The Cocoanuts (1929) | |
| Director(s) | Robert Florey, Joseph Santley |
| Producer(s) | Monta Bell, Jesse L. Lasky (executive uncredited), Walter Wanger (executive uncredited), Walter Wanger (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical |
| Top Topics | Pre-Code Cinema, Slapstick |
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The Cocoanuts (1929) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Robert Florey and Joseph Santley and produced by Jesse L. Lasky, Walter Wanger and Monta Bell.
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The Cocoanuts (1929, Robert Florey and Joseph Santley)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 7, 2018 From The Stop ButtonThe only stand-out sequence in The Cocoanuts comes at the end, when Chico is playing the piano. One of the directors?or both of them?finally had a good instinct and cut to a close-up of Chico?s hands playing. It overrides the first shot of the piano playing, which doesn?t show Chico?s hands at all a... Read full article
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Quotes from
Hammer:
Hey, hey! You know that suitcase is empty?
Chico: That's all right. We fill it up before we leave.
Hammer: Get away from that tree before it dies.
Hammer: Wages? Do you want to be wage slaves? Answer me that!
Bellhops: No.
Hammer: No, of course not. But what makes wage slaves? Wages!
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Chico: That's all right. We fill it up before we leave.
Hammer: Get away from that tree before it dies.
Hammer: Wages? Do you want to be wage slaves? Answer me that!
Bellhops: No.
Hammer: No, of course not. But what makes wage slaves? Wages!
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Facts about
Filmed on a stage in New York City. Sound films were still so new that soundproofing was not installed, so the film had to be shot in the early hours of the morning to reduce outside traffic noise.
The only Irving Berlin musical that did not spawn a "hit" song.
During the day, the Marx Brothers worked on this movie. At night, they were starring in "Animal Crackers" on the stage.
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The only Irving Berlin musical that did not spawn a "hit" song.
During the day, the Marx Brothers worked on this movie. At night, they were starring in "Animal Crackers" on the stage.
read more facts about The Cocoanuts...
