Busman's Honeymoon

Busman's Honeymoon

Busman's Honeymoon

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Busman's Honeymoon

"Mystery thrills in a LOVE NEST!"

1940

1h 39m

6.0(13 votes)

Mystery

Comedy

Romance

Overview

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...

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Robert Montgomery

Robert Montgomery

Lord Peter Wimsey

Constance Cummings

Constance Cummings

Harriet Vane

Leslie Banks

Leslie Banks

Inspector Kirk

Seymour Hicks

Seymour Hicks

Mervyn Bunter (as Sir Seymour Hicks)

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Frank Crutchley

Googie Withers

Googie Withers

Polly

Frank Pettingell

Frank Pettingell

Puffett

Joan Kemp-Welch

Joan Kemp-Welch

Aggie Twitterton

Aubrey Mallalieu

Aubrey Mallalieu

Rev. Simon Goodacre

James Carney

Constable Sellon

Creative team

Directed by: Arthur B. Woods
Written by: Monckton Hoffe
Angus MacPhail

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