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Busman's Honeymoon is a 1940 British detective film directed by Arthur B. Woods. An adaptation of the Lord Peter Wimsey story Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon stars Robert Montgomery, Constance Cummings, Leslie Banks, Googie Withers, Robert Newton and Seymour Hicks as Mervyn Bunter.
The plot revolves around Newly married famous amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey (Montgomery) and his wife, mystery writer Harriet Vane (Cummings), who are looking forward to a quiet honeymoon at their new country cottage when they are reluctantly drawn into the investigation of a local murder. Busman's Honeymoon premiered in London in July 1940 and was released in the U.S. as Haunted Honeymoon in September 1940.
Original Release
07/22/1940
US Release
09/20/1940
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Montgomery | Lord Peter Wimsey |
Constance Cummings | Harriet Vane |
Leslie Banks | Inspector Kirk |
Seymour Hicks | Mervyn Bunter (as Sir Seymour Hicks) / Bunter |
Robert Newton | Frank Crutchley |
Googie Withers | Polly |
Frank Pettingell | Puffett |
Joan Kemp-Welch | Aggie Twitterton |
Aubrey Mallalieu | Rev. Simon Goodacre |
James Carney | Constable Sellon |
Directors
Arthur B. Woods, Richard Thorpe
Writers
Monckton Hoffe, Angus MacPhail, Harold Goldman, Dorothy L. Sayers, Muriel St. Clare, L.A.G. Strong
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Montgomery | Lord Peter Wimsey |
Constance Cummings | Harriet Vane |
Leslie Banks | Inspector Kirk |
Seymour Hicks | Mervyn Bunter (as Sir Seymour Hicks) / Bunter |
Robert Newton | Frank Crutchley |
Googie Withers | Polly |
Frank Pettingell | Puffett |
Joan Kemp-Welch | Aggie Twitterton |
Aubrey Mallalieu | Rev. Simon Goodacre |
James Carney | Constable Sellon |
Roy Emerton | Noakes |
Louise Hampton | Mrs. Ruddle |
Eliot Makeham | Simpson |
Reginald Purdell | MacBride |
Gwen Ffrangcon Davies | Woman |
Bryan Herbert | Lorry Driver |
Esma Lewis | Ginette - Modiste |
Gordon McLeod | Inquest Doctor |
Jack Vyvyan | Police Inspector |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ben Goetz | Executive Producer |
Harold Huth | Producer |