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{{Short description|1938 British film by Norman Lee}}
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| name = Almost a Honeymoon
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| image = "Almost_a_Honeymoon"_(1938).jpg
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| director = [[Norman Lee]]
| director = [[Norman Lee]]
| producer = [[Warwick Ward]]
| producer = [[Warwick Ward]]
| writer = Walter Ellis<br>[[Kenneth Horne (writer)|Kenneth Horne]]<br>Ralph Neale
| writer = Walter Ellis (play)<br>[[Kenneth Horne (writer)|Kenneth Horne]]<br>Ralph Neale
| starring = [[Tommy Trinder]]<br>[[Linden Travers]]<br>[[Edmund Breon]]<br>[[Frederick Burtwell]]
| starring = [[Tommy Trinder]]<br>[[Linden Travers]]<br>[[Edmund Breon]]<br>[[Frederick Burtwell]]
| music =
| music =[[John Reynders]]
| cinematography = [[Bryan Langley]]
| cinematography = [[Bryan Langley]]
| editing = Ted Richards
| editing = Ted Richards
| studio =
| studio =Welwyn Studios
| distributor =[[Associated British Picture Corporation|Associated British]]
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| released = {{Film date|1938|04|21|df=yes}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
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'''''Almost a Honeymoon''''' is a 1938 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Norman Lee]] and starring [[Tommy Trinder]], [[Linden Travers]] and [[Edmund Breon]].<ref>http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/37115</ref> It was based on the 1930 play ''[[Almost a Honeymoon (play)|Almost a Honeymoon]]'' by Walter Ellis. 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.
'''''Almost a Honeymoon''''' is a 1938 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Norman Lee]] and starring [[Tommy Trinder]], [[Linden Travers]] and [[Edmund Breon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/37115|title=Almost a Honeymoon (1938)|work=BFI|access-date=11 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022173211/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/37115|archive-date=22 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was based on the 1930 play ''[[Almost a Honeymoon (play)|Almost a Honeymoon]]'' by Walter Ellis, previously filmed [[Almost a Honeymoon (1930 film)|in 1930]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/67125/Almost-A-Honeymoon/|title=Almost A Honeymoon (1938) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref> Its plot is about 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.

It was shot at the [[Welwyn Studios]] of [[Associated British Picture Corporation|Associated British]] outside [[London]]. The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]] [[Duncan Sutherland]].


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Tommy Trinder]] - Peter Dibley
* [[Tommy Trinder]] as Peter Dibley
* [[Linden Travers]] - Patricia Quilter
* [[Linden Travers]] as Patricia Quilter
* [[Edmund Breon]] - Aubrey Lovitt
* [[Edmund Breon]] as Aubrey Lovitt
* [[Frederick Burtwell]] - Charles
* [[Frederick Burtwell]] as Charles
* Vivienne Bennett - Rita Brent
* Vivienne Bennett as Rita Brent
* [[Arthur Hambling]] - Adolphus
* [[Arthur Hambling]] as Adolphus
* [[Aubrey Mallalieu]] - Clutterbuck
* [[Aubrey Mallalieu]] as Clutterbuck
* [[Ian Fleming (actor)|Ian Fleming]] - Sir James Hooper
* [[Ian Fleming (actor)|Ian Fleming]] as Sir James Hooper
* Betty Jardine - Lavinia Pepper
* [[Betty Jardine]] as Lavinia Pepper
* [[Wally Patch]] - Bailiff
* [[Wally Patch]] as 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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/almost-a-honeymoon-v83528|title=Almost a Honeymoon (1938) - Norman Lee - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|author=Hal Erickson|work=AllMovie}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:49, 30 August 2024

Almost a Honeymoon
Directed byNorman Lee
Written byWalter Ellis (play)
Kenneth Horne
Ralph Neale
Produced byWarwick Ward
StarringTommy Trinder
Linden Travers
Edmund Breon
Frederick Burtwell
CinematographyBryan Langley
Edited byTed Richards
Music byJohn Reynders
Production
company
Welwyn Studios
Distributed byAssociated British
Release date
  • 21 April 1938 (1938-04-21)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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 is about 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.

It was shot at the Welwyn Studios of Associated British outside London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland.

Cast

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Critical reception

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Allmovie wrote, "nothing really happens (this is a 1938 film), but you can't censor the gleam in the supporting characters' eyes."[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Almost a Honeymoon (1938)". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Almost A Honeymoon (1938) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
  3. ^ Hal Erickson. "Almost a Honeymoon (1938) - Norman Lee - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
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