《《Brute Force (1947)》》Storyline
News bulletins about her ""arrest"" (she was falsely accused in Seville of burglary and attempted theft and held in detention) were sent to law enforcement agencies worldwide, to be noticed by Ambrose - who as Ethan predicted, would rescue her: "He has the means to get you out.There are, however, a couple of musical numbers that are perfectly integrated into the plot:When the Clock on the Wall Strikes TenGroucho""s song with the chorus - the Freedonia HymnJust Wait ""Til I Get Through With Itthe staged production number,The Country""s Goin"" o War(it was the only musical number in any of their films o feature all four of the brothers together)Why the titleDuck Soup? [Earlier in 1927, director Leo McCarey had made a two-reel Laurel and Hardy film with the same itle - and he borrowed the title from there.(The film""s major poster declared: "This is the weekend they didn""t play golf.") They leave behind their business jobs and civilized values for their "last chance" to go back to unspoiled nature for a weekend of canoeing, hunting, and fishing, in northern Georgia""s scenic Appalachian wilderness.In one of the banquet halls of the hotel, Stephen Fisher stood next to his dark-haired daughter Carol (Laraine Day) as they discussed the impending war in Poland, and circumstances beyond everyone""s control.Oscar-winning Erich Wolfgang Korngold (who won his second award) created the richly orchestrated, lush score that effectively provided the musical backdrop for the action and the rich settings, and the literate screenplay was co-written by contract writer Norman Reilly Raine (who won the Academy Award in 1938 for the prestigiousThe Life of Emile Zola (1937)) and Seton I.