Honeymoon (1947 film)

1947 comedy film by William Keighley

Honeymoon

Directed by| William Keighley
Written by| Vicki Baum
Screenplay by| Bess Taffel
Michael Kanin
Produced by| Warren Duff
Starring| Shirley Temple
Franchot Tone
Guy Madison
Cinematography| Edward Cronjager
Edited by| Ralph Dawson
Music by| Leigh Harline

Production
company

William Keighley Productions

Distributed by| RKO Radio Pictures

Release date

* May 17, 1947 (1947-05-17) (U.S.)[1]

Running time

| 74 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
Budget| $1,739,000[2]

Honeymoon is a 1947 American comedy film directed by William Keighley, starring Shirley Temple, Guy Madison and Franchot Tone.

## Plot

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Barbara, the sweetheart of a GI corporal, and Phil, elope to Mexico City. Barbara discovers that her boyfriend, stationed in the Panama Canal Zone, not only has his flight been delayed but the two become trapped in bureaucratic red tape, including the need for a doctor's certificate, and may not have their wedding before he has to return to his military base.[3] The US Embassy Vice Consul goes to great lengths to intervene and help the young lovers, but frequent misunderstandings jeopardise his own upcoming marriage, including when Barbara's diving accident in a pool makes her want to pursue him instead.

## Cast

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* Shirley Temple as Barbara Olmstead
* Franchot Tone as David Flanner
* Guy Madison as Corporal Phil Vaughn
* Lina Romay as Raquel Mendoza
* Gene Lockhart as Consul Prescott
* Corinna Mura as Senora Mendoza
* Grant Mitchell as Congressman Crenshaw
* Julio Villarreal as Senor Gaspar Mendoza
* Manuel Arvide as Registrar

## Production

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RKO originally planned to obtain the three stars of Since You Went Away from David O. Selznick, however Joseph Cotten refused the role played in the film by Franchot Tone. Production in 1945 Mexico City was delayed by a strike.[4]

The film was William Keighley's first film after his World War II service with the First Motion Picture Unit and after he finished his tenure at Warner Bros.

## Reception

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According to Variety, the film earned less than $1 million at the box office.[5]

The film recorded a loss of $675,000.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Honeymoon: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
2. ^ a b Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p. 220
3. ^ Honeymoon Archived 2009-12-13 at the Wayback Machine, allmovie.com
4. ^ "Honeymoon (1947) - Notes - TCM.com". Archived from the original on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
5. ^ "Variety 7 January 1948, page 62". Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

## External links

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* Honeymoon at IMDb
* Honeymoon at the TCM Movie Database
* Honeymoon at Letterboxd
* Honeymoon at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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Films directed by William Keighley

* The Match King (1932)
* Ladies They Talk About (1933)
* Easy to Love (1934)
* Journal of a Crime (1934)
* Big Hearted Herbert (1934)
* Kansas City Princess (1934)
* Dr. Monica (1934)
* Babbitt (1934)
* The Right to Live (1935)
* G Men (1935)
* Mary Jane's Pa (1935)
* Special Agent (1935)
* Stars Over Broadway (1935)
* The Singing Kid (1936)
* Bullets or Ballots (1936)
* The Green Pastures (1936)
* God's Country and the Woman (1937)
* The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
* Varsity Show (1937)
* The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
* Valley of the Giants (1938)
* Secrets of an Actress (1938)
* Brother Rat (1938)
* Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)
* Each Dawn I Die (1939)
* The Fighting 69th (1940)
* Torrid Zone (1940)
* No Time for Comedy (1940)
* Four Mothers (1941)
* The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
* The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
* George Washington Slept Here (1942)
* Target for Today (1944)
* Honeymoon (1947)
* The Street with No Name (1948)
* Rocky Mountain (1950)
* Close to My Heart (1951)
* The Master of Ballantrae (1953)

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