Cocoanuts (DVD)

Description: Genre: Comedy / Theatrical Release: 1929 / Director: Robert Florey, Joseph Santley / Actors: Zeppo Marx, Groucho Marx, ... more

Cocoanuts (DVD) ... Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Oscar Shaw ... / DVD released 1998-07-08 at Image Entertainment / Features of the DVD: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC

Newest Review: ... a proper film with the Marx Brothers so just put the play on film as best they could - hampered by the rudimentary technical ... more

... possibilities available with their modest budget. Maps and papers used in the film by characters are famously soaking wet to avoid any undue scrunching noises defeating the limited abilities of the sound equipment. Another problem is that the musical interludes and romantic sub-plots do send the film off course and make it sag a little at times and some of the supporting cast are rather wooden and theatrical. However, it is of course great nonetheless to have some sort of record of a twenties Marx Brothers show to ...more

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Cocoanuts (DVD): "I'm a stranger here myself." (1110 words)
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The Cocoanuts is the first feature-length Marx Brothers film and was directed by Joseph Santley and Robert Florey and first released in 1929. The film is an adaption of a Marx Brothers Broadway show, adapted to the screen by Morrie Ryskind from the George S Kaufman play. In The Cocoanuts, Groucho plays Mr Hammer, the proprietor of the Hotel de Cocoanut - with assistant Jamison (Zeppo Marx). Margaret Dumont plays wealthy dowager Mrs Potter, who as usual serves as Groucho's comic foil and - in the course of the film - has the crooked Harvey Yates (Cyril Ring) and Penelope (Kay Francis) after her diamond necklace. With the Hotel in big financial trouble ("Three years ... Read the complete review

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