August 3, 1929 –
Four famous vaudevillian performers took a chance on the new medium of ‘talking pictures‘ with the general release of the film, The Cocoanuts, starring the Four Marx Brothers —
Chico, Groucho, Harpo and Zeppo, on this date,.
When The Marx Brothers were shown the final cut of the film, they were so horrified they tried to buy the negative back and prevent its release. Paramount wisely resisted – the movie turned out to be a big box office hit, with a $1,800,000 gross making it one of the most successful early talking films.
The Haus of Dcaligari 