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The Cocoanuts

1929 · 93 min

A chaotic, joke-dense romp with anarchic slapstick and musical numbers, feeling like a vintage vaudeville show captured on film.

Tagline
Paramount's All Talking Musicomedy Sensation
Overview
During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • greed
  • love
  • deception
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour9
Realism3
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, music
Directed by
Robert Florey, Joseph Santley
Written by
George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind
Starring
Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Oscar Shaw, Mary Eaton, Cyril Ring, Kay Francis
Cinematography
George J. Folsey
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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