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The Cocoanuts opened in June 1996 at the American Jewish Theatre in New York City, with Michael McGrath, Peter Slutsker and Robert Sapoff as Groucho, Chico and Harpo Marx respectively. [ 2 ] It transferred Off-Broadway to the American Place Theatre on August 15, 1996 before closing on January 5, 1997 [ 3 ] [ 2 ] [ 4 ] with Frank Ferrante ...
The Cocoanuts is a 1929 pre-Code musical comedy film starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo). Produced for Paramount Pictures by Walter Wanger , who is not credited, the film also stars Mary Eaton , Oscar Shaw , Margaret Dumont and Kay Francis .
A portion of the song appeared in Disney's 1994 The Lion King (sung by the character Zazu, voiced by Rowan Atkinson). Nicolas Cage sang part of this song in National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Ringo Starr sang an impromptu version of the song in Magical Mystery Tour, The Beatles' TV special broadcast by the BBC on 26 December 1967. [5]
The following is a list of musical films by year. A musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. 1920s
Original – The Cocoanuts is a 1929 pre-Code musical comedy film starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo). Produced for Paramount Pictures by Walter Wanger, who is not credited, the film also stars Mary Eaton, Oscar Shaw, Margaret Dumont and Kay Francis.
The title of the musical is followed by its first public performance, the composer, the lyricist, the book writer, the title of the film adapted from the musical, the year of the film, and the film's director. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area.
Although legend (and Groucho Marx) claimed Berlin wrote the song "Always" for The Cocoanuts, he never meant the song to be included in that musical, and it was not. [2] Thematically, it serves as a sequel to Berlin's earlier song " When I Lost You ," which pertained to the death of his first wife Dorothy.
Mary Eaton (January 29, 1901 – October 10, 1948) was an American stage actress, singer, and dancer in the 1910s and 1920s, probably best known today from her appearance in the first Marx Brothers film, The Cocoanuts (1929). A professional performer since childhood, she enjoyed success in stage productions such as the Ziegfeld Follies.