Henry Wishcamper directs the musical Animal Crackers, with a book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind and a score by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. Chaos ensues at the estate of Mrs. Rittenhouse when a celebrated piece of art is stolen during a party honoring the African explorer Captain Spaulding. A series of madcap Marx Brothers antics follows as the guests set out to find the burglar.