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Murder on a Honeymoon poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 66.7 / 100
1935·Comedy / Drama / Mystery·1h 14m

MURDER ON A HONEYMOON

“Shiver and shake while you giggle and quake!”

An amateur sleuth suspects foul play when a fellow passenger on a seaplane suddenly dies. The third and final film with Edna May Oliver and James Gleason as the astute schoolteacher Hildegarde Withers and the New York Police Inspector Oscar Piper busy solving crimes.

Above the Line
Lloyd Corrigan·DirectorSeton I. Miller·ScreenplayRobert Benchley·ScreenplayNicholas Musuraca·Director of PhotographyAlberto Colombo·Music DirectorWilliam Morgan·Editor
Cast
Edna May Oliver·Hildegarde WithersJames Gleason·Police Insp. Oscar PiperLola Lane·Phyllis La FontGeorge Meeker·Tom Kelsey, alias Roswell T. ForrestDorothy Libaire·Kay DevingHarry Ellerbe·Marvin DevingChick Chandler·Dick FrenchWillie Best·Willie (as Sleep 'n' Eat)Leo G. Carroll·Joseph B. TateDeWitt Jennings·Captain Beegle
Full Crew
(16 credits)
Directing· 2
Lloyd Corrigan·DirectorDewey Starkey·Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Seton I. Miller·ScreenplayRobert Benchley·ScreenplayStuart Palmer·NovelJohn Twist·Scenario Writer
Camera· 1
Nicholas Musuraca·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
William Morgan·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Alberto Colombo·Music DirectorJohn L. Cass·Recording Supervision
Art & Design· 3
Van Nest Polglase·Art DirectionPerry Ferguson·Art DirectionMel Berns·Makeup Artist
Production· 2
Kenneth Macgowan·ProducerDavid Hempstead·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 1
Vernon L. Walker·Special Effects
By the Numbers
66.7
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Murder on a Honeymoon's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#330066
#FFFFFF
#CC6600
Mood
Mysterious, Suspenseful
Composition
Diagonal
Era
1930s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The movie poster features a stylized illustration against a dark purple background. In the upper left, a white skeleton is visible from the chest up, facing rig”

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Key Elements
SkeletonBanner
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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