Cocoanut Grove (film)

Cocoanut Grove is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Alfred Santell, and written by Sy Bartlett and Olive Cooper. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Harriet Hilliard, Ben Blue, Eve Arden, Rufe Davis, Billy Lee and George Walcott. The film was released on May 20, 1938, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

Cocoanut Grove
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlfred Santell
Screenplay bySy Bartlett
Olive Cooper
Produced byGeorge M. Arthur
StarringFred MacMurray
Harriet Hilliard
Ben Blue
Eve Arden
Rufe Davis
Billy Lee
George Walcott
CinematographyLeo Tover
Edited byHugh Bennett
Music byJohn Leipold
Leo Shuken
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • May 20, 1938 (1938-05-20)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Johnny Prentice, a bandleader in Chicago with a bad temper, alienates some of his musicians and is in danger of losing custody of Half Pint, his son. He hires Linda Rogers to be the boy's tutor.

After being encouraged by Linda to pursue his dream of playing at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles, they pack up friend Dixie's new trailer and head west. At a trailer park, they run into Hula Harry and hear a song he's composed. To his amazement, Johnny discovers that not only is Harry very talented, Linda is, too.

The trailer breaks down in Kansas, but the good news is that garage owner Bibb Tucker is a talented fellow as well. He is invited to tag along. When the group reaches L.A., the club date has mistakenly gone to another band. Worse yet, Johnny's apparent flirtation with Hazel De Vore leads to Linda boarding a bus and leaving for home.

Discovering the mistake, Johnny's musicians take matters into their own hands and keep the other band captive, Johnny goes after Linda and gets her back in time for that night's show.

Cast

References
  1. Hal Erickson (2015). "Cocoanut-Grove - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  2. "Cocoanut Grove (1938) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-03-20.


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