The Honey Pot

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The Honey Pot

1967

2h 11m

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

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7 Reviews

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As an elaborate joke, the wealthy Cecil Fox (Rex Harrison) hires actor William McFly (Cliff Robertson) to play his personal assistant and invites three of his old flames, including Texan socialite Mrs. Lone-Star Crockett Sheridan (Susan Hayward), to visit him. Claiming to be on his deathbed, Fox has motives that remain unclear, and things take a surprising turn when one of the guests is found dead. As Inspector Rizzi (Adolfo Celi) investigates the crime, the plot of the mystery thickens.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

10/23/2004

3/4

Mankiewicz develops his story with loving care, explaining each turn and twist to make everything perfectly clear.

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Wilfrid Sheed

Esquire Magazine

02/10/2019

Harrison has reached that point in his self-creation where he can turn even a blowsy under-endowed movie like The Honey Pot to his own greater honor and glory.

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Penelope Houston

The Spectator

07/13/2018

Rex Harrison and Maggie Smith take over the playing leaps to Wimbledon finalist standard.

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Robin Clifford

Reeling Reviews

07/22/2011

B+

"The Honey Pot" is a bright, Technicolor extravaganza that combines good acting, a clever, complex plot, solid direction and outstanding production.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

07/03/2005

2/5

Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

03/24/2004

C-

This is really a stage production that doesn't work that well as a movie.

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Frances H

01/13/2021

A terrific cast of top stars and at least 2 Academy Award winners. Lus gorgeous sets and a wonderfully clever plot that keeps surpristing you makes for great entertainment. I've loved this movie since I first saw it in the movie theaters in 1967.

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@ScottR 01/07/2021

Saw it for the cast. It was intriguing at first, but then dropped into an oddity. Saw it on TCM.

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03/03/2020

Comedia clàsica, otra pelicula que pensè me iba a fascinar.

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06/01/2014

just ok bedroom farce

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05/14/2012

A very, very youthful Maggie Smith in a supporting actress role....as she gets swept into a "scripted murder mystery" of sorts....

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05/11/2012

pretty good crime comedy but alas no 'fish called wanda':(

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Synopsis

As an elaborate joke, the wealthy Cecil Fox (Rex Harrison) hires actor William McFly (Cliff Robertson) to play his personal assistant and invites three of his old flames, including Texan socialite Mrs. Lone-Star Crockett Sheridan (Susan Hayward), to visit him. Claiming to be on his deathbed, Fox has motives that remain unclear, and things take a surprising turn when one of the guests is found dead. As Inspector Rizzi (Adolfo Celi) investigates the crime, the plot of the mystery thickens.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Producer: Charles K. Feldman, Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Screenwriter: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Famous Artists Productions
Genre: Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 22, 1967, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 2h 11m

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