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The Cocoanuts

The Cocoanuts
The Cocoanuts.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Robert Florey
Joseph Santley
Produced by Monta Bell
Walter Wanger (uncr.)
Written by George S. Kaufman (play)
Morrie Ryskind
Starring Groucho Marx
Harpo Marx
Chico Marx
Zeppo Marx
Music by Irving Berlin
Victor Herbert (uncr.)
Frank Tours (uncr.)
Georges Bizet (uncr.)
Cinematography

George J. Folsey

J. Roy Hunt
Edited by Barney Rogan (uncr.)
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
May 3, 1929
Running time
93 min.
Country United States
Language English
Budget $500,000 (estimated)
Box office $1,800,000

George J. Folsey

The Cocoanuts (1929) is the Marx Brothers' first feature-length film. Produced for Paramount Pictures by Walter Wanger, who is not credited, the musical comedy stars the four Marx Brothers, Oscar Shaw, Mary Eaton, and Margaret Dumont. It was the first sound film to credit more than one director (Robert Florey and Joseph Santley), and was adapted to the screen by Morrie Ryskind from the George S. Kaufman Broadway musical play. Five of the film's tunes were composed by Irving Berlin, including "When My Dreams Come True", sung by Oscar Shaw and Mary Eaton.

The Cocoanuts is set in the Hotel de Cocoanut, a resort hotel, during the Florida land boom of the 1920s. Mr. Hammer (Groucho Marx) runs the place, assisted by Jamison (Zeppo Marx), who would rather sleep at the front desk than actually help him run it. Chico and Harpo arrive with empty luggage, which they apparently plan to fill by robbing and conning the guests. Mrs. Potter (Margaret Dumont, in the first of seven film appearances with the Marxes) is one of the few paying customers. Her daughter Polly (Mary Eaton) is in love with struggling young architect Bob Adams (Oscar Shaw). He works to support himself as a clerk at the hotel, but has plans for the development of the entire area as Cocoanut Manor. Mrs. Potter wants her daughter to marry Harvey Yates (Cyril Ring), whom she believes to be of higher social standing than the clerk. This suitor is actually a con man out to steal the dowager's diamond necklace with the help of his conniving partner Penelope (Kay Francis).


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