot of ground. Say, you cover a lot of ground yourself. You better beat it – I hear they’re going to tear you down and put up an office building where you’re standing. You can leave in a taxi. If you can’t get a taxi, you can leave in a huff. If that’s too soon, you can leave in a minute and a huff. You know, you haven’t stopped talking since I came here? You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle….
Unbelievable, but, a box office flop (at the time), The Marx Brothers’ Duck Soup opened on this date. (This film marks the last appearance of Zeppo Marx in a Marx Brothers film.)
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 Haus of Dcaligari 