Horse Feathers

Horse Feathers

The Maddest Comics of the Screen!

NR 1932 · 68 min · ★ 6.9 · Comedy, Romance

Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Darwin U.

Directed by Norman Z. McLeod · Written by Bert Kalmar

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