Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942 · Movie · NR · 115 min · ★ 6.3 · 64% critics
As war spreads across Europe, a sharp radio reporter tries to pull an American performer away from a new marriage to a powerful man with dangerous political ties. Their cat-and-mouse encounters mix flirtation, close calls, and sudden shifts from light comedy to darker wartime realities as they search for a way out.
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Details
- Years
- 1942
- Release date
- 1942-11-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (53 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like classic star-driven romances that blend banter with wartime intrigue, even when the mood swings; Not for you if you want a consistently serious war story or tight pacing like My Favorite Wife.
Pros: charming lead chemistry; funny comic bits; timely wartime backdrop | Cons: muddled tone shifts; overlong, padded scenes; uneven, contrived plot
Themes
- nazi
- honeymoon
- europe
- damsel in distress
- european adventure
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1943 · nominated
Cast & crew
Cary Grant
as Patrick O'Toole
Ginger Rogers
as Katherine Butt-Smith
Walter Slezak
as Baron Franz Von Luber
Albert Dekker
as Gaston Le Blanc
Albert Bassermann
as General Borelski
Ferike Boros
as Elsa
Harry Shannon
as Ed Cumberland
Natasha Lytess
as Anna
John Banner
as Von Kleinoch (uncredited)
- HJ
Hans Joby
as Kleinoch's Driver (uncredited)
Directed by Leo McCarey