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The Honey Pot (1967) -- An eccentric millionaire tricks his three former mistresses into believing that he is on his deathbed.

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Writers:

Ben Jonson (play)
Frederick Knott (play)
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Release Date:

22 May 1967 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Crime more

Tagline:

You are cordially invited to enjoy a perfectly elegant case of murder!

Plot:

Inspired by a performance of his favorite play, "Volpone," 20th-century millionaire Cecil Fox devises... more | full synopsis

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Excellent Movie more (8 total)


Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Rex Harrison ... Cecil Sheridan Fox

Susan Hayward ... Mrs. Sheridan

Cliff Robertson ... William McFly
Capucine ... Princess Dominique

Edie Adams ... Merle McGill

Maggie Smith ... Sarah Watkins
Adolfo Celi ... Inspector Rizzi
Hugh Manning ... Volpone
David Dodimead ... Mosca
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Herschel Bernardi ... Oscar Ludwig (scenes deleted)
Antonio Corevi ... Tailor (scenes deleted)
Cy Grant ... Revenue Agent (scenes deleted)
Frank Latimore ... Revenue Agent (scenes deleted)
Massimo Serato ... The Pretender (scenes deleted)
Carlos Alberto Valles ... Assistant Tailor (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Anyone for Venice? (USA) (working title)
It Comes Up Murder
Mr. Fox of Venice
The Honeypot (USA) (alternative title)
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Runtime:

Italy:125 min | UK:150 min | 132 min (TCM print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Three dream sequences were filmed (though ultimately scrapped) of the women fantasizing Cecil's death and their inheritance. more

Quotes:

NurseWatkins: I don't want to sound like a voice for morality, it makes him angry and you angry. But there are some things...
Fox: What things?
NurseWatkins: Not gold, perhaps, but still precious. Not negotiable, not even legal tender. Just tender.
Fox: Love, for example?
NurseWatkins: You can't even say it, you poor man, you make it sound like hate.
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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent Movie, 13 July 2006
10/10
Author: Rrrberg from United States

Excellent Movie! Terrific Suspense! It kept me guessing and thrilled up to the last minute, something that is rare in movies made today (2006). Rex Harrison in his finest. His dancing was superb! Maggie Smith as Nurse (Moth brain) almost stole the show and Cliff Robertson was especially convincing as an actor and a lawyer. I adored Adolpho Celi who played the Inspector. He was so smooth and gentle almost to lead us to believe he was not very bright but to the contrary. I've always enjoyed Susan Hayward, she gave them movie some spark and gave it life and as Cecil commented after she was gone that things would be dull from now on. Yet it wasn't and the script kept the viewers moving right along. Was there a cameo by Jack Benny playing a street musician?

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