However, on May 11, 1933, the Marx Brothers' father Sam "Frenchie" Marx died in Los Angeles, and shortly afterward the contract dispute with Paramount was settled. The "New York Post" reported on May 17 that the Brothers would make a new comedy for Paramount, called "Duck Soup". Leo McCarey was set for direction of the film. Three days later "The New York Sun" reported that "Duck Soup" would start filming in June. "Duck Soup"s script was completed by July 11. The script was a continuation of Ruby and Kalmar's "Firecrackers"/"Cracked Ice" drafts, but contained more elements. Many of the film's clever gags and routines were lifted from "Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel", giving Perrin and Sheekman an "additional dialogue" credit.