The Cocoanuts (1929)

Directed by

Robert Florey, Joseph Santley

Genre

comedy film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 125 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The Marx Brothers run a hotel in Florida during a real estate boom. They get involved in romantic mix-ups and a jewel theft.

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What happens

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 Santley), it was adapted to the screen by Morrie Ryskind from the musical play by George S. Kaufman. Five of the film's tunes were composed by Irving Berlin, including "When My Dreams Come True", sung by Oscar Shaw and Mary Eaton. On January 1, 2025, The Cocoanuts entered the public domain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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