- Format: Dolby, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
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- Studio: Universal Home Video
- Release Date: Jun 7 2011
- ASIN: B004P9UWKK
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
"I can see it now: you and the moon. Wear a necktie so I'll know you.", Mar 10 2011
By Annie Van Auken - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cocoanuts, The (DVD)
The Four Marx Brothers' screen debut, THE COCOANUTS (1929) was previously their second Broadway show, behind "I'll Say She Is." Filming was done at PARAMOUNT's Long Island studio during the day while the boys appeared on Broadway at night in ANIMAL CRACKERS.This motion picture version differs from the play in the number of musical pieces used-- six for the film vs. twenty on stage. Irving Berlin's lovely ballad, "Always" was one of the songs that got cut. Two of the movie's half-dozen tunes, "When My Dreams Come True" and "Gypsy Love Song" were never in the theatrical production. Also, director Robert Florey invented a couple of pantomime bits so Harpo would have more screen time.
SYNOPSIS--
Groucho is a Florida resort hotel manager, Zeppo's his lazy assistant. Chico and Harpo are grifters who arrive carrying empty bags that they hope to fill with stolen property. Maggie Dumont is Mrs. Potter, a wealthy dowager and one of the hotel's few paying customers. Her daughter Polly (Mary Eaton) loves struggling architect Bob Adams (Oscar Shaw), who's currently employed as the hotel's clerk. Mrs. P. prefers that Polly wed the apparently well-heeled Harvey Yates (Cyril Ring). What no one realizes: larcenous Yates and Penelope (Kay Francis), his partner-in-crime, plan to steal Mrs. Potter's fabulously expensive diamond bracelet.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
"The Cocoanuts": Classic Marx Brothers antics-same transfer as 2004 boxed set, Jun 10 2011
By WTDK "If at first the idea is not absurd, the... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cocoanuts, The (DVD)
Based on their popular stage play "The Cocoanuts" features the Marx Brothers zany mixture of verbal and visual humor that made them popular in the early days of "talkies". Universal has reissued this title using the same transfer that appeared on the 2004 boxed set that took all of the early Marx comedies and packaged them together with minimal extras.The image quality varies from quite good to so-so with the worst looking faded and soft. The dialogue comes across clearly which is a plus for a film that depends so heavily on Groucho and Chico's verbal barbs and puns. There are numerous scratches, white specks and other debris demonstrating that Universal really needs to take the time to clean up this film for home video release. I doubt that a better print exists.
Like many early sound films "The Cocoanuts" appears more like a filmed stage play with very static compositions and little visual flair (one of the issues that dogged early sound films were the size of the cameras being used and/or the sound equipment although James Whale, Alfred Hitchcock and other talented directors still managed to exhibit some visual flair in their early sound films)but given that this is basically a fairly accurate representation of their performance on stage and the focus is more on the humor from the performers the lack of visual flair isn't a huge loss.
Universal has reissued this film with no extras which is a missed opportunity (especially considering how extensive the extras were by comparison for "A Day at the Races" and "A Night at the Opera" that Warner reissued on DVD back in 2005).
4.0 out of 5 stars
Colorized Box Art is Stupid, Jun 10 2011
By Captain Z - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cocoanuts, The (DVD)
This is a fine early Marx Brothers movie. But I hate that the video release dunces always put colorized pictures on Black & White movie packaging. This is an old black & white movie. Please don't try to mislead us with the colorized pictures!!
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