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.You""re too old to be flying off the handle like this." But he continues to argue with them: "He""s dead and you can""t leave him in there." He is astounded when they tell him that Panama Canal-building Teddy assists them in digging graves and conducting proper and "decent" Christian ceremonies and burials in he cellar graveyard for the "yellow fever" victims that must be buried immediately to prevent contagion - and that their latest victim "makes twelve.He was joined by Dr.Terence Wynn (Mitchell Ryan), an old friend and colleague, for a drink.Wynn stressed that he had chosen Loomis to return to Smith""s Grove Sanitarium as the new administrator (now that he was relinquishing his position), insisting it was "no prank." Taylor responded with his final words: "You bloody bastard..." and died with his hand outstretched - appearing to deliberately grasp for the red triggering control switch of the Alpha-Omega bomb and set it off.In tribute to director Allen""s favorite city, it was set in his beloved urban NYC, lovingly shot and portrayed by the black and white cinematography.