Summary
Jane's Honeymoon is a frantic exploration of the immediate disintegration of domestic bliss, framed through the lens of early 20th-century corporate anxiety and domestic incompetence. The narrative centers on Earl, a man whose romantic lingering results in chronic tardiness, and Jane, his well-meaning but socially oblivious bride. When Jane’s incessant phone calls to Earl’s office push his volatile boss to the edge, Earl concocts a desperate lie about a dinner invitation to save his job. The film then pivots into a kitchen-sink farce as Jane, who has never so much as boiled an egg, attempts to host a formal meal. The resulting culinary disaster leads to a literal accusation of attempted murder, a swift legal separation, and a whiplash-inducing reconciliation on the courthouse steps. It is a cynical, high-speed look at how quickly a marriage can dissolve over a burnt roast and a bad lie.
Synopsis
On the first morning of his married life with Jane, Earl takes so long to kiss her goodbye that he is late again at the office and is on the brink of being fired when Jane adds to the fury of the boss by calling her husband on the telephone repeatedly. Earl covers it up by pretending that Jane is calling to ask the boss and his wife to dinner. Jane has never done any cooking but decides to go through with it. After tasting the first two courses, the boss runs out dragging his wife with him and shouting over his shoulder that the newly married couple are in a plot to poison him. This brings about hot words between the love birds, who turn up next day in the divorce court. Jane charges cruelty and is granted a degree. On the courthouse steps, the two become sentimental. They make it all up again and rush for a church to be re-married.
