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The Cocoanuts

The Cocoanuts

Comedy · Music · 1929

During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.

Movie details

The Cocoanuts

“Paramount's All Talking Musicomedy Sensation”

1929 Comedy · Music 1h 33m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Cocoanuts?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Robert Florey · Joseph Santley

Written by

Morrie Ryskind · George S. Kaufman

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Hammer

Harpo Marx

Harpo Marx

Red

Chico Marx

Chico Marx

Pastrami

Zeppo Marx

Zeppo Marx

Jamison

Oscar Shaw

Oscar Shaw

Bob Adams

Mary Eaton

Mary Eaton

Polly Potter

Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring

Harvey Yates

Court is in session

Put The Cocoanuts on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.