Almost a Honeymoon (1938 film)
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| Directed by | Norman Lee |
| Written by | Walter Ellis Kenneth Horne Ralph Neale |
| Produced by | Warwick Ward |
| Starring | Tommy Trinder Linden Travers Edmund Breon Frederick Burtwell |
| Cinematography | Bryan Langley |
| Edited by | Ted Richards |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Almost a Honeymoon is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Tommy Trinder, Linden Travers and Edmund Breon.[1] It was based on the 1930 play Almost a Honeymoon by Walter Ellis, previously filmed in 1930.[2] Its plot follows a young man who urgently needs to find a wife so that he can get a lucrative job in the colonial service, and sets out to persuade a woman to marry him.
Cast
- Tommy Trinder - Peter Dibley
- Linden Travers - Patricia Quilter
- Edmund Breon - Aubrey Lovitt
- Frederick Burtwell - Charles
- Vivienne Bennett - Rita Brent
- Arthur Hambling - Adolphus
- Aubrey Mallalieu - Clutterbuck
- Ian Fleming - Sir James Hooper
- Betty Jardine - Lavinia Pepper
- Wally Patch - Bailiff
Critical reception
Allmovie wrote, "nothing really happens (this is a 1938 film), but you can't censor the gleam in the supporting characters' eyes." [3]
References
- ^ "Almost a Honeymoon (1938)". BFI.
- ^ "Almost A Honeymoon (1938) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "Almost a Honeymoon (1938) - Norman Lee - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
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