Review of The Cuckoos

The Cuckoos (1930)
6/10
I Love You So Much
6 January 2019
W & W are a couple of fortune-tellers with, of course, no talent in this particular area other than an understanding of Pig-Latin. This comes in handy when the purse of wealthy Jobyna Howland (Fannie) is stolen by gypsy leader Mitchell Lewis (Julius). He's a baddie that wants to kill Bert Wheeler (Sparrow) because Bert is in love with the same girl as him - adopted gypsy Dorothy Lee (Anita). He's also involved in a plot to kidnap June Clyde (Ruth) on behalf of Ivan Lebedeff (The Baron). It's a nonsense plot set in Mexico but this is irrelevant. We watch for the comedy routines and musical numbers.

There are 3 musical sections that are filmed in two-strip technicolour with greens and reds prominent. There are quite a few songs and some entertaining dances throughout the film. It seems like everyone has a go. If you enjoy this film, I'd recommend Whoopee! from the same year starring Eddie Cantor. Very similar stuff also in technicolour. A couple of good songs that stand out in this are "All Alone Monday" and "I Love You So Much".
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