Honeymoon Lane is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by William James Craft and starring Eddie Dowling, June Collyer, Raymond Hatton.[1] The film was released on July 25, 1931, by Paramount Pictures.[2][3] It is based on the 1926 Broadway musical of the same title by Dowling and James F. Hanley.
| Honeymoon Lane | |
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| Directed by | William James Craft |
| Screenplay by | Eddie Dowling Jack Jevne Barney A. Sarecky |
| Based on | Honeymoon Lane by Eddie Dowling and James F. Hanley |
| Produced by | Eddie Dowling George W. Weeks |
| Starring | Eddie Dowling June Collyer Raymond Hatton |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Warrenton |
| Edited by | Doris Drought |
| Music by | Abe Meyer |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
Card dealer Tim Dugan falls in love with Mary, the niece of owner of the casino where he works. Complications ensue when he is accused of allowing a female customer to win big and is fired from his job.
Cast edit
- Eddie Dowling as Tim Dugan
- June Collyer as Mary Baggott
- Raymond Hatton as Dynamite
- Ray Dooley as Gerty Murphy
- Noah Beery, Sr. as Tom Baggott
- Mary Carr as Mother Murphy
- Armand Kaliz as King of Bulgravia
- Adolph Milar as Paulino
- Lloyd Whitlock as Arnold Bookstein
- George Kotsonaros as Nolay
- Corliss Palmer as Betty Royce
- Walter Brennan as Driver
- Gene Lewis as Col. Gustave
- Ethel Wales as Mrs. Gotrocks
References edit
- ^ Bradley p.76
- ^ "Movie Review - Honeymoon Lane - THE SCREEN; Mayor Marie Dressler. Mrs. Murphy's Cherry Pies. The Genteel Criminal. A Woman Pays. OPERA SINGER DIVORCED. Kansas City Equity Closes. - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "Honeymoon Lane". afi.com. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
Bibliography edit
- Bradley, Edwin M. The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932. McFarland, 2004.
External links edit
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