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Almost a Honeymoon
Almost a Honeymoon
Directed by	Norman Lee
Written by	Walter Ellis (play); Kenneth Horne; Ralph Neale
Produced by	Warwick Ward
Starring	Tommy Trinder; Linden Travers; Edmund Breon; Frederick Burtwell
Cinematography	Bryan Langley
Edited by	Ted Richards
Music by	John Reynders
Production; company	Welwyn Studios
Distributed by	Associated British
Release date	21 April 1938;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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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.^[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

Tommy Trinder as Peter Dibley
Linden Travers as Patricia Quilter
Edmund Breon as Aubrey Lovitt
Frederick Burtwell as Charles
Vivienne Bennett as Rita Brent
Arthur Hambling as Adolphus
Aubrey Mallalieu as Clutterbuck
Ian Fleming as Sir James Hooper
Betty Jardine as Lavinia Pepper
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."^[3]

References

^ "Almost a Honeymoon (1938)". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
^ "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.

External links

Almost a Honeymoon at IMDb

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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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+'''''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 [[Welwyn Studios]]. The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]] [[Duncan Sutherland]].
+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]].
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