Cocoanuts

One night, during an engagement at the Palladium in Hollywood, 6,000 people rushed the stage while he was singing, shouting, "We want 'Cocoanuts'!"

'S Wonderful, 'S Mervelous! Tyrnauer, Matt 1998

DUCK SOUP ($19.98; Universal) -- The Marx Brothers are one of movie's greatest pleasures and their string of "animal" pictures (Horse Feathers, Monkey Business, Animal Crackers, Duck Soup plus The Cocoanuts in this reissue) are considered their screen peak with Duck Soup the peakiest of the peaks.

Michael Giltz: DVDs: How Good Is Matt Damon? Damn Good Michael Giltz 2011

George S. Kaufman wrote The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers (and the screenplay for A Night at the Opera) although all of these had elements and gags from their vaudeville act.

Knuckleheads and wiseguys 2009

DUCK SOUP ($19.98; Universal) -- The Marx Brothers are one of movie's greatest pleasures and their string of "animal" pictures (Horse Feathers, Monkey Business, Animal Crackers, Duck Soup plus The Cocoanuts in this reissue) are considered their screen peak with Duck Soup the peakiest of the peaks.

Michael Giltz: DVDs: How Good Is Matt Damon? Damn Good Michael Giltz 2011

George S. Kaufman wrote The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers (and the screenplay for A Night at the Opera) although all of these had elements and gags from their vaudeville act.

Knuckleheads and wiseguys 2009

Feb. 3, 2009 - Old video footage of Sullenberger telling Marx Brothers '"Why a duck?" routine at party becomes widespread hit on YouTube; Sullenberger claims to have never seen "The Cocoanuts" but, ironically, has seen "Duck Soup."

Spencer Green: The Tragic Downfall of Chesley B. Sullenberger III 2009

My first choice, though, would be to have been in the audience of a Marx Brothers Broadway show like "I'll Say She Is", "The Cocoanuts", or "Animal Crackers".

The Zelig Prize 2009

I'm the only one home right now so I'm starting with The Cocoanuts, their first film, and The Boys can jump on board when they get home if they like.

Slapstick Blog-a-Thon Day 4, part 3 Divers 2007

Cocoanuts, bananas, yams, sweet potatoes, kalo, and breadfruit, the staple food of the native population, are free from blight, and so are potatoes and rice.

The Hawaiian Archipelago Isabella Lucy 2004

The first two productions, Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers, ran at 96 and 98 minutes, respectively.

Archive 2004-12-01 Jeffrey Hill 2004