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Haunted Honeymoon (1940)

• Directors
  • Arthur B. Woods
  • Richard Thorpe(location)
• Writers
  • Monckton Hoffe(screen play)
  • Angus MacPhail(screen play)
  • Harold Goldman(screen play)
• Stars
  • Robert Montgomery
  • Constance Cummings
  • Leslie Banks

  Released in America as Haunted Honeymoon, this droll British comedy-mystery stars Hollywood's Robert Montgomery as Dorothy L. Sayers' erudite amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. Upon marrying mystery writer Harriet Vane (Constance Cummings), Lord Peter swears off crime-solving and embarks upon his honeymoon. Alas, the couple is soon involved in yet another murder, and is forced by circumstances to piece together the clues themselves-and to avoid being knocked off by the murderer. Filmed at MGM's Elstree facilities, Busman's Honeymoon benefits from a strong "home-grown" supporting cast, including Leslie Banks and Robert Newton. The film was directed by the talented Arthur B. Woods, unfortunately an early casualty of WW2.