The Cocoanuts DVD 1929 A Kókuszdiók / Directed by Joseph Santley, Robert Florey / Starring: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx / Pre-Code musical comedy

UPC 5050582318142

REGION 2 PAL DVD (Black & White)

MADE IN Hungary

!!! USED - LIKE NEW !!!

AUDIO: English 2.0 mono

SUBTITLES: Hungarian, English HOH, Czech, Greek Hebrew, Polish

Total Runtime: 90 MINUTES

English Summary:

The Cocoanuts is a 1929 pre-Code musical comedy film starring the Marx Brothers. Produced for Paramount Pictures by Walter Wanger, who is not credited, the film 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).

Hungarian Summary:

Groucho szállodatulajdonos, aki mindenkiről igyekszik a lehető legtöbb pénzt legombolni, ártatlan kifutófiúktól és lányoktól kezdve egészen a tehetős nagyvilági matrónáig, Mrs. Potterig. Amikor Mrs. Potter felfedezi, hogy ékszereinek nyoma veszett, Chico és Harpo, a két szállodai szélhámos az igaztalanul megvádolt portás segítségére siet és lefüleli a valódi tolvajt.

Cast / Szereplők:

• Groucho Marx as Mr. Hammer
• Harpo Marx as Harpo
• Chico Marx as Chico
• Zeppo Marx as Jamison
• Mary Eaton as Polly Potter
• Oscar Shaw as Robert 'Bob' Adams
• Margaret Dumont as Mrs. Potter
• Kay Francis as Penelope
• Cyril Ring as Harvey Yates
• Basil Ruysdael as Detective Hennessey