Glenn Tryon is at his Bachelor's Dinner, attended only by a dozen of his girl friends, prior to marrying Connie Watts but Ma Watts has plans for Connie to marry playboy Billy Bevan, who is unaware of Ma's intentions, as is Blondie who has plans of her own regarding Billy. The laughs here are only slightly less scarce than the chicken in the boarding house chicken-and-dumplings in "True Grit.
If you have twenty minutes to kill and a deep, slightly concerning love for late-1920s silent shorts, Honeymoon Beach is... okay, I guess. But if you actually want to laugh? You should probably steer clear of this one. It is mostly for silent film completionists who want to see Billy Bevan squinting his eyes at things...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Harry Edwards
Ralph Ince
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"If you have twenty minutes to kill and a deep, slightly concerning love for late-1920s silent shorts, Honeymoon Beach is... okay, I guess. But if you actually want to laugh? You should probably steer clear of this one. It is mostly for silent film completionists who want to see Billy Bevan squinting his eyes at things. Anyone hoping for a genuinely clever farce will end up staring at their phone. 📱 The whole setup is incredibly bizarre. Glenn Tryon is having his "bachlor" dinner, but the only..."
Julia Griffith
Ernest Pagano, Jack Townley
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