Honeymoon for Three (1935 film)
| Honeymoon for Three | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Leo Mittler |
| Produced by | Stanley Lupino |
| Written by |
Stanley Lupino Frank Miller |
| Starring |
Stanley Lupino Aileen Marson Jack Melford |
| Music by | Percival Mackey |
| Cinematography | George Stretton |
| Edited by | Daniel Birt |
Production company |
Stanley Lupino Productions |
| Distributed by | Associated British Film Distributors |
Release dates | 13 September 1935 |
Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Honeymoon for Three is a 1935 British musical comedy film directed by Leo Mittler and starring Stanley Lupino, Aileen Marson and Jack Melford. It was made at Ealing Studios.[1] The film's sets were designed by J. Elder Wills. It was the first film Lupino made after leaving British International Pictures and trying his luck as an independent producer.
When returning home drunk from a night out a young man (Lupino) accidentally finds himself in a woman's (Marson) flat where he passes out. Before he make his escape in the morning they are discovered by their parents and a passing policeman and forced to marry. They go through the ceremony but plan to go to California to get a divorce, and set off on their "honeymoon" along with her real fiancée (Melford). However during the journey she gradually begins to change her loathing of him.
Cast
- Stanley Lupino as Jack Denver
- Aileen Marson as Yvonne Daumery
- Jack Melford as Raymond Dirk
- Robert English as Herbert Denver
- Dennis Hoey as M. Daumery
- Arty Ash as Herbert Jones
- Roddy Hughes as Toomes
- Syd Crossley as PC Smithers
- Doris Rogers as Mme. Daumery
- Barry Clifton as Crooner
- Deidre Gale as The Child
- Charles Penrose as Laughing passenger
- Heron Carvic as Minor role
- Percival Mackey as Bandleader
References
- ↑ Wood p.86
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.