Movie
The Cocoanuts
Overview
During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.
Details
- Release date
- 1929-05-23
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Groucho Marx as Hammer
- Harpo Marx as Red
- Chico Marx as Pastrami
- Zeppo Marx as Jamison
- Oscar Shaw as Bob Adams
- Mary Eaton as Polly Potter
- Cyril Ring as Harvey Yates
- Kay Francis as Penelope
- Margaret Dumont as Mrs. Potter
- Basil Ruysdael as Detective Hennessy
- Barton MacLane as Bather
- Dolores Hope
Crew
- Robert Florey - Director
- Joseph Santley - Director
- George S. Kaufman - Writer
- Morrie Ryskind - Screenplay
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