The Cocoanuts (1929) |
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| Director(s) | Robert Florey, Joseph Santley |
| Producer(s) | Jesse L. Lasky (uncredited), Walter Wanger (uncredited), Monta Bell |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical |
| Top Topics | Pre-Code Cinema, Slapstick |
Featured Cast of The Cocoanuts See More »
Zeppo Marx
(as Jamison)
Groucho Marx
(as Hammer)
Harpo Marx
(as Harpo)
Chico Marx
(as Chico)
Kay Francis
(as Penelope)
Margaret Dumont
(as Mrs. Potter)
Basil Ruysdael
(as Detective Hennessy)
Barton MacLane
(as Bather)
The Cocoanuts Overview:
The Cocoanuts (1929) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Robert Florey and Joseph Santley and produced by Jesse L. Lasky, Walter Wanger and Monta Bell.
SYNOPSIS
The first, and widely regarded to be the zaniest, of the Marx Brothers' films. The film takes place in a Miami hotel during the land boom, and the Marxes hilariously oversee the arrival and departure of herds of comical millionaire travelers. The brothers freely reign ad-lib and riff on the Kaufman script. Florey was better known for his expressionist horror films.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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The Cocoanuts (1929, Robert Florey and Joseph Santley)
The only stand-out sequence in The Cocoanuts comes at the end, when Chico is playing the piano. One of the directors–or both of them–finally had a good instinct and cut to a close-up of Chico’s hands playing. It overrides the first shot of the piano playing, which doesn’t show Chico’s hand... Read full article
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