Almost a Honeymoon (1930 film)

Almost a Honeymoon
Directed by	Monty Banks
Written by	Monty Banks Walter C. Mycroft Val Valentine
Based on	Almost a Honeymoon by Walter Ellis
Starring	Clifford Mollison Dodo Watts Lamont Dickson Donald Calthrop
Cinematography	Jack E. Cox
Edited by	Emile de Ruelle A.C. Hammond
Release date	19 September 1930 (1930-09-19) (London)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Almost a Honeymoon is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Clifford Mollison, Dodo Watts and Donald Calthrop.[1] It was based on the play Almost a Honeymoon by Walter Ellis. A second adaptation was made in 1938. It was made by British International Pictures at their Elstree Studios.

Premise

An ambitious young man secures a job in the colonial service, the only stipulation being that he needs to be married which he isn't. He has just twenty four hours to find a woman to persuade to marry him.

Cast

• Clifford Mollison as Basil Dibley
• Dodo Watts as Rosalie Quilter
• Lamont Dickson as Cuthbert de Gray
• Donald Calthrop as Charles, the butler
• C. M. Hallard as Sir James Jephson
• Winifred Hall as Lavinia Pepper
• Pamela Carme as Margaret Brett
• Edward Thane as Clutterbuck

Critical reception

Allmovie noted that "Donald Calthrop, as the butler, has all the best lines."[2]

See also

• The Man at Midnight (1931)

References

1. "Almost a Honeymoon (1931)". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018.
2. "Almost a Honeymoon (1930) - | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.

External links

• Almost a Honeymoon at IMDb