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Haunted Honeymoon

1940 1h 39m Mystery & Thriller List
Reviews 50% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
After marrying, amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey (Robert Montgomery) and mystery novelist Harriet Vane (Constance Cummings) agree to retire from their sleuthing interests. Along with their devoted butler, Bunter (Seymour Hicks), the couple sets off on a honeymoon to Harriet's old family cottage in Devon, which Peter has purchased for Harriet. The day after their arrival, a dead body is found at the cottage and, despite their best efforts, Peter and Harriet are drawn into the investigation.

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StephenPaul C The greatest 01 hour: and 39 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/23/23 Full Review Audience Member I read that the novel this is based upon was good -- but the translation to film was poorly executed. This must be correct, because the script is atrocious. We jump from one scene to another, one character to another, never knowing what's going on, or what's supposed to go on, and there is no mystery happening until the very end ... and then it's over. Robert Montgomery looks good, but has no charm or wit, and he has no one to play off. We are supposed to believe this American-sounding man is a British lord? It's just plain ridiculous. MGM's aristocratic films are also becoming boorish and tepid. Always upper crust films, rich protagonists, high society environments, always a maid and a butler, and un-American class distinctions, these kinds of films had run their course with the public, although MGM continued to churn them out into the late 1950s on a much smaller scale. Haunted Honeymoon could have been much better. How could it have been worse? Stick to the book. Try using what already worked. MGM couldn't get out of its way fast enough and the first thing that happened was that the costumes came out -- and then the guessing game: who would wear them and why? This is a picture that should never have been made. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After marrying, amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey (Robert Montgomery) and mystery novelist Harriet Vane (Constance Cummings) agree to retire from their sleuthing interests. Along with their devoted butler, Bunter (Seymour Hicks), the couple sets off on a honeymoon to Harriet's old family cottage in Devon, which Peter has purchased for Harriet. The day after their arrival, a dead body is found at the cottage and, despite their best efforts, Peter and Harriet are drawn into the investigation.
Director
Arthur Woods
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 39m