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During the Florida land boom, The Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land, thwart a jewel robbery, and generally act like themselves.During the Florida land boom, The Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land, thwart a jewel robbery, and generally act like themselves.During the Florida land boom, The Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land, thwart a jewel robbery, and generally act like themselves.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Gamby-Hale Ballet Girls
- Dancers
- (as Gamby-Hale Girls)
Dolores Hope
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
Sylvan Lee
- Bell Captain
- (uncredited)
Barton MacLane
- Lifeguard
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaDuring the "Why a duck?" sequence, it seems that Groucho Marx almost calls Chico Marx "Ravelli", which is Chico's character in Animal Crackers. Since they were shooting The Cocoanuts in the morning and acting in Animal Crackers at night, this mix up is understandable.
- GoofsIn the opening scene, Hammer sends Jamison to meet a 4:15 train. When Jamison gets back, he refers to it as a 4:30 train.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits are run against a background of negative film of the "Monkey-Doodle-Doo" number.
- Alternate versionsDeleted Scenes:
- When the bellboys are protesting against being unpaid, Zeppo tells them that Groucho has yet to arise at four in the afternoon. His comforting postscript, that Groucho always gets up on Wednesday, precedes his arrival. This scene was shot, but later cut after the preview, leaving Groucho descending down the stairs, still putting on his coat, allowing time to ward off his staff to catch a 4:15 train.
- Another item that was cut from the preview version of the film was a love ballad sung by Groucho to Margaret Dumont entitled "A Little Bungalow". Originally sung in the play by the romantic leads Polly Potter and Robert Adams, the song slowed up the picture.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974)
- SoundtracksFLORIDA BY THE SEA
(1925) (uncredited)
Written by Irving Berlin
Sung off-screen by chorus
Danced by Gamby-Hale Ballet Girls and Allan K. Foster Girls
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I liked it. It was nice.
The Marx Brothers first motion picture and Paramount's first "all talking, all singing, all dancing" musical will delight fans of the Marx Brothers, musicals and early cinema alike. While dated and somewhat stagey, after all it *was* basically a filmed version of their hit Broadway show, it holds up better than many films of its day. Kaufman and Ryskind, who also wrote the stage show, wrote the screenplay with an eye to making the Marx Brothers wit appear spontaneous and natural. I remember how shocked I was when I first realized the boys were using a script!
The movie is laced with classics of Marxian comedy. The famous "Why a duck?" scene with Groucho and Chico (remember - it's pronounced Chick-o, not Cheek-o, because he was such a womanizer), Groucho answering the telephone at the hotel's front desk (Ice water? Ice water? Peel some onions. That'll make your eyes water.) and Harpo shaking hands with the house detective while all of the hotel silverware falls out of his coat pockets.
Margaret Dumont is priceless as the clueless matron. She claimed in later years it wasn't an act; she really had no idea what the brothers were doing. Regardless, she is the ideal foil for the boys as they tear into "polite" society.
Take a look at The Cocoanuts. You'll see the wellspring from which all that Marx madness flows.
Jon Brian Waugh
The movie is laced with classics of Marxian comedy. The famous "Why a duck?" scene with Groucho and Chico (remember - it's pronounced Chick-o, not Cheek-o, because he was such a womanizer), Groucho answering the telephone at the hotel's front desk (Ice water? Ice water? Peel some onions. That'll make your eyes water.) and Harpo shaking hands with the house detective while all of the hotel silverware falls out of his coat pockets.
Margaret Dumont is priceless as the clueless matron. She claimed in later years it wasn't an act; she really had no idea what the brothers were doing. Regardless, she is the ideal foil for the boys as they tear into "polite" society.
Take a look at The Cocoanuts. You'll see the wellspring from which all that Marx madness flows.
Jon Brian Waugh
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Los cuatro cocos
- Filming locations
- Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA(Paramount Astoria Studios site)
- Production company
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- Budget
- $500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
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