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The Cocoanuts is a 1929 American black-and-white musical comedy film produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Directed by Robert Florey and Joseph Santley, the movie features a cast including Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, and Zeppo Marx. The screenplay was written by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, with music composed by Irving Berlin. It is based on the stage production of the same name.
Set in a Florida hotel during the land boom, the narrative involves the Marx Brothers running the establishment, auctioning land, and preventing a jewel robbery. The film belongs to the Pre-Code Hollywood movement and was released in the United States with an original English language track. Distribution formats include video on demand through Netflix.
Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores are recorded at 7.6 out of 10 and 95 percent. Audience ratings list an average of 6.488 on TMDb and 6.8 on IMDb. The film has a runtime of 93 to 96 minutes and was made with a budget of 500,000, generating 1,800,000 in revenue.
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Vinony's link graph records 459 inbound references to The Cocoanuts, and connects out to scam, George S. Kaufman and Annie Get Your Gun.
It sits within the topics 1929 American films, 1929 English-language films and 1929 films.
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Film · TMDB
6.5During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.
Cast
- Groucho Marx as Hammer
- Harpo Marx as Red
- Chico Marx as Pastrami
- Zeppo Marx as Jamison
- Oscar Shaw as Bob Adams
- Mary Eaton as Polly Potter
Themes
- based on play or musical
- slapstick comedy
- black and white
- jewel thief
- pre-code
- real estate
- hotel business
- dancing girls
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Cocoanuts
- Main subject
- Florida land boom of the 1920s
- Movement
- Pre-Code Hollywood
- Director
- Joseph Santley
- Screenwriter
- Morrie Ryskind
- Cast member
- Basil Ruysdael
- Composer
- Irving Berlin
- Producer
- Walter Wanger
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- George J. Folsey
- Narrative location
- Florida
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 143838
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Cocoanuts lobby card.jpg
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- publication date
- 1929-01-01
- title
- The Cocoanuts
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- Commons category
- The Cocoanuts
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- hotel
- review score
- 95%
- copyright status
- public domain
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