The Cocoanuts

1929 musical comedy

Rating: 13/20

Plot: Hammer owns a beachside hotel in Florida. It makes no money. He tries his best to swindle his way into riches while at the same time, some jewel thieves concoct a plan to rob from a rich visitor. The other Marx Brothers get in the way of both plans. And then there is much singing!

Too much singing. Hokey-pokey subplots and insipid song and dance numbers get in the way of what the Marx Brothers are doing. They do their thang in this, their first movie--the fast talking funk, Zeppo's physical stuff, the musical instrument dabbling--but it's a messy thang and there's nothing really all that memorable like the classic scenes in their better work.