Busman's Honeymoon (film)
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| Directed by | Arthur B. Woods |
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| Based on | 1936 play Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers Muriel St. Clare Byrne |
| Produced by | Harold Huth Ben Goetz |
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| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
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| Distributed by | Loew's Inc.[1] |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Busman's Honeymoon (US: Haunted Honeymoon)
Plot
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Newly married amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife, mystery writer Harriet Vane, are looking forward to a quiet honeymoon at their new country cottage when they are reluctantly drawn into the investigation of a local murder.
Cast
- Robert Montgomery as Lord Peter Wimsey
- Constance Cummings as Harriet Vane
- Sir Seymour Hicks as Mervyn Bunter
- Leslie Banks as Inspector Andrew Kirk
- Robert Newton as Frank Crutchley
- Googie Withers as Polly
- Frank Pettingell as William George Puffett, The Sweep
- Joan Kemp-Welch as Aggie Twitterton
- Aubrey Mallalieu as Reverend Simon Goodacre
- James Carney as Constable Tom Sellon
- Roy Emerton as Noakes
- Louise Hampton as Mrs. Doris Ruddle
- Eliot Makeham as Simpson
- Reginald Purdell as MacBride
- Allan Whittaker as The Doctor
- Ben Williams as Town Inspector
Production
Location shooting on Busman's Honeymoon began 4 August 1939 with
Critical reception
Film critic Bosley Crowther in his review of Haunted Honeymoon, wrote in The New York Times, "Seldom has there been a film so pleasantly conducive to browsing as this leisurely, bookish fable of murder in Devonshire; not of late has there been one so steeped in the genteel tradition of British crime literature. A glass of port, at least, should be taken along with it."[7]
In a modern review, Britmovie wrote, "Americans Robert Montgomery and Constance Cummings aroused some national indignation when cast as such the essentially British sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey and his crime-writing bride Harriet Vane but they acquitted themselves satisfactorily, even though some of their thunder is stolen by a particularly colourful supporting cast that includes a morose Robert Newton, Seymour Hicks resourceful butler, Leslie Banks and Googie Withers".[8]
References
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b Haunted Honeymoon at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ Heiman, Sarah. "Articles: 'Haunted Honeymoon' (1940)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Film details: "Busman's Honeymoon' (1940)." BFI. Retrieved: 24 August 2016.
- ^ Maltin 1994, p. 622.
- ^ "Trivia: 'Haunted Honeymoon' (1940)." Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved: 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Original print information: 'Haunted Honeymoon' (1940)." Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved: 24 August 2016.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (31 October 1940). "'Haunted Honeymoon,' a leisurely English mystery film, at Loew's Criterion". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Films: 'Busman's Honeymoon'." Archived 3 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine britmovie.co.uk, 2016. Retrieved: 24 August 2016.
Bibliography
- Maltin, Leonard. Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia. New York: Dutton, 1994. ISBN 0-525-93635-1.
