Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942): Cast & Plot
Once Upon a Honeymoon is a 1942 comedy drama directed by Leo McCarey, starring Ginger Rogers as Katherine Butt-Smith, George Irving and Dell Henderson. It runs 1 hour 55 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 55m (115 min)
- Director
- Leo McCarey
- Original language
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English - Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Once Upon a Honeymoon About?
The premise of Once Upon a Honeymoon without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Gee it’s great to be together at last on another fellows honeymoon! A radio correspondent tries to rescue a burlesque queen from her marriage to a Nazi official.
Once Upon a Honeymoon Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- wartime romance
- european adventure
- damsel in distress
- american in europe
- deception
- violence
- reprisal
- retribution
- vindication
- desperation
- confrontation
- cigarette smoking
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- treachery
- traitor
- torture
- turmoil
- betrayal
- brutality
- frustration
- airplane pilot
- ruse
- german occupation
- french underground
- resistance
- despair
- scorn
- nazi sympathizer
- philadelphia socalite
- american radio reporter
- continental honeymoon
- greed
- graft
- trick
- remorse
- song
- retaliation
- trauma
- singer
- singing
- baron baroness
- marriage
- shot in arm
- diamond bracelet
- saxophone player
- blood
- husband wife estrangement
- hotel room service
- jewish woman
- hotel maid
- map on screen
Once Upon a Honeymoon Cast & Characters
Ginger Rogers leads the cast as Katherine Butt-Smith, with George Irving as American Consul (uncredited) and Dell Henderson as American Attaché (uncredited). Directed by Leo McCarey; 68 actors are credited in all.
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Director Leo McCarey
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Ginger Rogers as Katherine Butt-Smith -
George Irving as American Consul (uncredited) - Dell Henderson as American Attaché (uncredited)
- Walter Slezak as Baron Franz Von Luber
Also Starring in Once Upon a Honeymoon
· 64 more- Cary Grant Patrick O'Toole
- Hans Schumm Warsaw Gestapo Agent (uncredited)
- Alex Melesh Warsaw Waiter Serving Vodka (uncredited)
- Dina Smirnova Traveler in Warsaw (uncredited)
- Bob O'Connor Polish Operator (uncredited)
- Albert Bassermann General Borelski
- Joseph Diskay Warsaw Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- Peter Seal Polish Orderly (uncredited)
- Natasha Lytess Anna
- Fred Aldrich German Storm Trooper (uncredited)
- Wilhelm von Brincken German Colonel with American Consul (uncredited)
- Frederick Giermann German Getting Film from Le Blanc (uncredited)
- Hans Wollenberger Paris Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
- Albert Dekker Gaston Le Blanc
- Carl Ekberg Adolf Hitler (uncredited)
- Hans Conried Vienna Tailor's Fitter (uncredited)
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- Steven Geray Café Waiter (uncredited)
- Bess Flowers Bridge Player (uncredited)
- Sam Harris Bridge Player (uncredited)
- Emory Parnell Quisling (uncredited)
- Harry Shannon Ed Cumberland
- Bert Roach Ship Bartender (uncredited)
- Eric Mayne Curious Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- James Dime German Storm Trooper (uncredited)
- Robert R. Stephenson German Storm Trooper (uncredited)
- Dorothy Vaughan Katie's Mother (uncredited)
- George Sorel German Officer (uncredited)
- Arno Frey German Officer (uncredited)
- Otto Reichow Guard (uncredited)
- Ferike Boros Elsa
- Henry Victor German Storm Trooper (uncredited)
- John Banner Von Kleinoch (uncredited)
- Brandon Beach Civilian (uncredited)
- Lionel Royce Marshall Mocha (uncredited)
- Hans Heinrich von Twardowski German Officer (uncredited)
- Boyd Davis Chamberlain (uncredited)
- Walter Byron Guard (uncredited)
- Jacques Vanaire French Radio Announcer (uncredited)
- Fred Niblo Ship's Captain (uncredited)
- Albert Petit French Waiter (uncredited)
- Hans Fuerberg German Storm Trooper (uncredited)
- Hans Joby Kleinoch's Driver (uncredited)
- Adolf E. Licho French Waiter (uncredited)
- Walter Bonn German Officer (uncredited)
- Felix Basch Herr Kelman (uncredited)
- Rudolf Myzet Czech Official (uncredited)
- John S. Peters Kleinoch's Driver (uncredited)
- Gordon B. Clarke German Officer (uncredited)
- Henry Guttman German Storm Trooper (uncredited)
- Frank Alten Official Saying 'Spontaneity' (uncredited)
- Sigfrid Tor German Captain (uncredited)
- Manart Kippen German Officer (uncredited)
- Walter O. Stahl Baron's Guest (uncredited)
- Ernst Hauessermann German Getting Film from Le Blanc (uncredited)
- Gohr Van Vleck Baron's Guest (uncredited)
- Joseph Kamaryt Czech Official (uncredited)
- Rudolf Steinboeck Party Guest (uncredited)
- Russell Gaige Baron's Guest (uncredited)
- Alexis Davidoff Traveler in Warsaw (uncredited)
- Nicholai Konovaloff Traveler in Warsaw (uncredited)
- Oscar Loraine Ship Steward (uncredited)
- Leda Nicova Traveler in Warsaw (uncredited)
- Ace Bragunier Pilot (uncredited)
- Claudine De Luc Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon Plot Summary
What happens in Once Upon a Honeymoon from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In the tense days before World War II, Katie O’Hara, Ginger Rogers, an American burlesque performer posing as the socialite Katherine Butt-Smith, is poised to marry Austrian Baron Franz Von Luber, Walter Slezak. A sharp-eyed foreign correspondent, Pat O’Toole, Cary Grant, suspects the Baron of Nazi sympathies and tries to pry information from Katie, only to be warned off by the wary aristocrat.
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Once Upon a Honeymoon FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Once Upon a Honeymoon, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Once Upon a Honeymoon?
Once Upon a Honeymoon runs 1 hour 55 minutes (115 minutes).
When was Once Upon a Honeymoon released?
Once Upon a Honeymoon was released on November 27, 1942.
Who directed Once Upon a Honeymoon?
Once Upon a Honeymoon was directed by Leo McCarey.
More films by Leo McCarey Who is in the cast of Once Upon a Honeymoon?
Once Upon a Honeymoon stars Ginger Rogers as Katherine Butt-Smith, George Irving as American Consul (uncredited) and Dell Henderson as American Attaché (uncredited), among 68 credited actors.
Does Once Upon a Honeymoon have a post-credit scene?
No. Once Upon a Honeymoon has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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