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Fred MacMurray + Harriet Nelson in a pre-war nightclub fever dream you forgot existed.

Cocoanut Grove (1938)

swing-era sparklecontract-player chaosB-picture ambition

Overview

Band tries to get an audition for a job at a prestigious nightclub.

Content warning

nightclub coconut grove

Standout Aspects

Acting

Pre-sitcom Harriet Nelson actually sizzles opposite MacMurray.

Production

Real Cocoanut Grove sets recycled from bigger Paramount productions.

Best for:Solo: Midnight dive into 1930s studio-system deep cuts.·Background: Jazz-age wallpaper while you pretend to be sophisticated.

Director

Alfred Santell

ReleasedMay 20, 1938

Runtime1h 25m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitylow

Tonelight

Feellight

Top Cast

Fred MacMurray

Johnny Prentice

Harriet Nelson

Linda Rogers

Ben Blue

Joe De Lemma

Eve Arden

Sophie De Lemma

Rufe Davis

Bibb Tucker

Billy Lee

Half Pint

George Walcott

Tony Wonder

Virginia Vale

Hazel De Vore

Ellen Drew

Radio Station Receptionist

Eddie Hall

Sailor on Ship

Charles Lane

Weaver

Murray Alper

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Trivia

Paramount built this entirely to fulfill Fred MacMurray's contract before loaning him out for bigger pictures.

Cultural

The real Cocoanut Grove burned down in 1942 with 492 deaths, making this accidental time-capsule footage deeply eerie.

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