February 19, 1970

The Cocoanuts (1929) ****

Groucho is a hotel manager in Florida. His guests include Chico and Harpo, but the only paying guest is the incomparable Margaret Dumont. The funniest sequence is the legendary "why a duck" routine. The first reprise of "When My Dreams Come True" begins with an overhead kaleidoscopic pattern that certainly inspired Busby Berkeley. An excellent musical score by Irving Berlin includes:

"Florida By The Sea" **
"When My Dreams Come True" **
"Monkey-Doodle-Doo" **
"When My Dreams Come True" (reprise) **
"The Tale Of A Shirt" **
"When My Dreams Come True" (reprise) *