Copacabana (1947 film)

Copacabana
Directed byAlfred E. Green
Written byAllen Boretz
Howard Harris
László Vadnay (story and screenplay)
Produced bySam Coslow
StarringCarmen Miranda
Groucho Marx
Steve Cochran
CinematographyBert Glennon
Edited byPhilip Cahn
Music byEdward Ward
Production
company
Beacon Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release dates
  • May 30, 1947 (1947-05-30) (United States)
  • July 11, 1947 (1947-07-11) (New York City)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,300,000[1][2]
Box office$1,250,000[3]

Copacabana is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green starring Carmen Miranda, Groucho Marx and Steve Cochran. The film is a showcase for Miranda, who performs several numbers in her usual style, including a high-energy rendition of "Tico-Tico". Groucho, as Lionel, her fiance and agent, also sings a musical number, "Go West, Young Man", wearing his traditional greasepaint brows, mustache, and baggy suit. This was Groucho's first significant film appearance as a solo act, minus Harpo and Chico.

Anne (Gloria Jean), at the urging of Andy (Andy Russell), sings a song called "Stranger Things Have Happened", admitting her unrequited love for her employer, Steve (Steve Cochran).

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference new was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ (18 February 1947) A Scena Muda, p.3
  3. ^ Variety 7 January 1948