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The Cocoanuts (1929)
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Reviews Counted: 19
Fresh: 18
Rotten:1
Average Rating: 7.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: The first Marx Bros. movie is an adaptation of their George S. Kaufamn-penned stage hit, and also one of the very first musical "talkies" and as such it suffers from occasionally fuzzy sound and static camerawork, but it is nonetheless a... The first Marx Bros. movie is an adaptation of their George S. Kaufamn-penned stage hit, and also one of the very first musical "talkies" and as such it suffers from occasionally fuzzy sound and static camerawork, but it is nonetheless a sidesplitting riot. The story finds Groucho as the owner of a Florida hotel, trying to put over a land auction scheme. Margaret Dumont is Mrs. Potter, the rich widow who drops into his romantic sights. Chico and Harpo are a couple of tramps come to rob the place blind. The bad guys are a smooth talking thief (Cyril Ring) and his girl (Kay Francis). Of course Mrs. Potter has a sweet young daughter (Mary Eaton) who sings some songs by Irving Berlin including "When My Dreams Come True" with the dull romantic lead (Oscar Shaw). Harpo plays his harp, Chico plays the piano, Groucho plays with Margaret Dumont, and there's plenty of flapper-filled musical dance numbers. Though sometimes raw as a film, it's both a valuable example of the early days of sound as well as a record of the legendary show that launched the Marxes to stardom back in the golden days of Broadway. [More]
Starring: Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont, Mary Eaton, Oscar Shaw
Starring: Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont, Mary Eaton, Oscar Shaw, Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx, Kay Francis, Basil Ruysdael, Cyril Ring
Director: Robert Florey, Joseph Stanley
Director: Robert Florey, Joseph Stanley
Screenwriter: George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind
Composer: Irving Berlin
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Reviews for The Cocoanuts
The Brothers' energy and madness is never in question: when the laughs come, they come loud and long.
Fun puts melody in the shade in the audible pictorial transcription of the musical comedy The Cocoanuts.
Watchable for some hilarious routines, but valued now mostly as a relic.
The daft anarchy of the Marx Brothers is often akin to watching the id personified and unleashed.
It shows its age, but it also captures the verve of the Marx Brothers at the start of their movies careers.
Not the best Marx Brothers film but close. It features the classic 'Why a duck' routine between Groucho and Chico.
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