Busman's Honeymoon main backdrop
Busman's Honeymoon main poster

Busman's Honeymoon

Visit website

5.6/10 • 11

1940-07-221h 23m

ComedyDramaMystery

Mystery thrills in a LOVE NEST!

When Lord Peter Wimsey marries Harriet Vane, a crime author, they both promise to give up crime for good. As a wedding present, Peter purchases the old house where Harriet grew up, but when they try to move in the previous owner is nowhere to be found, until they start to clean the house and find his body in the cellar...

Directors
Arthur B. Woods
Editors
Al Barnes

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Robert Montgomery

    Robert Montgomery

    Lord Peter Wimsey

  2. Constance Cummings

    Constance Cummings

    Harriet Vane

  3. Leslie Banks

    Leslie Banks

    Inspector Kirk

  4. Seymour Hicks

    Seymour Hicks

    Mervyn Bunter (as Sir Seymour Hicks)

  5. Robert Newton

    Robert Newton

    Frank Crutchley

  6. Googie Withers

    Googie Withers

    Polly

  7. Frank Pettingell

    Frank Pettingell

    Puffett

  8. Joan Kemp-Welch

    Joan Kemp-Welch

    Aggie Twitterton

  9. Aubrey Mallalieu

    Aubrey Mallalieu

    Rev. Simon Goodacre

Reviews1

View Reviews
CinemaSerf Avatar

CinemaSerf

Feb 24, 2023

5/10

The criminal fraternity is about to breathe an huge sigh of relief. "Lord Peter Wimsey" (Robert Montgomery) and his crime-writing fiancée "Harriet" (Constance Cummings) are to marry - and to hang up their magnifying glasses. That is, until they arrive at their new/her old home and first thing they discover after he has carried her over the threshold is - a body! It belongs to "Noakes" from whom "Lord Peter" bought the property and soon they must work with old friend "Insp. Kirk" (Leslie Banks) to identify the killer - and boy, are there a few suspects who loathed the unpopular old fellow. The remainder of their investigation involves a cactus and some well timed electrics - and Robert Newton's ("Crutchley") and his girlfriend - and the deceased man's beneficiary -"Aggie" (Joan Kemp-Welch) are heading to the top of the list. Sir Seymour Hicks chips in occasionally as their friend "Bunter" but to be honest this film really only serves to suggest the end of something... The war had started and the days of this kind of whimsical "Wimsey" were already numbered. It's far too long too - it could easily lose half an hour and that way offer us a better, more condensed mystery but it's still just about worth a watch.

Media

  • Busman's Honeymoon poster
  • Busman's Honeymoon poster

Recommendations

  • The Intrigue main backdrop

    The Intrigue

    5.8

  • High School Musical 3: Senior Year main backdrop

    High School Musical 3: Senior Year

    6.5

  • Darkman III: Die Darkman Die main backdrop

    Darkman III: Die Darkman Die

    5.2

  • The Empire Strikes Back main backdrop

    The Empire Strikes Back

    8.4

  • The Avengers main backdrop

    The Avengers

    7.8

  • Brain Drain main backdrop

    Brain Drain

    3.9

  • Insurgent main backdrop

    Insurgent

    6.4

  • After the Dark main backdrop

    After the Dark

    6.1

  • Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey main backdrop

    Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

    7.2

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens main backdrop

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    7.3

  • NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 16 main backdrop

    NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 16

    7.4

  • I Saw the Sun main backdrop

    I Saw the Sun

    6.4

  • Princess Protection Program main backdrop

    Princess Protection Program

    6.7

  • For Your Eyes Only main backdrop

    For Your Eyes Only

    6.5

  • Toy Story of Terror! main backdrop

    Toy Story of Terror!

    7.2

  • Iron Man 2 main backdrop

    Iron Man 2

    6.8

  • Paddington in Peru main backdrop

    Paddington in Peru

    6.9

  • Frozen Fever main backdrop

    Frozen Fever

    6.8

  • Fast Five main backdrop

    Fast Five

    7.2

  • A Good Day to Die Hard main backdrop

    A Good Day to Die Hard

    5.3

Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
--
Keywords
amateur detectivehoneymoonmurderchimney sweep