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| name = The Honeymoon Express
| name = The Honeymoon Express
| image = File:The Honeymoon Express.jpg
| image = File:The Honeymoon Express.jpg
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| director = [[James Flood]]<br>[[Ernst Lubitsch]](uncredited)<br>[[William Cannon (director)|William Cannon]](assistant)
| director = [[James Flood]]
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| writer = [[Mary O'Hara (author)|Mary O'Hara]]
| writer = [[Mary O'Hara (author)|Mary O'Hara]]
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| based_on = ''The Doormat''
| starring = Willard Louis<br>[[Irene Rich]]
| starring = Willard Louis<br>[[Irene Rich]]
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| runtime = 7 reels
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| country = US
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| language = Silent (English titles)<br>[[Vitaphone]] <small>(music score only)</small>
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'''''The Honeymoon Express''''' is a [[lost film|lost]]<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6253/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''The Honeymoon Express'']</ref> 1926 silent film drama directed by [[James Flood]] and uncredited [[Ernst Lubitsch]] and starred [[Willard Louis]] and [[Irene Rich]]. Willard Louis's final film before his death.<ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=9804 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:''The Honeymoon Express'']</ref> It is unknown, but the film might have been released with a [[Vitaphone]] soundtrack.
'''''The Honeymoon Express''''' is a [[lost film|lost]]<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6253/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''The Honeymoon Express'']</ref> 1926 silent film drama based on Ethel Clifton and [[Brenda Fowler]]'s play ''The Doormat''. It was directed by [[James Flood]], starring [[Willard Louis]] and [[Irene Rich]]. It was never originally meant to be released. Two runtimes were reported at two separate showings.

==Plot==
The members of the Lambert household do not get along with each other, so Margaret and her youngest daughter Mary leave their home. Margaret becomes an interior director, resulting in her regaining her happiness. Margaret's son Lance becomes angry at his father John due to the people who are invited over to their home, and Lance starts a career with the help of his mother. John wants Margaret to return, but she refuses to do so. Margaret and her employer Jim become a couple, and so do Mary and Jim's brother Dick. The family becomes reunited, but with Jim as the head of the household.

==Production==
The film is based on a play titled ''The Doormat''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/495743/the-honeymoon-express/#film-details |title=The Honeymoon Express |website=TCM |access-date=January 28, 2021}}</ref> It was directed by [[James Flood]] and the screenwriter was [[Mary O'Hara (author)|Mary O'Hara]]. The film was released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]. It was reported by ''[[The Film Daily]]'' on July 16, 1926, that [[Jack L. Warner]] of Warner Bros. Pictures was withdrawing the film from the releasing schedule, but it was later screened in September 1926 in New York City.<ref name="AFI">{{cite web |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/9804 |title=The Honeymoon Express (1926) |website=AFI |access-date=January 28, 2021}}</ref> The September 8, 1926, showing of the film in New York City was stated by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' to be 64 minutes long, but it was reported by the magazine that an October 6, 1926, showing was 78 minutes long. The second reported length is more likely to be correct, considering its [[Reel#Motion picture terminology|film reel]] length of 6,768 feet.<ref name="AFI"/>

The book ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era'' states that ''The Honeymoon Express'' is one of a few silent films that "reflected the decade's extended social tolerance of premarital and extramarital sex, and emphasized that these new freedoms brought additional responsibilities."<ref>{{cite book|author=Larry Langman|title=American Film Cycles: The Silent Era|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ltcNWzVEaEUC&pg=PA6|year=1998|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-30657-0|pages=6–7}}</ref>

==Reception==
The ''[[Palladium-Item]]'' said, "Your critic is willing to stake his reputation on the opinion that ''The Honeymoon Express'' is the sort of picture to be loved at sight and remembered gratefully long afterward".<ref>{{cite news |date=March 31, 1927 |title=Amusements |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68699714/palladium-item/ |work=Palladium-Item |location=Richmond, Indiana |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> A review from ''[[The Tuscaloosa News]]'' praised the cast and stated, "All members of the family should see ''The Honeymoon Express''".<ref>{{cite news|date=October 10, 1926 |title='The Honeymoon Express' a Film Sure to Please |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68700898/the-tuscaloosa-news/ |work=The Tuscaloosa News |location=Tuscaloosa, Alabama |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[Virginia Lee Corbin]] as Becky
*[[Virginia Lee Corbin]] as Becky
*[[Harold Goodwin (American actor)|Harold Goodwin]] as Lance
*[[Harold Goodwin (American actor)|Harold Goodwin]] as Lance
*Robert Brower as Dick Donaldson
*Robert Brower as Dick Donaldson<ref name="AFI"/>


==References==
==References==
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*[http://silenthollywood.com/sitebuilder/images/The_Honeymoon_Express-983x793.jpg lobby card] with Irene Rich, Virginia Lee Corbin
*[http://silenthollywood.com/sitebuilder/images/The_Honeymoon_Express-983x793.jpg lobby card] with Irene Rich, Virginia Lee Corbin


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Latest revision as of 20:07, 21 February 2024

This article is about the film. For the musical, see The Honeymoon Express (musical).

The Honeymoon Express
Directed byJames Flood
Written byMary O'Hara
Based onThe Doormat
StarringWillard Louis
Irene Rich
CinematographyDavid Abel
Willard Van Enger
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
September 2, 1926
(limited release)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUS
LanguageSilent (English titles)

The Honeymoon Express is a lost[1] 1926 silent film drama based on Ethel Clifton and Brenda Fowler's play The Doormat. It was directed by James Flood, starring Willard Louis and Irene Rich. It was never originally meant to be released. Two runtimes were reported at two separate showings.

Plot[edit]

The members of the Lambert household do not get along with each other, so Margaret and her youngest daughter Mary leave their home. Margaret becomes an interior director, resulting in her regaining her happiness. Margaret's son Lance becomes angry at his father John due to the people who are invited over to their home, and Lance starts a career with the help of his mother. John wants Margaret to return, but she refuses to do so. Margaret and her employer Jim become a couple, and so do Mary and Jim's brother Dick. The family becomes reunited, but with Jim as the head of the household.

Production[edit]

The film is based on a play titled The Doormat.[2] It was directed by James Flood and the screenwriter was Mary O'Hara. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was reported by The Film Daily on July 16, 1926, that Jack L. Warner of Warner Bros. Pictures was withdrawing the film from the releasing schedule, but it was later screened in September 1926 in New York City.[3] The September 8, 1926, showing of the film in New York City was stated by Variety to be 64 minutes long, but it was reported by the magazine that an October 6, 1926, showing was 78 minutes long. The second reported length is more likely to be correct, considering its film reel length of 6,768 feet.[3]

The book American Film Cycles: The Silent Era states that The Honeymoon Express is one of a few silent films that "reflected the decade's extended social tolerance of premarital and extramarital sex, and emphasized that these new freedoms brought additional responsibilities."[4]

Reception[edit]

The Palladium-Item said, "Your critic is willing to stake his reputation on the opinion that The Honeymoon Express is the sort of picture to be loved at sight and remembered gratefully long afterward".[5] A review from The Tuscaloosa News praised the cast and stated, "All members of the family should see The Honeymoon Express".[6]

Cast[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Honeymoon Express
  2. ^ "The Honeymoon Express". TCM. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "The Honeymoon Express (1926)". AFI. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Larry Langman (1998). American Film Cycles: The Silent Era. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 6–7. ISBN 978-0-313-30657-0.
  5. ^ "Amusements". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. March 31, 1927 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "'The Honeymoon Express' a Film Sure to Please". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama. October 10, 1926 – via Newspapers.com.

External links[edit]

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