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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   2,435 votes
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Writers:
George S. Kaufman (play)
Morrie Ryskind (adaptation)
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Release Date:
3 August 1929 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical more
Tagline:
Paramount's All Talking-Singing Musical Comedy Hit! more
Plot:
During the Florida land boom, the Marx brothers run a hotel, auction off some land, thwart a jewel robbery, and generally act like themselves. full summary | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Fan Rant: No Shopping on Cinema Screens!
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User Comments:
The Cocoanuts (1929) *** more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Zeppo Marx ... Jamison

Groucho Marx ... Hammer

Harpo Marx ... Harpo

Chico Marx ... Chico
Oscar Shaw ... Bob Adams
Mary Eaton ... Polly Potter
Cyril Ring ... Harvey Yates

Kay Francis ... Penelope
Margaret Dumont ... Mrs. Potter
Basil Ruysdael ... Detective Hennessy
Gamby-Hale Ballet Girls ... Themselves (as Gamby-Hale Girls)
Allan K. Foster Girls ... Themselves
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Additional Details

Runtime:
96 min | USA:140 min (preview)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate not issued at release) | UK:U | Finland:K-8 | USA:Passed

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
According to Marx Bros. biographer Joe Adamson, the Marxes were so appalled by this film version of their hit Broadway show that they offered to buy the negative from Paramount so that they could burn it. more
Quotes:
[Answering telephone]
Hammer: Hello? Yes? Ice water in 318? Is that so? Where'd you get it? Oh, you want some.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
FLORIDA BY THE SEA more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
The Cocoanuts (1929) ***, 23 November 2004
7/10
Author: JoeKarlosi from U.S.A.

This first Marx Brothers film is quite funny sporadically, as long as you focus on the antics of Groucho, Harpo and Chico and don't let the very dated singing and poor production values get in your way.

Being one of the very earliest sound films, there are less than stellar production values and some very old fashioned and grating musical numbers to intrude during the course of THE COCOANUTS. But fortunately, any time the Marx Brothers grace the screen, it's well worth the wait and they are always entertaining... and after all, aren't they the main reason we're watching?

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