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The Cocoanuts is a 1929 pre-Code musical comedy film starring the Marx Brothers ( Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo ). Produced for Paramount Pictures by Walter Wanger, who is not credited, the film also stars Mary Eaton, Oscar Shaw, Margaret Dumont and Kay Francis. The first sound film to credit more than one director ( Robert Florey and Joseph ...
A comedy musical romance about a Florida hotel owner and his zany employees. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and learn trivia and goofs of this classic film.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Robert Florey, Joseph Santley
- 1929-08-03
marx, cocoanuts Language English Item Size 1709442221. The Marx Bros. first movie, from 1929. Addeddate 2023-09-29 11:06:44 Identifier the-cocoanuts Scanner
- 93 min
- 194
- StiivRyan
The Cocoanuts (1929) - Marx Brothers film #2. (From wikipedia;) In an effort to keep his business, Hotel de Cocoanuts, from bankruptcy, owner Hammer (Groucho Marx) flatters and cajoles the wealthy Mrs. Potter (Margaret Dumont), his only paying guest. While Mrs. Potter's daughter, Polly (Mary Eaton), has romantic designs on the hotel clerk, Bob ...
The Cocoanuts was written for the Marx Brothers after the success of their hit Broadway revue I'll Say She Is (1924). The Cocoanuts is set against the backdrop of the 1920s Florida Land Boom, which was followed by the inevitable bust. Groucho is a hotel proprietor, land impresario, and con man, assisted and hampered by two inept grifters, Chico ...
The Cocoanuts. This was the Marx Brothers' first movie (if you don't count "Humor Risk") and was one of the earliest sound films ever made. Groucho plays Mr. Hammer, a Florida hotel owner during the Florida land boom in the 1920's, desperately trying to unload real estate on unsuspecting buyers. Zeppo is the desk clerk (Jamison), Chico is an ...
- George J. Folsey
- Irving Berlin
- Joseph Santley
- George S. Kaufman (also play)
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Jul 16, 2018 · ESSENTIAL CINEMA: PRE-CODE TREASURESTHE COCOANUTSDirected by Robert Florey & Joseph SantleyUSA, 1929, 1h 36min, 35mmThe Marx Brothers’ first feature preserve...
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