Copacabana

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Movie Info

Unwisely leaving his brothers behind for this comedy farce, Groucho Marx plays two-bit manager Lionel Devereaux, whose only client (Carmen Miranda) is miraculously hired by the famed Copacabana nightclub for a Latin dance routine. The club-owner (Steve Cochran) needs a French act as well, so Devereaux fixes up his charge in different garb and presents her as yet another act.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Comedy, Musical & Performing Arts
Directed By:

Alfred E. Green
Written By:

Laszlo Vadnay, Howard Harris, Allen Boretz
In Theaters:

May 30, 1947 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jan 21, 2003
Runtime:

91 minutes
Studio:

United Artists

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Cast

Groucho Marx
as Lionel Q. Deveraux

Carmen Miranda
as Carmen Novarro / Mlle. Fifi

Steve Cochran
as Steve Hunt

Gloria Jean
as Anne Stuart

Ralph Sanford
as Liggett, an Agent

Abel Green
as Columnist

Andy Russell
as Himself

Louis Sobol
as Columnist

Andrew Tombes
as Murphy

Earl Wilson
as Columnist

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Critic Reviews for Copacabana

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (1) | DVD (1)

The result is not so wildly zany as the best Marx brothers collaborations, nor is it designed to be. But it is an unpretentiously entertaining movie.

Mar 2, 2018 | Full Review…

James Agee
TIME Magazine
Top Critic
Four Marx Brothers made history, but one Marx cannot make a film.

Apr 4, 2019 | Full Review…

Josephine O'Neill
Daily Telegraph (Australia)
A tired little mess.

Sep 30, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Phil Hall
Film Snobbery
However, hardcore Marxists already know that, as Groucho's first solo film appearance, 1947's Copacabana was a once-over-slightly effort that the Master himself dismissed before the cameras even rolled.

Apr 6, 2006 | Full Review…

Mark Bourne
DVDJournal.com
Worth a chuckle.

Jan 27, 2003 | Rating: 3/5

Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

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Audience Reviews for Copacabana

Apr 03, 2014

Pallid musical comedy would have been better in color but Carmen Miranda makes it worth seeing.

jay n Super Reviewer
Oct 14, 2010

I really enjoyed this movie, it was so very funny, I especially loved Groucho's number. The story is good and the some of the songs are good too, but mostly it's very funny. Only Groucho is in it, though, don't expect the other Marx Brothers. Overall a good movie, very fun.

Aj V Super Reviewer