Once Upon a Honeymoon

Was this a comedy? Well, yes and no. It's written with jokes and comedic moments. But it's about the annexation and then takeover of various European countries by the Nazis in 1938 onward.SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERSGinger's character is faking her way into high society in Austria in order to marry a wealthy Baron. Cary Grant's character is a news journalist who knows what the Baron is really up to, but can't prove it. He's out to get the scoop, with photos, from the Baron's new fiancee/wife.Bouncing around Europe as the Baron meets his contacts and keeps his wife in the dark, the news guy tries to open her eyes, and other forces try to get both of the latter to help the underground.We found the movie funny, but also an action/adventure/spy story with danger around every corner. There were some tragic moments and some triumphant ones. Great ending by the way!

Cary Grant and Ginger Roger are charming, as always but the film is a bit of mishmash of genres. I think it's primary purpose was basically war propaganda, which is not unusual for the era. They were trying to put a lot of important issues into a rather light-hearted frame of a story. He's a reporter who falls for Rogers' burlesque dancer, who has somehow convinced an Austrian baron to marry her. That's all she knows and cares about. But the Baron has a dirty little secret. Wherever he goes, those countries fall to Hitler. Grant spends the first part of the film trying to open Rogers' eyes, the rest is mostly them on the run. The repartee is all rather light and witty and they have great chemistry. But it does feel a bit odd since the movie feels mostly like the war is butting into their love story instead of the other way around. They touch on heavy subjects--like Hitler, the Nazis' tactics, loss of freedom, the plight of the Jews, etc. Not many movies of the time touched on these subjects in quite the same way--especially the plight of the Jews. In that way, I find the movie rather unique. It's not a masterpiece but it's nice to see Grant and Rogers together again. And let's not forget that rather dark humor at the very end of the movie. Funny but definitely dark.

Good story, & clean for a change. No filthy words!

Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers tell a compelling (if slightly candy-coated) story of a woman who finds herself embroiled in WWII. Katy O'Hara (Ginger Rogers) goes from being "easily distracted by bright shiny objects" to melted down to the gold within. Patrick O'Toole (Cary Grant) makes the journey across war-torn Europe with her, first as her highly exasperating "conscience" and then as her friend and protector. I have to admit, the movie pokes fun at the Nazis through incidents that probably would've resulted in a very unhappy ending in real life, so take it with a dash of sugar. On the other hand, I love some of the quotables. These aren't verbatim, just the gist."I'm doing what's known as carrying the torch. In fact, I've swallowed it. Lost my girl. Got a little heartburn.""When we first met, I had a feeling that if a gnat dove into your pool of knowledge, it would've broken its neck."

Great movie, an under appreciated classic from the Men who brought us AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER. Cary and Ginger are screen gold, and Cary and Walter S. are both funny and threatening.The movie itself is not fully restored, and while all scenes are present, the elements of some are poor and not to the quality of the rest of the movie. And this film deserves a full restoration.Also there are no bonus features but being that this is just a Warner Archive release and not a full edition release, it's as good as can be expected. A definite must have for any lover of the stars, WWII nostalgia, and those who remember the ever present threat that the philosophies and tatics of the Nazis, no matter what name they hide under.

This is another movie that I first saw on t.v. when I was about 14 yrs. old, in jr. high school. I love it because Cary Grant is so great, and Ginger Rogers (not one of my favs) is also very good, both in the drammatic scenes and the comedic ones. My favorite scene is when she tells Cary that she's just thrown the Baron (the wonderful Walter Slezak) overboard because, as she says, "He said it came down to me or him and I guess, in my mind, it came down to him." The DVD is excellent and I recommend it to anyone who likes romantic comedies/ world war II dramas.

Once Upon A Honeymoon was released in 1942. Also in 1942, the Nazis opened their second concentration camp, at Auschwitz, German forces destroyed the Czech village of Lidice, German forces attacked Russia, the SS Special Detachment began gassing operations at the Treblinka concentration camp - you get the idea. Making a roncom focused on this period in Europe is not only moronic in hindsight - many Americans at the time must have been offended by the stupidity of this film. Maybe that's why the great Cary Grant plays his character as a fool: how dare these Nazi invasions interfere with my romantic life. The critique of this film by the often insightful Dennis Schwartz: "Intriguing curio tragi-comedy on wartime Nazis", is unbelievably off-base. A modern version of this film might be the story of a male American reporter and a former porn actress fall in love in Congo, only to realize each has contracted ebola. They are saved by undergoing a very expensive treatment their families can afford. They excitedly plan their wedding as they leave the hospital in Congo, with the less financially set bleeding out on the floor of the infectious diseases ward in the background behind them. If you think a visit to a cancer ward is a lighthearted affair, you'll love this film.

Ce film a trois aspects : 1) le comique, 2) le tragique, la montée du nazisme et 3) la propagande anti-nazie pour montrer la réalité de la guerre. On peut donc le rapprocher de "Le dictateur" et de "To be or be". Mais il n'atteint pas ces deux chefs d'œuvre.La première partie recèle des moments drôles (la prise de mensurations, par Cary Grant), puis petit à petit, à partir de l'arrivée en Pologne, le ton change et devient fortement tragique (le ghetto, terrible moment). Mais, même dans ce cas, se glissent quelques courts moments délirants (les communiqués à la radio, par exemple). Et je ne parlerai évidemment pas de la stupéfiante conclusion.C'est donc un mélange assez étonnant(oserais-je dire un rien dérangeant ?)Ce n'est pas une des plus grandes comédies américaines des 40 et 50s. Car Leo Mac Carey navigue un peu trop entre plusieurs genres.Cary Grant est excellent, comme d'habitude, et Ginger Rogers montre ici qu'elle est bien plus qu'une actrice de magnifiques'musicals'. Mais les autres aussi sont très bons (le baron !, la femme de chambre).La version française est effroyable : les voix sont atroces, et de plus, mal mixées. Je vous prie de ne suivre que la V. O. S. T. La qualité de l'image est bonne, sans plus, le son est très bien. Aucun bonus, et même pas de chapitrage.

« Lune de Miel mouvementée» (« Once Upon a Honeymoon ») de Leo McCarey (1942) est un film raconte les aventures d'une américaine (Ginger Rogers), mariée sans le savoir à un baron allemand secrètement nazi et dont le chevalier servant (et futur amant) est un journaliste (Cary Grant). La lune de miel les conduit à travers toute l'Europe, au moment ou les troupes hitlériennes envahissent ces pays (Autriche, Tchécoslovaquie, Pologne, Norvège, Hollande, Belgique et France). D'abord inconsciente de ce qui se passe, l'héroïne aidé du journaliste va passer dans le double jeu, au service de son pays.Le film est bourré d'humour, et la lucidité sur le sujet, alors que l'on est en 1942 est impressionnante...De l'humour immédiat, sur un sujet si grave, on ne le retrouve qua dans des films comme « To be or not to be » et dans le passé dans les pièces d'Aristophane en pleine crise athénienne lors de la guerre du Péloponnèse. L'humour, la grande arme des grandes démocraties !Par ailleurs, la collection de DVD RKO est vraiment très bien faite, avec une présentation intéressante du film en préambule.

for an old film it is very good and enjoyed it emansley

Great oldie

Just Great