Honeymoon (1947 film)

Honeymoon
Honeymoon
Directed by	William Keighley
Written by	Vicki Baum
Screenplay by	Bess Taffel; Michael Kanin
Produced by	Warren Duff
Starring	Shirley Temple; Franchot Tone; Guy Madison
Cinematography	Edward Cronjager
Edited by	Ralph Dawson
Music by	Leigh Harline
Production; company	William Keighley Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	May 17, 1947 (U.S.);
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,739,000

Honeymoon is a 1947 American comedy film directed by William Keighley, starring Shirley Temple, Guy Madison and Franchot Tone.

Plot

Barbara, the sweetheart of a GI corporal, and Phil, elope to Mexico City. Barbara discovers that her boyfriend, stationed in the Panama Canal Zone, not only has his flight been delayed but the two become trapped in bureaucratic red tape, including the need for a doctor's certificate, and may not have their wedding before he has to return to his military base.^[3] The US Embassy Vice Consul goes to great lengths to intervene and help the young lovers, but frequent misunderstandings jeopardise his own upcoming marriage, including when Barbara's diving accident in a pool makes her want to pursue him instead.

Cast

Shirley Temple as Barbara Olmstead
Franchot Tone as David Flanner
Guy Madison as Corporal Phil Vaughn
Lina Romay as Raquel Mendoza
Gene Lockhart as Consul Prescott
Corinna Mura as Senora Mendoza
Grant Mitchell as Congressman Crenshaw
Julio Villarreal as Senor Gaspar Mendoza
Manuel Arvide as Registrar

Production

RKO originally planned to obtain the three stars of Since You Went Away from David O. Selznick, however Joseph Cotten refused the role played in the film by Franchot Tone. Production in 1945 Mexico City was delayed by a strike.^[4]

The film was William Keighley's first film after his World War II service with the First Motion Picture Unit and after he finished his tenure at Warner Bros.

Reception

According to Variety, the film earned less than $1 million at the box office.^[5]

The film recorded a loss of $675,000.^[2]

References

^ "Honeymoon: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p. 220
^ Honeymoon Archived 2009-12-13 at the Wayback Machine, allmovie.com
^ "Honeymoon (1947) - Notes - TCM.com". Archived from the original on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
^ "Variety 7 January 1948, page 62". Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

External links

Honeymoon at IMDb
Honeymoon at the TCM Movie Database
Honeymoon at Letterboxd
Honeymoon at AllMovie
Honeymoon at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] "Honeymoon: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.

[rko-2] Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p. 220

[3] Honeymoon Archived 2009-12-13 at the Wayback Machine, allmovie.com

[4] "Honeymoon (1947) - Notes - TCM.com". Archived from the original on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2018-09-07.

[5] "Variety 7 January 1948, page 62". Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

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