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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, previously filmed [[Almost a Honeymoon (1930 film)|in 1930]].<ref>http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/67125/Almost-A-Honeymoon/</ref> 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}}</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 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. |
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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." <ref>http://www.allmovie.com/movie/almost-a-honeymoon-v83528</ref> |
[[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> |
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Revision as of 10:46, 30 July 2015
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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.
External links
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