The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on February 4, 2023

Did you know there was a 1969 TV movie for ABC that starred Janet Leigh? And Barbara Steele?? I didn't have any knowledge of this either, until recently. HONEYMOON WITH A STRANGER is a decent suspense/mystery tale with some effective twists. Janet Leigh plays Sandra, an American woman who has...   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on March 2, 2018

It's late June 1931, and Carole Lombard and new beau Bill Powell pose at the side of a ship for a Paramount photographer before the movie couple set sail for a Honolulu honeymoon. Lombard fell ill while in Hawaii, in retrospect a signal that there would be hidden turmoil in...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on October 8, 2016

This weekend looks at two takes on the post-matrimonial comedy. Based on the novel and play by Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman’s Honeymoon, Haunted Honeymoon suffered before a single cell of film was shot. Originally meant to star British thespian Robert Donat, the advent of World War II saw the fil   read more

Finding Franchot: Exploring the Life and Career of Franchot Tone Posted by Franchot Tone Fan on May 21, 2016

As part of Movies Silently's Classic Movie Ice Cream Social, I am happy to share my go-to movie when I need some instant cheer. The film is 1947's Honeymoon and the stars are none other than Franchot Tone and a grown-up Shirley Temple (does a more cheerful actress even exist?)....   read more

Finding Franchot: Exploring the Life and Career of Franchot Tone Posted by Franchot Tone Fan on December 4, 2015

Lost Honeymoon is a 1947 romantic comedy starring Franchot Tone, Ann Richards, and Tom Conway that has fallen into the public domain. Following World War II, Johnny Grey (Franchot Tone) is confronted by his abandoned English wife Tillie Grey and their two little children. But Johnny doesn't remember   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 22, 2015

Carole Lombard had two husbands and one honeymoon. That came with William Powell in mid-1931, a ship voyage to Hawaii. Carole would fall ill there, in retrospect perhaps a sign that their relationship would be more successful as friends than as lovers. Perhaps that's why Lombard wasn't all that insi   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 22, 2015

Carole Lombard had two husbands and one honeymoon. That came with William Powell in mid-1931, a ship voyage to Hawaii. Carole would fall ill there, in retrospect perhaps a sign that their relationship would be more successful as friends than as lovers. Perhaps that's why Lombard wasn't all that insi   read more

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on May 4, 2015

I never missed the Movie of the Week as a teen growing up in the 1970s. After all, each week the announcer reminded us that it was "the world premiere of an original motion picture produced especially for ABC." The Movie of the Week (fondly known as MOTW by its...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on April 6, 2015

Shirley Temple’s career wasn’t purely delineated into “child” and “adult,” but the latter was subdivided into “teenager” and “young adult” which made certain movies ill-defined. Temple’s return to the screen certainly had some underra   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on February 9, 2015

Lord Peter Wimsey (Robert Montgomery) has been working as a detective, but he’s planning to give up the business. He is marrying Harriet Vane (Constance Cummings), a crime novelist, and both of them have vowed to steer clear of society’s dark underbelly in the future. (Image via Movie We   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on February 6, 2015

We all know that Carole Lombard and Clark Gable married in Kingman, Ariz., on March 29, 1939, then met the press the following day at Lombard's Los Angeles home. Well, maybe not everybody...The story that Clark and Carole had their honeymoon at the Oatman Hotel has been exposed as myth....   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on February 20, 2014

When both newlyweds are actors, they should know how to properly pose for the camera, and Carole Lombard and William Powell don't disappoint as they give press photographers what they were looking for only hours after their wedding. The couple were aboard the oceanliner Malolo, heading to Hawaii and   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on September 26, 2013

"Whatcha watching?" Old movie. "THERE'S a shocker. What's it called?" "West of Broadway," 1931. With John Gilbert and Lois Moran. "John Gilbert? The guy with the good-looking girlfriend?" Greta Garbo, you mean? Yes. "Tell me his story in five short sentences." Heavy drinker. Hated Louis B.   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on May 14, 2013

Murder on a Honeymoon is a tepid outing for Edna May Oliver and James Gleason’s detecting duo. It’s the third in the series and, while Oliver and Gleason are back, it’s clear some of the magic was behind the camera. Robert Benchley and Seton I. Miller’s script is a little...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on September 18, 2011

Most holidays worth their while encompass entire seasons, such as Christmas, for example. However, as you may have noticed there is a corporate push every year for us to think about the next holiday even sooner. While this has many negative side effects I figure I may as well embrace...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on July 23, 2011

Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942). Romantic comedy/drama. Cast: Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, and Walter Slezak. The story begins when Katie O'Hara, a ex-burlesque queen who pretends to be Philadelphia socialite Katherine Smith, who is about to marry, Baron Von Luber. Katie is visited by reporter Pat O'T   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on December 6, 2010

President Buster had an especially bruising week as he held his first press conference and made the rounds to various "news" stations. (For those who have been out of the country, Buster Keaton defeated Charlie Chaplin for President. He has been sworn in, picked a cabinet made up of some...   read more